IVE takes Pacific from PMP

IVE group has won the contract for Pacific Magazines, the number two magazine publishing company in Australia, taking it from PMP.

The four-year deal will see IVE print Pacific’s entire stable of magazines, which comprise 35 per cent market share of the domestic magazine market. Bauer Media, the number one publisher, has almost 50 per cent, and is still printed by PMP.

Warwick Hay, managing director, IVE Group says, “We are delighted to expanding our services with Pacific Magazines. Our capacity to provide high quality on time delivery for a range of publications is underpinned by our current $40m investment program to upgrade technology in Blue Star Web, and the establishment of our Franklin Web operation in NSW.”

Gereurd Roberts, CEO at Pacific Magazines says, “Blue Star Web has been a valued partner since 2005 and we are pleased to be taking our relationship to the next level.”

Pacific Magazines is the former magazine arm of PMP, originally known as Pacific Magazines and Printing, and founded in 1991. When Seven Media purchased Pacific Magazines in 2002, the printing arm remained to become known as PMP.

The majority of Pacific’s titles including Men’s Health, Women’s Health, InStyle, Home Beautiful, Who, Marie Claire, That’s Life!, Family Circle and Girlfriend, will transition to IVE in October, with New Idea and Better Homes and Gardens to transition in January.

Blue Star Web and Franklin Web will handle the printing for IVE Group, with Franklin Web currently building a new supersite in Huntingwood NSW to mirror its Victoria plant.

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