Typographical Type Kinda Agencies (loosely associated) past and present:

The Chase (a rectangular iron frame in which a form of composed type is secured and locked by quoins for printing.)

http://www.thechase.co.uk

Still going strong in the Madchester

Kerning Pairs (Definition: Kerning is the adjustment of space between pairs of letters to make them more visually appealing. Some type comes with kerning pairs, commonly kerned pairs of letters with the spacing already adjusted for best visual appearance.)

Long gone Leeds typesetters. Anyone know who went where?

Letterror - http://www.letterror.com

Erik van Blokland and Just van Rossum the Dutch nutters, still going strong by the looks of the things. I had the pleasure of meeting these 2 with Neville Brody back in the 90’s