Companies & suppliers

Finco invests in side seal polywrapping

Essex-based finishing company Finco has invested in a unit to create side seals along the vertical edges of newsstand publications.

De La Rue highlights 'challenging' banknote paper market

De La Rue has highlighting increased competition and pricing pressure in the banknote paper market as it revealed that full year paper volumes are expected to be down 18% on 2011/12.

White Horse Press continues with new investor

Entrepreneur Martin Reed bought White Horse Press Newbury in December 2012 after parent company Synergie group entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement on 17 August.

Rhapsody moves Emagine upstream with Edesign launch

Rhapsody, the pre-media subsidiary of Walstead Investments, has launched Edesign, an InDesign plug-in that adds editorial collaboration tools to its Emagine cross-channel production workflow.

The Finishing Alliance pleased with first show

The Finishing Alliance has been hailed as a success by the involved companies after snow and rain failed to deter visitors.

Semper survey points to 2013 slowdown despite strong Q4

The latest Semper International survey on both US commercial printing sales and hiring trends found that while more printers reported a profitable fourth quarter of 2012, that's been followed by an...

Swedish group buys Morgana

Morgana Systems has been bought by Swedish firm Plockmatic International.

FSA finds 90% of interest rate swaps were mis-sold

More than 90% of the 40,000 SMEs caught up in the interest rate swap scandal were likely mis-sold the complex hedging products, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has found.

Paperlinx appoints commercial print sales directors

Andy Buxton has moved from his role as managing director of Howard Smith Paper Group to become sales director for Paperlinx's commercial print division.

QE may have hampered companies' investment

Quantitative Easing (QE) has had the unwanted side-effect of hampering companies' investment plans, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).