5 March 2025
Specialties Graphics Finishers Has Been Sold
TORONTO—
doing the unusual, highly focused innovative jobs.
doing the unusual, highly focused innovative jobs.
 Specialties Graphics Finishers Inc (in the business since 1939) and Anstey Book Binding (in the business since 1883) has been sold. One of Toronto's largest trade binderies with a staff of over 50 and a 62,000 Sq. Ft. plant, In Toronto's east end. Specialties does work printers from 8 provinces and 17 States (up to 3000 miles away). Know for doing work that no other bindery could do. The Beange family has owned it for 60 years.
doing the unusual, highly focused innovative jobs.
Former qwner Norm Beange will be staying on as marketing and sales manager 
Norm Beange has been the direct owner for 45 years. Some called Norm the ultimate paper engineer. If he could not figure our how to bind it , then it could not be done. Norm is also know for his short videos on unusual bindery jobs. The sale has been to Blair Wilson one of the three founders of a long-term, large trade bindery called BCW.  He subsequently sold it and for the last seven years has worked for Elite Bindery and now is a sole owner of Specialties Graphic Finishers Inc.  The future will see the addition of more higher production capacity machines, and an increase in number of employees. Specialties will continue to innovate with creative, effective, technical skills and innovative machines to produce unusual, specialized products. Specialties slogan is still "Ideas that sell print!"
 
Comments:
2. Mike Mcinnes says:
6 March 2025 at 8:56 PM
I first started dealing with Norm about 40 years ago. It is amazing that he has been able to thrive through all these years. He is truly an incredible man. His knowledge is second to none. Congratulations Norm it is very well deserved. I was fortunate to meet some incredible people over my many years in the industry, Norm is very high on that list. Enjoy the next phase of your life!
1. Peter Cober says:
5 March 2025 at 10:03 PM
Congrats to Norm. I have long admired his work in our industry. He is truly an Icon in the bindery industry. I respect his passion, honesty, and dedication to raising the awareness of what is possible to increase the value of print. I’m glad to see he will continue in his new role with the company. I always looked forward to when Norm would come and visit our facility to show sales staff the kind of things he, and probably only he, could do. I encourage our family of printers to engage with Norm. You wan’t regret time spent with him. Condos Norm.
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