[INDEX] - Printing companies

I'm going after printing companies per country lately. Been creating 20 + lists so far but now I'd like the community at large to participate and add the ones I've forgotten plus the many other countries I didn't introduce just yet.

Please post what you may find under this post followed by the city / country and I'll update the lists alphabetically as it comes, and once I double check them. Suggestions of presentation are welcome if any. Thanks in advance!

AFRICA

- Algeria
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe

ASIA

- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Japan
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Philippine
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey

EUROPE

- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italia
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK

- Printing plants located in Europe

OCEANIA

- Australia
- New Zealand
- Samoa

NORTH AMERICA

- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
- Panama
- Santo Domingo
- St Lucia
- USA

SOUTH AMERICA

- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chili
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- Venezuela

FORMER COUNTRIES

- German Democratic Republic
- USSR
- Yugoslavia

UNIDENTIFIED LOGO (needed)

- http://imgur.com/a/dkOdg (It's like a butterfly or a mirrored stylized "K" most probably from a Canadian printing plant).

Did you missed it, or there is nothing for North America?

Nice!

Here are some Swedes for you :)

SIB-Tryck AB, Farsta
SIB-Tryck AB
SIB-Tryck AB, Norsborg
SIB-Tryck, Enskede
SIB-Tryck, Tumba
AB Roos Tryckerier
Miletryck
AB Irkå-Tryck
AB RH Tryck & Reklam
Blixt-Tryck AB
CEO-tryck AB

For the UK/England swagski has collected quite a bunch already in this thread:
http://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/52f765b3ea621172672c646c

Here's few more Finnish ones:

Tammer-Paino Oy
Helsingin Paino Oy
Paino-Verho
Painomestarit Oy
Paperityö Oy
Mainosmeistaamo Oy
Art-Print Oy

Australian (Oceania):
Z. Nosek & Co. Pty. Ltd.

All the Canadian ones I know of are mentioned in this thread:

http://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/5358e04bd07b095187bae4b6

Thanks a lot guys! Gonna update everything tomorrow and post a message when done. That's great.

valparaiso
Did you missed it, or there is nothing for North America?

Just didn't give it a try yet but as a matter of fact I can't recall having seen so many us printing companies named on sleeves?

Japan - Toppan (there seems to be 2x(?) label + artist page...) Don't ask, the name just happened to pop up during other search.

Italy - Graphyche Magica 2000 (there is also artist page...)

More can be found from a list in here. Billboard 1977 issue. From "Printing & Lithographing" 3
http://books.google.com/books?id=ziMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT47&dq=billboard+"printing"+canada+italy&hl=fi&sa=X&ei=khloU4mJBbOM4gSZhYHAAQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=billboard%20"printing"&20canada%20italy&f=false

Note: The US + non-US ones doesn't appear in a row. So you need to scroll down some more until International chapter.

Thanks everybody! I've uploaded everything according to your posts! Added several more countries.

The England list needs to be changed to UK or Britain.

Eviltoastman
The England list needs to be changed to UK or Britain.

Yes, corrected. Added Yugoslavia, USSR, Malaysia.

Went through some more Finnish releases, found these:

Uudenmaan Ammattipaino Ky
Uudenmaan Ammattipaino Oy
Kirjapaino Mondial Oy
Kirjapaino Oy Nova
Markprint

one_man
Went through some more Finnish releases, found these:

Thanks a lot, updated

I'll try to compile a list of Greek printeries for you this evening. :-)
I'll report back here :-)

pano9000
I'll try to compile a list of Greek printeries for you this evening. :-)
I'll report back here :-)

Awesome idea! Would be cool to get some help from Fauni-Gena with Hebraic language too and generally speaking from any other non native Latin language users :)

Here's few Norwegian ones:

NB Trykk
Service-Trykk
Sotra Trykk
Grafisk Trykk AS
Krone Trykk, Bekkestua
Tangen-Trykk, Drammen
Euro Trykk a.s

Germany:

Neef
J. Alt
Gerhard Kaiser GmbH
Wilhelm Schröer & Co.
H.O. Persiehl
Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
Carl v. d. Linnepe
Münstermann-Druck

Thanks going to one_man & earshot!

