Workers Say Finlay Printing in Bloomfield (CT) to Close

Finlay Printing in Bloomfield is closing after more than 135 years in operation, according to employees who say they were told of the news late last week. Executives from the company, which has employed about 55 people, declined comment. Officials at a printer in Manchester said it has been hiring former Finlay employees.

On Tuesday, the Finlay facility was quiet, with a few dozen vehicles in the parking lot—mostly belonging to workers finishing the last few print jobs, the employees said.

The employees who spoke with The Courant said Finlay is closing for financial reasons related to a 2008 repurchase of the