Companies & suppliers

Mockridge succeeded by BSkyB's Darcey at News International

News International has found a replacement for departed chief executive Tom Mockridge in former BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey.

Readers Digest UK axes 75% of staff

Readers Digest UK has cut 95 staff from its 120-strong workforce with immediate effect, citing declining book, DVD and CD sales.

TFR Print Finishing enters liquidation owing 70,000

Suffolk-based TFR Print Finishing has entered liquidation owing almost 70,000 to its creditors.

Polestar Varnicoat facing closure

Polestar Varnicoat looks set to close after the company kicked off a 30 day consultation at the site on Wednesday (2 January).

Bobst appoints business head for UK and Scandinavia

Bobst has created a new business zone for northwest Europe with Craig Moran appointed as business director for the area from 1 January.

Printing.com signs up first white label W3P clients

Printing.com has signed up the first customers to its white label W3P hosted web-to-print platform, after 10 of its franchisees made the switch thereby dropping the franchise network's own branding.

Friedheim takes on UK exclusive Kohmann distribution

Friedheim International has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for German finishing manufacturer Kohmann.

Informa rues Xerox decision but hails importance of exhibitions

Informa Exhibitions has highlighted the "real appetite from European PSPs" for print trade shows in a response to Xerox's "regrettable" decision to pull out of Ipex 2014.

Ace Bookbinders relocates after Monarch acquisition

Ace Bookbinders has expanded its capabilities by taking over hand finishing company Monarch.

Domino reveals first N600i install

Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Domino has revealed the identity of its first N600i inkjet label press customer.