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Johnston Press wins contract to print Daily Mail

Wed, 25th Jan 2017 10:14

(ShareCast News) - Multimedia company Johnston Press, owner of brands like The Scotsman and The Yorkshire Post, has won a contract to print the Monday to Saturday issues of the Daily Mail for an undisclosed sum.The agreement comes after Associated Newspapers, a wholly owned subsidiary of DMGT responsible for production of the Mail, closed its print sire at Didcot, Oxfordshire.Printed at Johnston's Portsmouth Web facility in Hampshire, the newspaper will go out throughout the South West.The multi-million pound contract, which comes after the publisher's Metro one year rolling contract win last October, is over a five year period which ANL has the option to extend.Johnston Press also prints copies of the Daily/Sunday Express, the Daily/Sunday Star, The Guardian and Observer in Ireland and some Trinity Mirror regional titles.Chief executive Ashley Highfield said: "We are delighted to win this new business on top of the Metro contract just recently won and this further confirms our printing services division as one of the best in the country. This latest long term contract will give the staff a real boost and their ability to deliver such prestigious titles against very tough competition is a great reflection on the business."The share price rose 1.58% to 16.76p at 1034 GMT on Wednesday.
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