Web Presses Boost Capacity At Hong Kong Newspaper

　　One of Goss's Uniliner presses and a Goss Uniliner S press will increase production and printing capacity at Hong Kong publisher Sing Tao News Corporation

　　The new presses will be used to print Hong Kong's largest freesheet daily newspaper, Headline Daily. The addition of the Goss presses will enable Sing Tao to expand its production capability to cater for the growth of Headline Daily and will also reduce the pressure on its current production schedule allowing previously outsourced print to be brought back in-house, said Goss.

　　The shaftless Uniliner press to be installed at Sing Tao will have a 578mm cut-off and consist of three four-high towers, three reelstands and a 2:5:5 jaw folder.

　　The Uniliner S press will be configured as five four-high towers, five reelstands and a 2:5:5 jaw folder.

　　Both presses will run at the higher speed of 80,000 copies per hour (cph) providing Sing Tao with the flexibility and versatility to print a range of products and will be in a new purpose-built facility at the Tsuen Kwan O Industrial Estate, added Goss.

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　　Peter Kirwan, vice president of Asia Pacific newspaper sales at Goss International, commented: 'The 4x2 format of the Uniliner press will deliver the increased productivity Sing Tao currently needs.

　　Providing high levels of flexibility, the new presses will equip the company well by affording it the ability to adapt, as and when required, to the changing demands of the developing market.' Headline Daily was launched by Sing Tao News Corporation in July 2005 and is Hong Kong's leading free newspaper with the largest circulation and readership.

　　Sing Tao News Corporation Limited is a media corporation listed on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

　　Its principal activities comprise media operations, including newspapers, magazines, recruitment media and other media-related businesses.