Temprina Media Grafika, one of the world’s biggest Goss users, is adding a new six-tower press to address continuing growth of Jawa Pos.
The company, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Jawa Pos Media Group, already has almost 900 Goss units in use across the country, including a 60 year-old press still in full production.
The new two-folder Community SSC single-width is to be installed in Solo City, Central Java, to provide more sections and increased colour in the award-winning newspaper.
Jawa Pos Media Group is headquartered in Surabaya in East Java.
As you might imagine, TMP general manager Agus Suryo is “very satisfied” with the combination of quality, reliability and flexibility of the presses.
“The press is easy to operate, strong, and we can always find any support and parts,” he says. “We also like the idea that Goss is using industrial-standard electrical equipment which makes it easier for us to get support anywhere across the islands.”
Continued growth over the years has seen Jawa Pos become one of the leading newspaper publishers and the biggest media network in Indonesia, including a TV network of 20 channels. With a combined circulation of over one million copies per day, it prints more than 150 local newspapers and 20 weekly tabloids, as well as the largest national daily newspaper, the Jawa Pos, printed in 80 different cities across Indonesia. This is also supported by the company’s own paper mill and power plant in an integrated facility alongside the Surabaya printing site.
“We are very proud of our dynamic and innovative leadership style that has enabled us to become the leading brand in this region,” says Suryo. “Embracing the younger population, we were the first newspaper in Indonesia to have a section (Det Eksi) dedicated to younger readers which was a great success. To maintain our leadership we need to keep improving our print quality and capability, and investing in the right equipment is essential.”
He says Jawa Pos also maintains a central focus on its role within the community. As well as spearheading social and environmental campaigns, the newspaper launched the Development Basketball League (DBL), Indonesia’s biggest competition for students, and constructed a stadium next to the Surabaya newspaper office.
Under the leadership of Dahlan Iskan, Jawa Pos was transformed from a small newspaper in 1982 to one of the largest media groups in Asia today. Jawa Pos readership has risen steadily in this time, including a five-year period of growth which saw the circulation rise from just 6,000 copies to over 300,000 copies. Now Jawa Pos has around 500,000 readers spread from Java Island to Bali.
Dahlan Iskan now serves as Indonesia’s minister of state-owned enterprises, and the newspaper is led by his 35 year-old son, Azrul Ananda. Jawa Pos continues to win many awards and was named WAN-Ifra’s World Young Reader Newspaper in 2011.
Last year, it achieved unparalleled growth of 14 per cent.
Pictured: Det Eksi has been a success with younger readers
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