Coldset Web Offset. Built for Newspaper Production.
The right process for the right product.
Coldset printing — ink drying by absorption into uncoated newsprint — is the standard process for newspaper production. It's faster, more cost-effective and better suited to high-volume runs on newsprint than alternative methods. Our production network is built around this process, not adapted from commercial print workflows.
What we print:
Tabloid, broadsheet and magazine newspaper formats
Run sizes from 500 copies per edition
Weekly, daily, monthly and special edition schedules
Standard newsprint (45–55 gsm), premium newsprint, woodfree and recycled stocks
FSC and PEFC certified paper on every run
Binding and finishing:
Wire stitch (stapled) for most newspaper formats
Insert and supplement integration alongside main run
Wrap and poly-bag options for subscriber delivery
Prepress and Technical Support
We Manage Your Files. Not Just Check Them.
Problems caught before the press don't cost you anything.
Most production errors that delay a print run or require a reprint are prepress problems — incorrect colour profiles, font issues, resolution, bleed. Our prepress team manages this proactively for every edition.
File preflight against your press specifications.
Newsprint-specific colour profile management — CMYK calibrated for ink absorption on uncoated stock
Digital proofs within minutes via our online portal
Hard proofs available for colour-critical editions or new mastheads
Direct prepress contact — same technician, every edition, who knows your files
Artwork guidelines and spec sheets provided for your design team
Distribution
From Our Facility to Your Readers. Managed.
End-to-end means we don't stop at the loading dock.
Distribution is included in our managed service — not a separate arrangement you coordinate yourself. From the moment your run completes, we manage delivery to every destination on your distribution list.
Newsstand and retail outlet delivery
Metro, regional and remote coverage across Australia
Bulk drop points
Distribution centres, offices, venues and events
Subscriber direct mail
Address printing, postcode sorting and Australia Post lodgement from the same production run
Split deliveries
Different quantities and formats to different locations from a single run
Special Editions and Inserts
Commemorative Issues. Lift-Out Supplements. Advertising Inserts.
Planned into your production schedule, not bolted on at the last minute.
Special editions, anniversary issues, seasonal supplements and advertising inserts are coordinated alongside your regular production run. Same prepress process, same quality standards, same delivery schedule.
Commemorative and heritage editions on premium stocks
Advertising lift-outs and sponsored supplements
Custom formats and sizes outside your standard masthead dimensions
