Companies & suppliers

Suffolk Offset liquidation leaves debts for directors
East Anglian printer Suffolk Offset has been put into liquidation following machinery maintenance issues and its inability to meet demands for rent.

Eclipse and 4DM merge sales teams
The two formerly separate sales and commercial teams of 4DM and its owner, Eclipse Colour, have been restructured to create two group-wide teams.

Lack of awareness and confidence harming SME finance
Over half of SMEs have resorted to personal financing owing to a lack of awareness and confidence in lending options, according to a damning report from market research agency BRDC.

NAPM brings dinner and forum together
This year's NAPM Annual Forum will take place on Thursday 18 April to coincide with its 93rd Annual Dinner.

Communisis profits up 23% year-on-year in 2012
Communisis has recorded a 23% increase in operating profit before exceptional items to 11.6m on turnover of 229.8m in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2012.

Brightblue offers white label cost engine
Automated estimating software specialist Brightblue has launched a white label version of its costing engine.

The Langham Press plumps for MGI Meteor
The Langham Press has opted for an MGI Meteor DP8700XL as its first digital press.

RPS undertakes £1m upgrade
Leicester print group RPS has taken delivery of a Chromira 5x RA4 large format photo printer in response to growing demand for high quality backlit display graphics.

BarkerBlue targets Silicon Valley with wide format investment
San Mateo, Ca-based BarkerBlue recently expanded its wide format and digital printing capabilities with a range of equipment from HP and Zund as it looks to provide branding solutions to Silicon...

Quad/Graphics posts modest Q4 profit
Sussex, WI-based Quad/Graphics managed to overcome pricing pressure and a decline in sales to post a $21m Q4 net profit, reversing a $7m loss for the same period a year earlier.