South Africa added

Here's three more companies from Norway:

Sambandets Trykkeri
Asbjørn Hansens Trykkeri
Filadelfiaforlagets Trykkeri, Oslo

And few from Sweden:

Waxholms Tryckeri AB
Fristad Tryckeri AB
Färgelanda Tryckeri
Häroldens Tryckeri, Stockholm
Ölunds Tryckeri AB
Wassbergs Tryckeri AB

these will be the last ones today, I promise! :D

one_man
these will be the last ones today, I promise!

That's fine, appreciate the help, all updated :)
Nigeria added.

Looking for the name of an Icelandic printing company, which logo is visible at the bottom of this sleeve: http://images.45cat.com/omenn-islenzkt-sumarkvold-omenn.jpg any help appreciated.

Great Idea!!

Here is one for Denmark:
Gerlach & Raffel

And Zimbabwe:
Belmont Printers
Bardwell Printers

And one from India

The Eagle Lithographing Co. (P) Ltd.

Thanks teninchfan! Updated

eiki
Looking for the name of an Icelandic printing company, which logo is visible at the bottom of this sleeve: http://images.45cat.com/omenn-islenzkt-sumarkvold-omenn.jpg any help appreciated.

Sorry, don't know that one, but here's three Icelandic companies that already are in the database:

Grafík HF
Offsetmyndir sf
Prisma Hf.

Thanks one_man, it's actually I who created some of the 3 you talk about, or put the "Icelandic printing company" sentence. Just the list was hidden until now. :)

Added: Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Iceland.

eiki
I'm going after printing companies per country lately.

Good work! Cool

Finnish company:
Hansaprint

and here's an Estonian one:
Ecoprint

and one from Czech Republic:
Aldus

Greek ones missing from your already started list:

Ορφανός - Σκαλτσάς
Αδελφοί Ν. Πιτσιλού Ο.Ε.
ΕΚΑ

edit:
two more:
Δετοράκης Α. Ε.
Columbia Gramophone Company Greece Ltd.

and record companies that occasionally also are credited for printing jobs (not sure if you want to list them too):
EMI Greece S.A.
Columbia-EMI Greece S.A.
Δίσκοι Πόλυγκραμ Α.Ε.

Addition for Austria HofmannDruck

Thanks a lot guys! Will update all this asap. To pano9000, I already wondered about record companies to be listed. Now it seems obvious because if it was their role and stated as such I guess it's valid. How do you think?

Updated it all, props to one_man, pano9000 & teninchfan! Keep up the good work guys :)

U.S. printing companies

Thingmakers
Master Graphics Finishing Co.

Thanks Wegi, updated profile and added to the US list

another Swedish company: AB Nottrycks Lito

Thanks aasaxell2, it's done.
Additions: Czech Republic, Estonia, Indonesia, Jamaica & Egypt.

Again a few new additions:

Venezuela: Lito Mizpa S.R.I. - Fotolithografia Azhar & Cuevas C.A. - Lit. Santucci C.A. - Degra

Argentina: B. Finkel E Hijo S.C.A. later renamed to Finkel S.A.I.C. Y A.

and for the former German Democratic Republic VEB Gotha-Druck

Thanks again to teninchfan, just created Venezuela and GDR upon his help.

One from Denmark: A/S Holbæk Eksprestrykkeri

One more from Venezuela: Selecolor C.A.

Anyone knows the UK printing company with the "EH (Elephant's Head)" logo?
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-5290116-1389724673-1432.jpeg

Solved - just found out that it's actually E. Hannibal & Co Ltd..

