Arandell specializes in long-run printing and services, while Schumann focuses on short-run capabilities and services. By working together, the two family-owned and Wisconsin-based printers will be able to expand the range of services they offer to existing and new customers.
Arandell Corp. announced an exclusive partnership with Boulder-based mShopper to help catalog publishers take advantage of the USPS 2012 Holiday Mobile Shopping Promotion and save up to 3 percent on monthly postage costs. mShopper’s platform allows catalogers to create mobile-friendly mStores for their entire catalog, along with QR codes to easily drive traffic, without any IT integration needed.
RIPON, WI—Andy Lyke, president of Ripon Printers, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award, the Web Offset Association and Printing Industries of America announced. Lyke will be honored during the Offset & Beyond Conference to be held June 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch in St. Louis.
There was some good news for magazine publishers this year, as advertising sales levels began to rebound. Looking at the catalog segment, there is no evidence of the printed catalog disappearing any time soon. A key focus for publishers and catalogers is how to continue to leverage their multi-channel marketing strategies.
Printer Arandell Corp. and a union representing 600 of its workers are battling over what the union says is a company push to keep in effect a 21 percent pay cut imposed a year ago. In contract talks, the company is proposing to keep wages at the reduced level, but has restored pay to nonunion employees, local union leader Michael Sippy said.
The moves have upset production workers at the Menomonee Falls (WI) operation.
“There are a lot of angry people there,” said one employee who asked not to be named, fearing retaliation.
An Arandell executive declined to comment.
Binding and finishing news from Printing Impressions’ December 2010 edition, featuring items on Spiel Associates, Boneck Printing and The Binding Industries Association 2011 Product of Excellence Awards.
While many magazine and catalog printers have reported some improvement in their sectors since 2009, economic and industry uncertainty still carried its weight into 2010. Reduction in advertising pages, a migration to digital alternatives, and the rising cost of postage and paper have remained key issues.
Commercial Printing News from Printing Impressions' June 2010 edition, including items on Southeastern Printing and The Little Print Shop.
Commercial printer news from Printing Impressions' May 2010 edition.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI—Following the rejection of a company proposal to reduce wages, Arandell Corp. informed its 600 union workers that it was going to implement a 21 percent pay cut, television station TMJ4 in Milwaukee reported. A company spokesperson told the station that it had negotiated to the point of reaching an impasse.
