Co-operative_Press
Co-operative Press
Publisher of Co-op News
The Co-operative Press is a co-operative whose principal activity is the publication of Co-op News. The society's stated mission is to "connect, champion and challenge the global co-operative movement".[3] The co-operative's members are the subscribers of Co-op News.
Founded in Manchester in 1873, the Co-operative Press is still headquartered in the city, at Holyoake House.[1]
The society was first incorporated as the Co-operative Newspaper Society by a group of co-operative societies to take on the publishing of The Co-operative News. Printing was carried out by the Co-operative Printing Society.
In 1921 the society merged with the Scottish Co-operative Newspaper Society and renamed itself as the National Co-operative Publishing Society, before taking on its current name – the Co-operative Press – in 1935.
In 1971 the Society took over the co-operative Birmingham Printers, and in 1972 merged with the Co-operative Printing Society.[4]