Roularta Printing is selected as the new production partner for Guardian Weekly
press release
3 november 2025
Roularta Printing is selected as the new production partner for Guardian Weekly
Following a review of its European print operations, The Guardian has appointed Roularta Printing as the new production partner for Guardian Weekly. The move brings printing closer to the magazine’s main distribution hubs and subscribers across Europe, helping to improve efficiency and reduce transport-related emissions.
Shared focus on quality, sustainability and innovation
Roularta’s high-capacity site in Belgium is recognised for its print quality and strong environmental performance, including ISO-certified processes and a commitment to renewable energy.
David Kirwan, Production Director, Guardian News & Media:
“Roularta shares our focus on quality, sustainability and innovation. This partnership ensures Guardian Weekly continues to meet the highest standards while reducing our environmental impact.”
Steven Renders, General Manager of Roularta Printing adds:
“We are very proud that The Guardian Weekly has placed its trust in us for European printing and distribution. This collaboration highlights our position as a partner for leading publishers worldwide and reaffirms our expertise in delivering high-quality magazines on time, every time again.”
With decades of experience in weekly production and international distribution, Roularta Printing guarantees both the technical quality of the magazine and the timely delivery of its circulation. The company operates state-of-the-art presses, flexible production systems and a logistics network tailored to time-critical publications.
The change forms part of Guardian News & Media’s ongoing commitment to responsible and sustainable publishing.
About Guardian Weekly
First published in 1919, Guardian Weekly brings together the best of Guardian journalism for readers around the world, with subscribers in more than 100 countries. Guardian Weekly is published by Guardian Media Group, a global news organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism.
About Roularta Media Group
Roularta Media Group (RMG) is a listed multimedia group with almost 1,200 employees and a total revenue of 320 million euros. In Belgium, RMG is the market leader in magazines in Dutch and French, and the market leader in local media with publications such as De Zondag. In the Netherlands, RMG has the second-largest portfolio of magazine brands. RMG has a hypermodern offset printing works, Roularta Printing, which serves all the major media companies in the Benelux region and the surrounding countries. RMG has powerful digital tools, such as the app ‘Mijn Magazines’, with a digital kiosk, a 24/24 website with input from all the editorial teams and subscriptions that are accessible to the whole family. The sustainability programme Roularta Cares makes RMG a trendsetter in the field of sustainability in the media sector.
Contact
Steven Renders, Director Roularta Printing
steven.renders@roulartaprinting.be
+32473 24 24 12