Companies & suppliers

Duplo has taken 463,000 worth of orders at its first international London Calling Rocks show.

Wide-format distributor Josero has said its appointment as a reseller of Trimalco cutters completes its portfolio.

Neil Alderson has set up a new company, Centrical Technologies, initially backed by Peter Alderson and Neil's father Ron Alderson.

Printing.com is looking to its growing online presence to counteract the "challenging" trading environment across its Franchise network, which contributed to a drop in first half sales and earnings.

County Durham trade printer Addo Printing has taken on a fleet of finishing equipment as volumes and turnover soar.

Heidelberg has said it is "confident" it will meet its "clearly positive" EBIT target for 2012/13, despite recording an operating loss, excluding special items, of 57m in the first six months.

Card manufacturer PCS has found that this modular issuance system "oozes" quality and reliably delivers top-notch personalised cards

UPM is taking legal action against fellow paper manufacturer Metsaliitto Cooporative and its subsidiary Metsa Board, in relation to the jointly-owned Metsa Fibre.

Ricoh Europe has joined Two Sides and Print Power in their drive to promote the responsible production and use of print and paper.

Metallic effects software firm Color-Logic helped promote the power of print to hundreds of graphic designers last month at North American paper merchant Ariva's annual Smelt Fry.