A new six-tower press for Sing Tao Daily is part of plans to relocate printing of its Canadian eastern edition.
Founded in 1978, Sing Tao Daily is the largest Chinese-language daily newspaper in the country.
The new Goss Community press will print the Toronto daily editions, as well as five weekly supplements and two independent weekly magazines. Comprising five broadsheet sections for each daily edition, the main eastern edition achieves readership figures in the region of 200,000 copies per issue.
Sing Tao News Corporation is relocating its plant to Markham in greater Toronto. The press will consist of six four-high towers and two folders.
Operations vice president Peter Li (pictured) says the aim is to improve production efficiency and reduce waste while also increasing colour capacity for daily editions and supplements: “Goss is not unique in the ability to meet these needs but we have always used Goss equipment so we know it well, and confidence in the long-term support was also an important consideration,” he says.
With competition for readership stiff, the company had been employing a range of strategies to reinforce its ability to capture and retain the largest share of the print readership: “As well as increasing our number of titles we have also been devoting considerable energy and resources to improve content and print quality.
“This latest press acquisition is part of that process.”