A Spanish one missing: Tecnicolor, S.A. (with a wrong profile)
I don't think Fonogram, S.A. was credited as printer - on my releases from that company always is credited "Impreso por (Printed by) Gráficas Foco, S.A."
And Imp. Hispavox, S.A. should be changed to Hispavox, S.A. - "Impreso por/Imprime Hispavox, S.A."

For german list:

Alpha Druck GmbH & Co. KG
VEB Gotha-Druck
Münstermann-Druck KG (same as Münstermann-Druck ?)
and not in database, 'Richter DrucK'. Richter Druck was located in Nortorf, Germany and printed for the TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH. 1990 sold to Alpha Druck GmbH & Co. KG.

Everything updated, thanks guys.

Maherto
I don't think Fonogram, S.A. was credited as printer - on my releases from that company always is credited "Impreso por (Printed by) Gráficas Foco, S.A."

Do you have enough records to corroborate this idea?

Maherto
And Imp. Hispavox, S.A. should be changed to Hispavox, S.A. - "Impreso por/Imprime Hispavox, S.A."

Invalidated the profile.

kraftberg
Münstermann-Druck KG (same as Münstermann-Druck ?)

I think so! Should Münstermann-Druck KG be merged within Münstermann-Druck?

kraftberg
not in database, 'Richter DrucK'. Richter Druck was located in Nortorf, Germany and printed for the TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH.

Hopefully, this company will be added to the database shortly.

I've seen many times Fonogram, S.A. credited as record company, and manufacturer, but not as printer. Any example where company is credited as printer?

Another Spanish company: Gráficas Layetana.
Examples of Fonogram, S.A. as printer?

One more from Canada: Richard Veilleux Imprimeur Inc.

Maherto
Examples of Fonogram, S.A. as printer?

Gotta check it out

Maherto
I've seen many times Fonogram, S.A. credited as record company, and manufacturer, but not as printer. Any example where company is credited as printer?

So, after checking a few dozens without ever finding Fonogram, S.A. as a printing company, I've removed it from the list.

Two Spanish record companies sometimes credited as "Editado e impreso por/Released and printed by...":
- EMI-Odeon, S.A.:
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-5206517-1393782953-9990.jpeg
- and their sub-company Capitol (5):
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-1047499-1232807917.jpeg

additional entry for your Greece list:
http://www.discogs.com/label/689152-%CE%91%CE%9B%CE%9C%CE%99
ΑΛΜΙ

Italy:

Grafica Pozzoli S.p.A.
Grafiche Dotti

eiki
- Czech Republic

Quite a few should be already in my list http://www.discogs.com/lists/Czech-and-Slovak-entities/123504

another Greek entry:
Βουλγαρίδης - Χατζηστύλης

Germany:
Josef Stollenwerk KG

and yet another Greek entry:
Αλεξ. Ματσούκης Α.Ε.

Two more french entries:
Imp. A. Raffy Père & Fils
Imprimerie Stereopress

thanks guys, all updated :)

Germany:
Leibfarth Und Schwarz

thamover
Germany:
Leibfarth Und Schwarz

added! keep up the good work!

One more for the UK:
S.P. Ltd.

one more german.

Ludwig Fr. Noltemeyer

Thanks guys, both added.

Greece:
Grapha Tami

USSR:
Типография АЗГ
Типография ВСГ
Типография ЛЗГ
Типография Министерства Культуры СССР
Типография РЗГ «Мелодия»
Типография ТСГ
Типография Ташкентского Завода Грампластинок
Ордена Ленина Типография «Красный Пролетарий»

Edit: post corrected.

TL-Paino Oy - Finnish, see profile.

Yugoslavia: GIP "Beograd"

Another French one: Nogesyl
Also if you have some time please have a look at my question here, thanks!

all updated, thanks

Please for Italy you can add
http://www.discogs.com/label/425509-Stampa-Reparto-Grafico-CGD
http://www.discogs.com/label/442604-Silvestrelli-Cappellotto

- Romania

Cardinal Fast Print
Casa de Editură Venus
Combinatul Poligrafic Casa Scînteii
C.N.I. Coresi
Intreprinderea Poligrafică "Luceafărul"
I.P. Crișana
I.P. Fabrica De Timbre
I. P. Filaret
I. P. Sibiu
SmartPrint

marafuzz, glass: thanks!

