Product category:
Printing Presses and Machinery (New and Used, Service and Repair)
News Release from: KBA | Subject: Commander
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2006
Welsh Newspapers Opt For KBA Commander
Line
North Wales Newspapers (NWN), one of the largest privately owned newspaper groups in the UK is to install a KBA Commander 85 production line.
North Wales Newspapers (NWN), one of the largest privately owned newspaper groups in the UK and the last remaining Welsh family owned mainline newspaper business printing in Wales, is to install a KBA Commander 85 production line The Commander line will be installed at a new GBP16 million production site on the Deeside Industrial Estate in Flintshire, North Wales
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 23 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
KBA Demonstrate Art Of Switching Web Widths
The ability to switch from one web width to another on the fly, without impairing the printing and folding quality, may be a novelty for other manufacturers but has been a standard feature of two-acro
World's First Triple Width News Press In Command
The installation and commissioning of what is claimed to be the world's first triple-width newspaper press, a KBA 6/2 Commander, are running well to schedule at the Bubenberg (Zurich) production plant
The 85,000 copies per hour (cph) Commander line will include four Pastomat reelstands, four eight-couple printing towers and two KF5 (2:5:5) jaw folders.
The line will also include a KBA Patras A automatic reel loading system, KBA's Roller Tronic automatic roller setting, pneumatic tool-less plate clamping, ink supply, variable web width, KBA colour to colour and cut-off registration, and Oxydry blanket wash.
The installation also includes an ABB Press Control system with production planning, paper management and maintenance.
Further reading
3 KBA Six-Wide Commanders For Belgian Newspapers
Le Soir, one of Belgium's leading newspapers, is to be printed along with a number of other publications on three six-wide KBA Commander presses.
Thank-You Party As 36-Tower Press Nears Shipment
The 'Kansas City Star', a title owned by US media group Knight Ridder, is about to take delivery of a KBA multi-unit Commander press line with a total of 36 four-high towers.
Press Takes Command At One Of Biggest Newspapers
At 85,000 48pp copies per hour a new KBA Commander press line entered production at the Seoul plant of The Dong-A Ilbo Daily (Oriental Daily News), one of 10 biggest dailies worldwide.
Building work on the 2,136 square metre site is planned to commence this month allowing the press to be installed and commissioned next February.
NWN's headquarters, its administration offices and advertisement production departments remain at Mold in Flintshire.
The new Deeside venture, financed by by the company's own resource is being supported by the Welsh Assembly Government through a Regional Selective Assistance grant as part of its economic development strategy - 'A Winning Wales'.
North Wales Newspapers managing director, Kevin McNulty, said: "Regional newspapers have their roots in local communities enabling us to cover news and provide advertiser information to a level no other medium can offer.
Our new press facility will not only allow us to deliver this objective but also offer full colour on every page to readers and advertisers.
For contract print customers this will be a terrific facility within minutes of the North West motorway hub." He continued: "The investment by shareholders of North Wales Newspapers confirms their confidence in publishing and printing in Wales and the North West UK, their continued commitment to the local communities they serve and to their staff.
It will help to ensure the company remains in a market leading position providing a high level of personal service to customers with a sustainable, diverse and exciting future." The choice of equipment by NWN was made after an extensive study in the UK and across Europe.
The final decision, it said, was based on the quality of equipment, speed of production and short lead times for build and commissioning.
A key factor was that KBA was able to demonstrate a solid partnership approach to the overall project.
KBA UK managing director, Christian Knapp, said: "We are delighted that two family controlled companies can share in this major development in North Wales.
The order illustrates KBA's continuing strength in regional newspapers and we wish the new plant every success." North Wales Newspapers is a company fast approaching its 200th anniversary and has been in the hands of the Thomas family for four generations.
It publishes daily, weekly and monthly titles with almost one million readers a week, including the three-edition daily Evening Leader circulating in Wrexham, Flintshire and Chester.
In addition, the portfolio contains a full colour monthly magazine North Wales Living.
NWN has three members of the family serving on its board - directors Anthony Moss and Huw Jones and deputy chairman Nonna Woodward. Request a free brochure from KBA ...
• KBA: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Printingtalk email newsletter
• Printingtalk Home Page
