Companies & suppliers

German firm acquires Cotek Papers
UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.

Epple boss: rising input costs 'destabilising entire printing value chain'
Ink maker Epple has become the latest supplier to announce that it will be forced to implement price increases early next year.

Caractacus Potts visualises the complete package
Approaching its 10th anniversary, Creative Edge Software (CES) still has the characteristics of a start-up with bright ideas, taking on the established giant in the rather the specialist area of 3D...

Growing a new business
In his own words, Tom Willday has been part of his fourth-generation, family-owned printing business since he was in a pram. As a toddler he would regularly sit at the front desk of the...

Taxing times
Towards the end of the summer, HMRC announced a consultation on proposals which would radically alter how unincorporated businesses – sole traders and partnerships – are taxed.

Our Christmas gift to you, your December & January issue, may have made its way down the chimney a little ahead of Santa's schedule, but as usual it is jam-packed with business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...
The issue kicks off with our review of the year as a timely reminder of just how eventful the past 12 months have been, and for those of you that prefer to look forward, it's followed by our...

Heidelberg sells more of German site to VGP
Heidelberg has sold 80,000sqm of space at its main Wiesloch-Walldorf site in Germany to specialist developer VGP Group.

Friedheim relocates to new premises
Friedheim International has relocated to a more modern site to support its future growth.

Duplo boosts apprenticeship training for TFP
The Finishing Point’s (TFP) first apprentice has undertaken a training course at Duplo’s Addlestone headquarters on maintaining and repairing the manufacturer’s bookletmakers.

Esko launches new inline colour measurement system
Esko has launched an inline colour measurement system based on a new, super-fast X-Rite sensor.