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Harrier lands Halstan acquisition
The photo print specialist has acquired Halstan, the UK’s leading printer of music and with
22 June 2026
The photo print specialist has acquired Halstan, the UK’s leading printer of music and with
More than a decade after the introduction of ebooks, the printed version continues to outsell
The publisher of the year is looking forward to a bumper crop of books this
The oldest established printer in the Lake District is a sponsor for the Lake District
A letterpress printed limited edition won the Book of the Year at the British Book
The German company’s finishing lines can be part of an HP inkjet sale following new
The printed book is finding a new role. It’s a gift, a statement and like
Friedheim International will sell and support the Mitabook products for case binding, including lay flat styles. Friedheim is taking on UK distribution of Digibook, a Swiss company that makes book production under the Mitabook brand. This covers perfect binding, through to case making and casing in equipment. The sweet spot is digital batch production of […]
The quality focused printer has installed a sewing machine to add a further dimension to
Meccanotecnica has worked with Tecnau to integrate rollfed print with sewn section production. Meccanotecnica has
Swindon printer has turned to Horizon when it needed to increase capacity to meet rising
The print on demand Eastbourne site has upgraded cover printing with Ricoh’s C9500 CPI UK’s
Norwich printer Page Brothers is continuing a diversification strategy with acquisition of a local sign
Book publishers and booksellers are concerned that supply chains might be at risk if EUDR is not postponed or amended. Book publishers and bookshops have welcomed the vote in the European Parliament to exclude books and other printed matter from the EUDR, whether or not the regulation itself is delayed a further year. The vote […]
There is a gap between its existing case making lines and the entry level systems, one that the DA160 is hoping to fill. Kolbus has filled a gap between semi automated equipment and its own case making machinery. These have previously started with a 40 cases a minute machine while a number of suppliers produce […]
The family owned business is a success story of our time, shaping its destiny with
Demand for casebound books at the Welsh printer means that a single sewer could prove
Hard on the heels of others, Sappi has announced that Galerie Book is its paper for European book publishers. Sappi is entering the book papers market with Galerie Book, an extension to the Galerie portfolio produced at the Kirkniemi mill in Finland. The new paper is a mechanical uncoated grade that has been trialled with […]
The business offers influencers the chance to sell one-off books to their fans – and it’s working. Found, the online publishing and print service, has shipped more than 330,000 books across 345 titles since launching three years ago. The service enables influencers to create books and to offer them through a print on demand model […]
The UK book publishing industry grew in 2025, with growth in audio leading the way. The UK publishing industry grew in 2024, albeit by just 1% according to the latest report from the Publishers’ Association. However, digital and audio formats are driving the growth – print revenue is 3% lower. Print continues to produce more […]
The annual report from the Publishers’ Association finds growth in novels and audio books with other sectors sliding towards digital. The UK publishing industry grew in 2024, albeit by just 1% according to the latest report from the Publishers’ Association. However, digital and audio formats are driving the growth – print revenue is 3% lower. […]
Papermaker James Cropper has backed a new book aiming to help children understand the value of recycling. Kendal printer Titus Wilson has printed what is claimed to be the first children’s book to be printed on paper made from recycled coffee cups. Little Coffee Cup and the Big Surprise has been written to help young […]
Norske Skog is converting a newsprint machine to produce book papers, aiming to become a major supplier in Europe. Norwegian papermaker Norske Skog is converting one of its newsprint machines to make, not packaging grades, but book papers. The NOK 40 million project at its Norske Skog Skogn mill will enable PM1 to produce mechanical […]
Chinese printers send huge quantities of books to the US. If that market is closed, where else will they send their capacity? Tariffs that the US has imposed on China, and to a lesser extent on other nations, could have a devastatingly disruptive effect on the world of print. With Chinese produced goods and components […]
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