Italy:

Officine Grafiche De Agostini
IGDA Officine Grafiche - also credited (incorrectly imo) as an artist: IGDA Officine Grafiche

ITALY
http://www.discogs.com/label/442803-Grafiche-M-Z
Grafiche M & Z

Thanks guys, added everything.
chn74, I've left a comment on all releases filed under IGDA Officine Grafiche asking to make sure the name is not to be added under the LCCN section. But if it it effectively credited and not specified as a company, the artist profile can be used according to the RSG.

Another Spanish one missing from the 70s: Forma Grafica, S.A.

Nigeria - Pootson Graphic Arts Trade Ltd..

Italia Barbieristampa
http://www.discogs.com/label/266270-Barbieristampa

all 3 added thanks.

Stumbled across those 2 printing companies based in France: isn't Imprimerie Polygram the same as Imp. Polygram, both the same as Polygram Industries Messageries?

eiki
Stumbled across those 2 printing companies based in France: isn't Imprimerie Polygram the same as Imp. Polygram, both the same as Polygram Industries Messageries?

All the releases with exploitable pictures on Imprimerie Polygram appear as "Imp. Polygram", so these two probably shouldn't be separated. I would personally credit them as Printed By - Polygram, I'm not sure it's reasonable to put everything under Polygram Industries Messageries.

dead_parrot
I'm not sure it's reasonable to put everything under Polygram Industries Messageries.

Actually, I thought Polygram Industries Messageries could be stated in the profile of Imp. Polygram, and vice versa.

Another Spanish company missing: Gráficas Aramar.
If "Polygram Industries Messageries" is credited that way, then you should use that name, not Polygram, I think.

Gráficas Aramar was added, thanks

New Spanish printing company: Litografía Egraf. and perhaps the site nowdays: http://www.egraf.es/

And we have Litografia Gama but I'm asking submiter to check company name, perhaps using "Litografía Gama, S.L." or similar http://www.einforma.com/servlet/app/prod/DATOS_DE/EMPRESA/LITOGRAFIA-GAMA-SL-C_QjIwMDI5NTc1_de-GIPUZKOA.html

From Venezuela: Lit. Aznar Y Cuevas C.A. Lit. stands for "Litografía" (Lithography) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithography
Saludos (Cheers from Spain)

Another Spanish printing company missing: Gráficas Europeas, S.A..
And one that should be deleted, Gimbel Arte, S.L., as correct name is Gimbel De Las Artes Gráficas.

Another spanish printing company not listed:
Nougráfic, S.A.

Here's another French one for your list: Imprimerie Maugein & Cie, located in Tulle, Corrèze.

don't know if you could put them in printer, but I know 3 french associations that did silkscreen printing:
Arrache Toi Un Oeil! (that also release some records)
Des Ciseaux Et Une Photocopieuse (a label that also does some silkscreen covers for others)
Le Labo De La Fanzinothèque

Another Finnish one:
Jyvässeudun Paino Oy

Another Spanish one:
Cycosa

new entry found for Algeria: Edialcart

All updated, new country list added: Algeria. Keep up the good work guys!

another spanish company:
Normacolor

updated, thanks

In Germany, J. Alt should be corrected to Johannes Alt GmbH
Also, I'm missing Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. in the UK list?

Edit;
(UK) S.P. Ltd. gets redirected to Senol Printing Ltd..

n0r
Also, I'm missing Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. in the UK list?

There's a discussion about that company at the moment, whether E.J. Day Group (which is in the UK list) should be considered separately from Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. (and its variants).

Printpak
Printing company located in Ndola, Zambia.

Four more from Finland:
Painoasu
Painoteam
Painokiila Ky
Km Painotalo