Wyndeham Group News

PSP Rare gains valuable time savings in the publishing process with emagine online publishing portal

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

PSP Rare, the customer magazine publishing agency, has launched an online publishing portal for its clients. Powered by emagine, the award-winning online publishing system from Wyndeham Pre-Press, the customized website offers unrivalled flexibility and transparency for PSP Rare’s clients, and has created significant time savings in the publishing process.

Logging in via a secure password facility, PSP Rare’s clients such as British Heart Foundation, TDA, UKTI and Kia Motors have the ability to access their titles online providing a comprehensive overview of precisely where the magazine is within the production cycle. Editorial pages can be approved for pre-press from any remote location and they can repurpose assets at a touch of a button via access to an integrated photo library. Clients can also view instant online versions of their titles. With the recently launched EMag Digital Editions module, emagine also offers the capability to add rich media content and publish to the Internet, all in real-time.

By automating the publishing process with emagine, PSP Rare has achieved valuable time savings in the production cycle whilst maintain the quality levels demanded from its clients. Within a single production environment the final PDF files are automatically transmitted with the right print specifications directly to the printer via FTP. The emagine portal also assists with the internal workflow at PSP Rare by streamlining the process and improving collaboration between the design and editorial teams.

Emma Elmer, Production Director, PSP Rare said: “Wyndeham Pre-Press understood our workflow requirements and developed a personalised, unique workflow system that delivers on every level. By using emagine we have been able to dramatically reduce the lead-times of our publishing schedules, and the system has afforded us a greater level of integration between internal departments and our clients.”

Greg Feltham, Client Services Director, Wyndeham Pre-Press added: “By utilising the latest technologies available through emagine, PSP Rare have launched this unique workflow for their publishing clients and are winning work as a result. PSP Rare and its clients benefit from being able to host editorial content online months prior to final PDF creation which can be easily repurposed for a number of integrated, multi-platform devices.”

Wyndeham Spends £2.5 million on new Muller Martini Corona

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Wyndeham Group announces that it has invested £2.5 million in new perfect binding capacity at its Southernprint, Upton site. Following an assessment of the Group’s perfect binding requirements and a detailed technical appraisal of the available options, Wyndeham has ordered a Muller Martini Corona C18 perfect binder which will be operational in June 2010.

Paul Utting, Chief Executive, Wyndeham Group, said: “The decision to invest in a new perfect binding line is very positive news for our employees and our magazine publishing and commercial customers. Our web offset businesses have benefitted from substantial capital investment in recent years and this latest expenditure will ensure the Group remains at the vanguard of technology across the UK web offset sector.”

The Muller Martini C18 is a state-of-the-art, high-speed perfect binding line capable of binding up to 18,000 A4 publications per hour. The binder is fitted with 2-shot hotmelt binding and twin nipping stations for increased binding strength, and 15 stations plus cover feeder with full signature and cover recognition.

The C18 enables the fast and efficient production of a wide range of value added products which can be applied to publications in-line. These include six static nailing positions for inserts and bound in cards, a CD-rom and card glue feeder, a 6-station loose inserting machine, plus in-line shrink wrapping and palletisation.

The new Corona adds to the comprehensive finishing capability across Wyndeham’s Web Division, which now consists of 14 high speed perfect binding and saddle stitching lines. The investment also includes a full refurbishment of the existing Muller Martini equipment at Southernprint, Southern Binders and Heron, which will ensure that all of Wyndeham’s bindery equipment continues to operate at optimum output levels.

Andreas Schillinger, Managing Director, Muller Martini UK said: "We are all extremely proud that the Wyndeham Group has once again demonstrated their trust in our technology and our company. It has been great working on this project with such a professional group of experts on every level and we are sure that Wyndeham and Muller Martini together will achieve the very best productivity possible with this new installation."

Wyndeham Heron Engineer to cycle John O’Groats to Land’s End

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

John Riley, an Engineer at Wyndeham Heron, will be setting off on the 25^th June from John O’Groats and cycling to Land’s End – a challenging two week journey, travelling 70 to 80 miles a day. He is raising money in aid of St Helena Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.

John will be riding unsupported and staying overnight at B&Bs along the way. All costs are being paid for by John himself so all monies raised will be going directly to the charities concerned.

“The fundraising is going well at present with about £1,000 raised so far, but I would like to make the target of £2,000 so I would be grateful of any support you may be able to give.”

This time last year John was undergoing Chemotherapy treatment and wishes to do something to help others in need. To sponsor John please visit the online fundraising page:

For St Helena Hospice: www.justgiving.com/John-Rileyjogle
For Macmillan: www.justgiving.com/John-Rileymacjogle

Paddy’s Marathon run to help Africa’s 50 million disabled children

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Wyndeham Grange Production Manager Paddy O’Reilly is taking on a marathon challenge to help some of Africa’s 50 million disabled children. Paddy will join thousands of other runners in this year’s London Marathon in an attempt to raise £2,000 for the Charity AbleChildAfrica.

