Ovato to invest $1m in Melbourne printing facility
Ovato Book Printing, formerly Griffin Press, will invest $1 million in new technology as part of a new print-on-demand (POD) strategy. In June, Ovato relocated its POD service from Adelaide...
Galley Club to continue, MacDonald interim president
After a general meeting held last week, it appears the publishing and printing association the Galley Club will continue to operate.The club, which was established in the late 1970s, looked...
Reprints: a reality check
Why does it take 10 days for some books to be reprinted and delivered to booksellers? Andrea Hanke reports.There are a number of reasons why a book might require an...
Printing association Galley Club may close next month
Long-running printing and publishing association, the Galley Club of Sydney, may close in February due to a decline in the participation of its members.According to printing trade press outlet Print21, the...
OPUS adds UK partner to global printing alliance
The OPUS Group, parent company of Australian book printers Ligare and McPherson’s Printing Group, has expanded its Content Delivery Alliance (CDA) to the UK, announcing a new partnership with UK...
Melbourne printer Troedel-Docucopy enters liquidation
Melbourne printer Troedel-Docucopy has entered liquidation with more than $2.5 million of debt, reports ProPrint. Troedel-Docucopy was liquidated on 27 June, 14 months after the company was created through a...
NGV book wins top prize at National Print Awards
The winners of the 2013 National Print Awards (NPA) have been announced, with Bambra Press winning the Judges Award for Excellence for Napoleon: Revolution to Empire (Ted Gott & Karine Huguenaud, NGV)....
2013 Galley Club Awards cancelled
The Galley Club of Sydney has cancelled its book and magazine production awards for 2013 because of a lack of resources and industry support, reports ProPrint. ‘There were just too...
Newtone Press acquires BPA Print Group
Newtone Press has acquired BPA Print Group after the printer was placed into receivership in late March. According to Print21, Melbourne-based Newtone Press is taking on BPA Print Group’s operations...
OPUS Group sells assets in Marysborough, Singapore in restructure
OPUS Group has announced the sale of a number of its assets as part of a restructure that is designed to reduce the company’s debt. In a statement to the Australian...
OPUS Group to close McPherson’s Printing facility in Melbourne
OPUS Group, parent company of McPherson’s Printing Group (MPG), has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that it will close the MPG facility in Mulgrave in Melbourne’s south east next year. A spokesperson...
2012 Galley Club Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Galley Club Awards for book and magazine production have been announced. Finalists have been announced in 15 categories, including three categories for sheetfed case bound...
OPUS reports $1.8 million loss, but McPherson’s ‘merger benefits tracking ahead of plan’
OPUS group, which acquired McPherson Printing Group earlier this year, has announced a $1.8 million loss after tax for the financial year ended 30 June 2012. However, this was up...
‘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,...
CUP signs agreement with MPG Books
In the UK, Cambridge University Press (CUP) has announced an agreement with printer MPG Books, which will involve the publisher’s UK and European printing moving to MPG. Global production director...
OPUS announces strategic alliance with MTC to expand digital services
OPUS Group has announced a new strategic alliance with Philippines-based content management company MTC which will involve OPUS expanding the range of digital services it offers, including ebook conversions. OPUS, parent...
APOL Australia to close Melbourne office; Crocker to replace Willis as Australian manager
APOL Australia, parent company of book printing brokers Phoenix and Bookbuilders, has announced that it has closed its Melbourne office and Australian manager Joy Willis will retire next month. The...
Celarc appointed general manager of publishing at OPUS; Fahy steps down as MPG CEO
OPUS Group has appointed executive director Richard Celarc to the newly created position of general manager of publishing, following the group's recent reverse takeover of McPherson’s Printing Group (MPG). A spokesperson for...
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...
MPG unveils Australian-first inkjet book line
McPherson’s Printing Group (MPG), together with new parent company OPUS Group, has unveiled its Onyx inkjet book line, which OPUS says can print up to 44% faster than other inkjet...