Acme Printing

Francis Canzano Jr., president of Acme Printing, died Oct. 13 after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. A member of the Boston Litho Club, Mr. Canzano won numerous national and international awards in the graphic arts industry. He was inducted into the Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame in 1999.

WILMINGTON, MA—George Farraher has been promoted to president of Acme Printing following the death of longtime leader Fran Canzano. Farraher, a 23-year veteran of the company, will report directly to John Gaffney of The MATLET Group, Acme's parent company. He was promoted to vice president/general manager in 2005, when Acme was acquired by The MATLET Group.

Farraher will report directly to John Gaffney, CFO/COO of The MATLET Group, Acme's parent company. He is stepping into this role after the recent death of Fran Canzano.

WILMINGTON, MA—Francis Canzano Jr., president of Acme Printing, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. A member of the Boston Litho Club, Mr. Canzano won numerous national and international awards in the graphic arts industry.

Having worked in every operating department on a part-time basis since a teenager, Francis W. “Fran” Canzano, Jr. began his full-time career at Acme in 1965 in sales. Fran quickly demonstrated strong performance as a result of highly-developed profes­sionalism and resourcefulness; this resulted in being promoted to Vice President of Sales in 1969.

GARY STIFFLER considers himself a good judge of people. A 28-year printing industry veteran, Stiffler’s background includes stints with World Color and Quebecor World. During that time, he also became a shrewd arbiter of talent, appreciating the timber of employees that can enable a company to endure the peaks and valleys of business over the long haul.

THE INTEREST and activity regarding sustainability in print in the past year has grown leaps and bounds with major buying organizations. Our research at Print Buyers Online.com indicates that print buyers are beginning to consistently seek new solutions and up-to-date advice on best practices for creating, buying or manufacturing sustainable print projects.

The 2012 Printing Impressions 400 list of the largest printing companies in the United States and Canada as ranked by annual sales.

PAWTUCKET, RI—The new parent company may be called MATLET, but a better name may be Old School. Several companies former owner Quebecor World determined to be non-core are experiencing a bit of a renaissance under the new leadership of Gary Stiffler and MATLET. Following the buyout of five companies from Quebecor World for $70 million, four of the facilities saw their local ownership restored. The names, which predated Quebecor World ownership, are Acme Printing, Wilmington, MA; Central Florida Press, Orlando, FL; Nova Marketing Services of St. Louis; and Packaging Graphics, Pawtucket, RI. The other company is now called Premedia Services of Detroit. "We've received

Komori Hosts Screening Seminar ROLLING MEADOWS, IL—Komori America recently hosted an educational seminar on screening technologies at its demonstration facility here. The second in the press manufacturer's series of "Survivor" seminars saw printers from around the U.S. learning about screening applications. Representatives from Creo, Enovation Graphic Systems and Screen (USA) were also on hand to present their screening technologies, Staccato, Co-Res and Spekta, respectively MBO/Muller Martini Co-host Second Open House WESTAMPTON, NJ—Building on the success of its previous joint open house, MBO America and Muller Martini held a second, even larger event recently that also featured running equipment and product information from Creo, hhs