July, a popular month for souvenir newspapers following the birth of Prince George and Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win, brought the biggest audience increases for the national Sunday quality market, which recorded a circulation of 1.6m, a month-on-month boost of 1.82%. Only the national morning mid market newspaper segment, which comprises the Daily Express and Daily Mail, reported an overall decrease in readership during what was an historic month for the UK. The 6% drop in circulation revenue recently reported by Daily Mail owner DMGT was reflected in the title’s 1.4% distribution decrease – it was one of only four daily newspapers to report a decline in circulation during the month, and suffered the second largest decrease after the Financial Times which lost 5.3% of its audience. Weekend sister title The Mail on Sunday recorded the largest drop amongst Sunday newspapers (1%), and was one of only two to fall in circulation along with the Sunday Post. Year-on-year comparisons revealed that every newspaper except i experienced continued circulation decline in the six months between February and July. Annual comparisons showed that national Sunday popular newspapers dropped 17% of its audience since July 2012, with the Daily Star Sunday losing nearly a third of its readers. i kept its place as the only national newspaper to gain readership year-on-year (11.1%) while sister title The Independent experienced the biggest fall in circulation out of all dailies (22%). Over the six-month period, Sunday titles lost a bigger share of their audience year-on-year (13%) than the dailies (8.3%)....

Two model sizes, the LT 470 and LT 670, combine a heavy duty L-bar sealer and shrink tunnel for packing, sealing and shrinking products. They can be used with a variety of films due to their precise temperature and speed controls, according to the manufacturer. The devices minimise maintenance and eliminate the need for a hot-knife seal bar by incorporating a seal wire temperature control system, providing strong seals and increased life of the wire. Another key feature, according to the manufacturer, is a convenient scrap drop-and-collection area for trimmed film, which cuts clean-up times, while a single adjustable height control for the product take-away and tunnel conveyors smoothes product transfer. According to UK agent Friedheim International: “The robust design and use of integrated controls provide improved cost efficiencies due to greater productivity and reduced downtimes as a result of the minimal maintenance needed.”...

Two model sizes, the LT 470 and LT 670, combine a heavy duty L-bar sealer and shrink tunnel for packing, sealing and shrinking products. They can be used with a variety of films due to their precise temperature and speed controls, according to the manufacturer. The devices minimise maintenance and eliminate the need for a hot-knife seal bar by incorporating a seal wire temperature control system, providing strong seals and increased life of the wire. Another key feature, according to the manufacturer, is a convenient scrap drop-and-collection area for trimmed film, which cuts clean-up times, while a single adjustable height control for the product take-away and tunnel conveyors smoothes product transfer. According to UK agent Friedheim International: “The robust design and use of integrated controls provide improved cost efficiencies due to greater productivity and reduced downtimes as a result of the minimal maintenance needed.”...

Publisher Pressdram, which has used Polestar to print satirical magazine Private Eye for three years, has renewed its contract for a further three years. The fortnightly title, which has a print run of 350,000, is produced at Polestar’s Bicester facility on 52gsm paper on the site’s Heidelberg Sunday 4000 and Komori 38 web offset presses. Polestar Bicester managing director Lindsay Atkinson said: “Private Eye is a brand that is instantly recognisable to everyone. “The team is very proud to have printed this title for many years and are delighted the client has chosen to continue our relationship.” Meanwhile, German automotive component manufacturer, Hella, has placed its catalogue work with Polestar Wheatons on a two-year contract, marking the first time the firm has chosen to print its material outside Germany. Within the portfolio there are 28 catalogues and the deal will run into millions of copies every year, with typical runs from 20,000 to 80,000. The bulk of the work will be printed on an HP Indigo 5500 and two sheetfed litho presses, a Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 and a Manroland 700 Series. Longer-run material will be printed on a Timson ZMR. Hella is a global, independent family-owned company with more than 29,000 employees at 100 locations in more than 35 countries. The Hella Group develops and manufactures lighting, electronic components and systems for the automotive industry. “This is the first time the catalogues have been printed outside of Germany,” said Polestar business director for new media Ian Allan. “It is a very important win for Polestar and shows the breadth of capability of what we can deliver.”...

Publisher Pressdram, which has used Polestar to print satirical magazine Private Eye for three years, has renewed its contract for a further three years. The fortnightly title, which has a print run of 350,000, is produced at Polestar’s Bicester facility on 52gsm paper on the site’s Heidelberg Sunday 4000 and Komori 38 web offset presses. Polestar Bicester managing director Lindsay Atkinson said: “Private Eye is a brand that is instantly recognisable to everyone. “The team is very proud to have printed this title for many years and are delighted the client has chosen to continue our relationship.” Meanwhile, German automotive component manufacturer, Hella, has placed its catalogue work with Polestar Wheatons on a two-year contract, marking the first time the firm has chosen to print its material outside Germany. Within the portfolio there are 28 catalogues and the deal will run into millions of copies every year, with typical runs from 20,000 to 80,000. The bulk of the work will be printed on an HP Indigo 5500 and two sheetfed litho presses, a Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 and a Manroland 700 Series. Longer-run material will be printed on a Timson ZMR. Hella is a global, independent family-owned company with more than 29,000 employees at 100 locations in more than 35 countries. The Hella Group develops and manufactures lighting, electronic components and systems for the automotive industry. “This is the first time the catalogues have been printed outside of Germany,” said Polestar business director for new media Ian Allan. “It is a very important win for Polestar and shows the breadth of capability of what we can deliver.”...