Paddy, 39, a father of five said: “I visited Africa a few years ago and saw the amazing spirit of the people despite their difficult circumstances. Running the marathon is going to be a real challenge but nothing compared to the challenges that disabled children in Africa have to overcome. I’m really pleased to have the chance to make a difference and my family is being really supportive and keeping me motivated.”

Paddy is one of forty people who will be running the London Marathon in aid of AbleChildAfrica. He is hoping to finally complete the course in less than four hours after narrowly missing out two years ago.

Mary Ann Mhina, director of AbleChildAfrica who ran the London Marathon in 2008, said: “We are delighted that Paddy is taking on this huge challenge to support AbleChildAfrica. There are 50 million disabled children in Africa facing early deaths, neglect, abuse and extreme poverty. That’s why we work with our partner organizations in Africa to give all disabled children the health care, education and employment opportunities they deserve. We’re a small charity with a big vision. We believe that every disabled person can help build a better future for Africa. But we can only do that with the support of extraordinary people like Paddy.”

To sponsor Paddy O’Reilluy visit his online fundraising page at: www.bmycharity.com/padsmarathon

Southernprint Retains Egmont Magazines Printing Contract

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Southernprint Limited announces the successful retention of the Egmont printing contract following an invitation to tender process. The £2 million deal includes 16 regular magazines including weekly and fortnightly titles, as well as a number of ad hoc products.

Egmont is the UK’s top specialist children’s publisher of books and magazines and is part of the Egmont Group, Scandinavia's leading media group. Its publications include Dora the Explorer, Ben 10, Thomas & Friends, Barbie, Go Girl and Toxic with sales of around 12 million magazines a year.

The 16 titles are produced at Southernprint’s web offset printing plant in Poole, Dorset. The Egmont editorial and production teams upload files and approve pages online using the Prinergy workflow, and the titles are printed on Southernprint’s latest high speed web presses and finishing equipment.

Sarah Colley, Production manager, Egmont UK said: “Quality and professional service are very important to Egmont and Southernprint’s consistent print quality, excellent time-keeping and supportive customer services team all played a part in our decision to renew our magazine printing contract.”

Lee Godwin, Southernprint Sales Director said: “We are delighted that Egmont has renewed its printing contract. The Southernprint team has developed a really strong relationship with Egmont producing consistently high quality products week after week and the renewal of the contract is testament to this.”

IPC Media Awards Major Printing Contract to Wyndeham Group

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Wyndeham Group announces that IPC Media has selected Wyndeham as the principal print supplier for its Southbank division and awarded a range of other titles to the Group following the recent tender process. The three year contract which commences in July 2010, includes the renewal of the existing titles produced by Wyndeham Group, and reconfirms Wyndeham’s position as the second largest supplier of web offset printed products in the UK.

The contract consists of 45 of IPC’s most prestigious, market leading publications including monthly titles such as Southbank’s Marie Claire, InStyle, Ideal Home, Livingetc and Wallpaper. The deal also includes publications from IPC Inspire and IPC Connect including NME, Look and TV & Satellite Week, and a number of bi-monthlies. The work will be produced across the Group’s two web offset plants, Heron in Maldon, Essex, and Southernprint in Poole, Dorset. Impact, the Group’s specialist cover printer in Basingstoke, and a long established cover printing partner of IPC, retains the contract to produce all the covers included in the tender.

Jasper Scott, Manufacturing Director, IPC Media said: “When we first put the magazines out to tender we had two interesting proposals from Wyndeham and Southernprint. Whilst both these were attractive, the merging of the two companies has created a major magazine printing group that presented a real, credible alternative for IPC in terms of the scale of its operation and the people involved.”

Charlie Meredith, Managing Director, IPC Central Operations added: “I’m delighted that we have been able to complete this tender process and award the business to Wyndeham, which offers a strong and thoroughly modern portfolio of print solutions that best suit our titles moving forward.”

Paul Utting, Chief Executive, Wyndeham Group said: “The decision by IPC Media to move these titles to Wyndeham demonstrates the strength of our offering, and the compelling range of integrated, end-to-end production solutions for the magazine publishing industry. This contract provides a solid foundation for the Group’s future development and is a big vote of confidence on the plans we have for the business.”

Wyndeham unveils new version of emagine Online Production System

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The latest version of emagine, the award-winning Online Production System, will be officially launched at Publishing Expo, Olympia 2, on 24-25 February 2010.

emagine is the magazine production system of choice for publishers, with over 1400 users using the system to create, manage and deliver magazine titles through its totally integrated production functionality.

The beta version of the system, which has been available for review by current users was extremely well received, boasting many new features, modules and upgrades throughout the system. With the fully redesigned and intuitive menu system, emagine is even faster and easier to learn and use. Users can quickly and easily navigate throughout the entire system.

