Companies & suppliers
Vertis files for Chapter 11 as Quad/Graphics bids to buy assets
Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".
Stephens & George extends Haymarket printing contract
Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) has secured a two-year, 3m extension to its three-year deal with Haymarket Media Group to produce the publisher's weekly, biweekly and monthly sheetfed titles.
HH Global appoints corporate strategist Tolman as non-exec
HH Global has appointed Jeffery Tolman, a previous deputy chairman and chief executive, strategy, at Saatchi & Saatchi, as a non-executive director.
Ian Roberts appointed UK and Ireland agent for ppi Media
Ex-Manroland subsidiary ppi Media has appointed Ian Roberts as its UK and Ireland sales agent.
DS Smith and SCA Packaging integration 'off to a great start'
Recycled packaging supplier DS Smith has said its acquisition of SCA Packaging will deliver a return on investment above its cost of capital in 2012/13, with a 'substantial' earnings enhancement.
Kodak publishes 2013-15 cashflow forecast
Kodak has forecast a total operating cash flow of $33m (20m) on revenue of $1.2bn for the first six months of 2013, although its US operation is forecast to lose $110m in the same period.
3M's Wild succeeds Alun Lewis as James Cropper chief executive
Paper manufacturer James Cropper has appointed Phil Wild as chief executive of the company following Alun Lewis' departure after 25 years of service.
IFS to offer roll-fed finishing portfolio through Lasermax partnership
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has signed an an exclusive distribution contract with Lasermax Roll to bring the Swedish company's inline finishing equipment for continuous feed digital printers...
Xerox ups speed of Nuvera range with launch of 157EA and 314EA
Xerox has upgraded its Nuvera cut-sheet mono digital press portfolio with the launch of two new devices, the single-engine Nuvera 157EA and the dual-engine perfecting Nuvera 314EA.
Xerox survey points to increased printer optimism
A survey by Xerox points to increased optimism among its commercial print partners around the world with more than 70% predicting that print will remain a major part of the marketing communications...