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Cost efficiency is proving costly

Six months ago I wrote a piece about Goodhead Group, asking if it was the biggest single print investment by a private individual anywhere in the world. Looking at the group's latest results the answer appears to be a resounding "yes". The group's owner Sir John Madejski is of course...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 01-26-2009
Where there's bronze there's brass

A flurry of emails has arrived in my inbox about a story in yesterday's Guardian . Turns out that BGP owner and new knight Sir John Madejski is selling off a rare Degas sculpture of a ballet dancer. The price tag for the artwork is set at £12m. So, one Degas = two Lithomans? Perhaps more likely one...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 01-07-2009
BGP: friends in high places?

Following the comment trail on the BGP "sustainable pricing" story over the past few days has been both enjoyable and illuminating. I'm just a bit disappointed that there has been no contribution on the matter thus far from BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson. Why? At the Printers'...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 11-17-2008
The biggest money pit in the world?

I’ve been wondering for a while now whether we have a rather peculiar claim to fame here on this small island. The subject of my conjecture is this: does John Madejski’s bankrolling of Goodhead Group (which includes Benhamgoodheadprint and Stones the Printers) represent the biggest investment in a printing...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 07-30-2008

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