New system features include:

Ad Booker Module - can interface with many existing external ad booking systems, removing the need for publishers to double enter booking data.

Ad Chaser Module - an automated copy chasing system that takes complete control of this previously time consuming process once an ad is booked into the system.

E-Mag Digital edition - the all-new page-turner is now faster and displays a full screen view with zoom capability. Automatically created in real-time as pages are processed, this allows advertising, editorial, design and production teams to instantly see how pages flow, and quickly identify and correct any editorial / advertising clashes. Additionally, titles produced through emagine can now be published on-line instantly, with the option of adding rich media content

Live KPI reporting – gives publishers access to live production data through pie chart displays or export all production data as flexible Excel spreadsheets.

Status Icons have been completely redesigned and now adopt a consistent, colour coded approach, to clearly show a failed, warning or approved page status.

Les Pipe, Business Development Director, Wyndeham Group said: “We’ve been listening to our customers and the market place as a whole and, as a result, we’ve improved and redesigned emagine from the ground up. The latest version is the single, integrated system that publishers need to create, manage and deliver their titles, streamlining the entire production process to deliver real time and cost savings.”

Wyndeham Group and emagine are located on stand A196 at Publishing Expo which takes place on 24-25 February 2010 at Olympia 2. emagine LITE, the free entry level version of the system will also be launched at Publishing Expo. To register visit www.publishing-expo.co.uk

Sue Andrews is Appointed as Southernprint Customer Service Manager

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

15th January 2010

Southernprint announces that Sue Andrews has been promoted to the position of Customer Service Manager. Sue will support Southernprint’s portfolio of publishing and commercial customers in a pivotal role that bridges the customer service and quality processes between sales, account management and production.

Sue will lead the Account Executive, Production Planning and Paper Operations teams at the Southernprint factory in Poole, Dorset and will report directly to Paul Toms, Managing Director.

Sue has twenty years experience in the printing industry in customer facing roles. She joined Southernprint in 2007 in the role of Senior Account Executive, and prior to this spent 19 years at St Ives Andover as an Account Executive.

Paul Toms, Managing Director, Southernprint said: “Sue has proven experience and dedication to customer service which will be invaluable in supporting Southernprint’s clients. I would like to congratulate her on this appointment and wish her every success.”

“The experience I have gained stands me in good stead to take on this new challenge, and I am committed to providing excellent customer service to Southernprint's existing and future customers,” said Sue Andrews.

Wyndeham Impact produces Country Life festive cover

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

9th December 2009

Country Life – the quintessentially English magazine – is counting down to Christmas with its unique advent calendar cover, the only cover of its kind on a UK weekly magazine.

The calendar cover was launched on the November 25 issue of the magazine, which is set to delight readers throughout Advent and instantly become a special collector's edition of the magazine. The special cover was produced at Wyndeham Impact, the web offset cover printer in Basingstoke, on one of its three specialist cover presses which are fitted with in-line UV varnishing.

Celebrating the excitement of Christmas for children, the special front cover features The Toyshop Window with 24 windows die-cut directly into the cover – a process introduced to Country Life for the first time in 2007 and before then never seen on a UK weekly magazine.

Country Life editor Mark Hedges says: “We had fantastic feedback on our first ever advent calendar cover and it quickly became an issue we – and our readers – look forward to each year.

John Crouch, Wyndeham Impact, Sales Director, said “We were delighted once again to be asked to produce this special festive cover for Country Life and IPC are very happy with the finished product.”

For more information see www.countrylife.co.uk

Haymarket Awards Three New Titles to Wyndeham

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

9th December 2009

Wyndeham Group announces that it has secured three new titles from Haymarket Media Group. These consist of What H-Fi, the leading monthly, independent guide to buying and owning home entertainment products, the quarterly series of What H-Fi Guides, and Management Today, the monthly business magazine.

Haymarket Media renewed its printing contract in May 2009, awarding the bulk of its consumer and professional titles to Wyndeham Group until 2012. This latest contract wins takes the number of titles produced by Wyndeham’s print sites to 38.

Chris King, Group Production Director of Haymarket Media said: “Haymarket is pleased to award these prestigious flagship titles to Wyndeham whilst extending our contract until 2012, demonstrating commitment to our successful long term partnership”.

Dave Emeny, Group Sales Director, Wyndeham Group said: “We are delighted to further build on our strong relationship with Haymarket. Wyndeham continues to deliver the highest quality products which Haymarket have recognised in awarding these three additional publications.”

Management Today has an ABC audited circulation of 100,016. What Hi-Fi has an ABC circulation of 55,373. The publications are printed on Wyndeham Heron’s suite of 64pp and 32pp web presses and perfect bound on a high speed Corona binding line. The covers are produced with UV varnishing in-line at the Group’s specialist cover printer, Wyndeham Impact in Basingstoke.