Newspaper & Mailroom
Goss International upgrades production at leading Hungarian newspaper
Thursday 24. January 2008 - - Press extension will double color capacity - Modularity of Universal press range facilitates disruption-free installation
LAPCOM, the Hungarian Media Company owned by Northcliffe International, is upgrading the print capabilities of its Gyõr plant by the extension of an existing Goss Universal press. The extension will double color capacity, providing new editorial and advertising opportunities.
When the extension work is complete, the new press configuration will consist of 19 printing units with a 630 mm cut-off, arranged in four full-color and three mono towers. These are capable of printing into one folder for high pagination products or can be run as two separate presses using a second folder.
In addition to other titles and some export contract work, the extended press will print the companys morning newspaper, Kisalföld – the highest circulation regional title in the country – as well as the Budapest Sun, a general interest English language newspaper for the Budapest area.
According to John Chambers, Goss International sales director for the UK and Ireland, the reconfiguration will be relatively simple due to the modularity and flexibility of the press model. “You can twist, turn and move the units of a Universal press just like the blocks of a Rubiks Cube,” confirms Chambers. “This is a single-floor press with seven reelstands at right angles to the units, which makes it very easy to operate, and to re-configure with almost no disruption.”
“The efficiency of the new installation is very important to us,” confirms Balazs Szabady, production manager at Gyõr. “This press has performed exceptionally well for almost 13 years and has consistently allowed us to get around 80,000 copies of Kisalföld on the streets, on time, from Monday to Saturday. Its reliability is due to the robust construction, the good maintenance team and the Goss Lifetime Support services.”
The extension will add 16 tabloid pages of color to Kisalföld, providing additional editorial cache and advertising potential, a positive aspect for a newspaper that has already built a strong reputation for community initiatives, including raising the funds and organizing the construction of a home for autistic adults.