PMP cuts 180 jobs in cost-cutting plan
PMP, the parent company of book printer Griffin Press, cut 180 full-time Australian jobs in the first half of the 2013 financial year as part of a cost-cutting ‘transformation plan’, reports...
George to replace Allely at PMP
PMP has announced that Peter George, currently chief operating officer, will replace Richard Allely as managing director this month. Allely will finish in the role on 19 October and George...
George to replace Allely at PMP
Griffin Press parent company PMP has announced that Peter George, currently chief operating officer, will replace Richard Allely as managing director this month. In a statement to the Australian Stock...
Allely to leave PMP in 2013
PMP chief executive and general manager of print and distribution Richard Allely has announced that he will step down from his position in September 2013. In a statement to the Australian...
‘Fifty Shades’ gives PMP ‘strong finish to the year’
PMP, parent company of book printer Griffin Press, has announced a ‘strong finish’ to the financial year for its book printing business, thanks to Fifty Shades of Grey (E L James,...
TMA revealed as mystery PMP bidder
Australian label and ticketing printer TMA has been revealed as the company behind the mystery takeover bid for PMP, parent company of book printer Griffin Press, reports Print21. According to...
PMP appoints financial advisors for takeover bid
PMP, parent company of book printer Griffin Press, has announced that it has appointed Gresham Partners to provide financial advice about the indicative takeover bid it received in April. As...
Gordon and Gotch sells Brumby Books to Sunstate Books
PMP subsidiary Gordon and Gotch Australia (GGA) has announced that it has sold Brumby Books and Music to Brisbane-based books and stationery wholesaler Sunstate Books. Brumby Books said in a...
PMP receives mystery takeover bid
PMP, parent company of book printer Griffin Press, has revealed that it has received a ‘highly conditional, non-binding indicative offer’ from an undisclosed bidder to purchase the company. In a...
Williams leaves, George appointed COO at PMP; 2012 expected earnings downgraded for second time in six months
PMP chief executive Richard Allely has added the position of general manager of print and distribution to his role following the departure of Andrew Williams as a result of a...
Changes at PMP
At PMP, CEO Richard Allely has added the position of general manager of print and distribution to his role following the departure of Andrew Williams, and non-executive director Peter George...
PMP records $11.3 million net loss for fiscal 2011; ‘overall drop’ in print volumes for Griffin Press
PMP, parent company of closing book distribution business The Scribo Group and printer Griffin Press, has recorded a net loss of $11.3 million for the fiscal year ending 30 June...
Griffin Press launches carbon calculator
South Australian-based printer Griffin Press has launched a carbon calculator for book publishers to understand and make decisions about the carbon emissions generated through the company's manufacturing process. Griffin Press...
Scribo to close, 50 staff affected; Brumby Books and Music ‘will continue’
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on 1 July, PMP, parent company of book distributor Scribo, has announced it will close the business. PMP CEO Richard Allely told...
Scribo to close, 50 staff affected; Brumby Books and Music ‘will continue’
PMP, parent company of book distributor Scribo, has announced it will close the business. PMP CEO Richard Allely told the Weekly Book Newsletter the company had made the decision following an eight-month...
Scribo to close, 50 staff affected; Brumby Books and Music ‘will continue’
PMP, parent company of book distributor Scribo, has announced it will close the business. PMP CEO Richard Allely told the Weekly Book Newsletter the company had made the decision following an eight-month...
PMP announces $19.2 million write-down of Scribo business; 23.1% decline in print volume for books
PMP, the owner of book distribution business The Scribo Group, has recorded a net loss of $14.8 million for the first half of the 2010-2011 financial year. The company has also...
Scribo acquisition ‘yet to deliver on its promise’ says PMP; G&G revenue falls 4.6% in 2009-10
PMP, the owner of book distributor The Scribo Group, has admitted its acquisition of the distribution business in September 2008 'has yet to deliver on its promise'. In the company's...
PMP launches book retail website
The PMP printing group, which acquired the Scribo distribution business under its Gordon & Gotch subsidiary earlier this year, will launch a new retail website to sell books, CDs, DVDs,...
In brief
Gordon & Gotch revenue upPMP, the parent company of Gordon & Gotch (which acquired the Scribo Group last year), has announced its annual results. It reported that revenue for Gordon...