Senior Indian production chiefs will share experiences in commissioning new and used equipment in a new WAN-Ifra workshop.

Titled Building a new printing plant, the workshop addresses problems specific to one of the world's largest newspaper markets, where circulation continues to grow.

That growth, combined with need for innovative products, poses capacity issues in many newspaper printing plants so many publishers are increasing capacity by building new printing plants, and replacing old presses with new high speed presses.

Since these are huge investments that must be used for a long period of time, selection of appropriate equipment and capacity is crucial, and the installation projects require careful planning and execution with adherence to time schedules crucial.

The two-day workshop at Hotel Savera in Chennai (pictured) on March 10-11 aims to present a standardised and structured approach to establishing a new newspaper printing plant - from equipment selection and building design until completion of the installation.

Leading the workshop is K. Krishnan, former production vice-president at Kasturi & Sons - publishers of The Hindu and BusinessLine - with more than 30 years' experience in project management, press installation and production planning.

The workshop will also feature a case study from Malayala Manorama on importing and installing used presses, with works chief general manager P.K. Philip sharing their experience in installing used TKS presses.

The topic of printing site development and building planning will be covered by Sekar Subramani, deputy general manager at Times of India publisher Bennett, Coleman & Co. For more information and registration details contact Selva Prabu at +91.4211 2893 or selvaprabu.s@wan-ifra.org