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IWCO Direct Installs Envelope Converters
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
CHANHASSEN, MN—Direct mail specialist IWCO Direct has installed two F.L. Smithe envelope converters at its Hamburg, PA, facility. The installation brings IWCO Direct's Total Package platform to the Hamburg facility and continues the integration of the U.S. operations of Transcontinental Direct into IWCO Direct's production processes. The acquisition of Transcontinental Direct's U.S. operations was completed in April.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
CHANHASSEN, MN—Direct mail specialist IWCO Direct has installed two F.L. Smithe envelope converters at its Hamburg, PA, facility. The installation brings IWCO Direct's Total Package platform to the Hamburg facility and continues the integration of the U.S. operations of Transcontinental Direct into IWCO Direct's production processes. The acquisition of Transcontinental Direct's U.S. operations was completed in April.
Printer, Political Candidate Headed to Court Over Bill
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
SNOW HILL, MD—An unpaid printing bill stemming from a failed bid for the Worcester County state's attorney post is now in the court system. Beau Oglesby faces a breach of contract suit for more than $5,700 in printing charges with Berlin, MD-based ACE Printing & Mailing, The Daily Times reported. At question is whether the print work was actually a campaign contribution or a billable job.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
SNOW HILL, MD—An unpaid printing bill stemming from a failed bid for the Worcester County state's attorney post is now in the court system. Beau Oglesby faces a breach of contract suit for more than $5,700 in printing charges with Berlin, MD-based ACE Printing & Mailing, The Daily Times reported. At question is whether the print work was actually a campaign contribution or a billable job.
Shop Evacuated During Carbon Monoxide Scare
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
YORK, PA—Workers at Strine Printing were evacuated Wednesday after a contract worker needed to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, The York Dispatch reported. No one else showed signs of exposure, and employees were allowed to return to work about 30 minutes later.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
YORK, PA—Workers at Strine Printing were evacuated Wednesday after a contract worker needed to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, The York Dispatch reported. No one else showed signs of exposure, and employees were allowed to return to work about 30 minutes later.
Cenveo Bows Out of Bid for National Envelope
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
STAMFORD, CT—Cenveo Inc. withdrew from the bidding process for National Envelope (NEC), which was sold at auction Tuesday to Gores Group for $208 million, according to Crain's New York Business. Sun Capital Partners of Boca Raton, FL, was among the other bidders.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
STAMFORD, CT—Cenveo Inc. withdrew from the bidding process for National Envelope (NEC), which was sold at auction Tuesday to Gores Group for $208 million, according to Crain's New York Business. Sun Capital Partners of Boca Raton, FL, was among the other bidders.
South Dakota Printer Pleads Guilty to Sales Tax Fraud
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
PIERRE, SD—A printing company owner in Belle Fourche, SD, has been ordered to pay about $45,000 in restitution, but will avoid a long stretch in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of sales tax fraud, KEVN-TV reported. Sand Creek Printing owner William Thorson, 59, was ordered to pay $19,408 in sales tax, $23,553 in interest and $2,214 in penalties.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
PIERRE, SD—A printing company owner in Belle Fourche, SD, has been ordered to pay about $45,000 in restitution, but will avoid a long stretch in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of sales tax fraud, KEVN-TV reported. Sand Creek Printing owner William Thorson, 59, was ordered to pay $19,408 in sales tax, $23,553 in interest and $2,214 in penalties.
Print Worker Forgets Baby, Infant Dies in Car
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
LUFKIN, TX—An employee of Story-Wright Printing & Office Supply forgot to drop his infant daughter off at a daycare and left the child in his car for most of the work day on Aug. 24. The baby was found dead nearly seven hours later, an apparent victim of prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures, according to KTRE-TV Channel 9.
August 27, 2010 From PI Weekly
LUFKIN, TX—An employee of Story-Wright Printing & Office Supply forgot to drop his infant daughter off at a daycare and left the child in his car for most of the work day on Aug. 24. The baby was found dead nearly seven hours later, an apparent victim of prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures, according to KTRE-TV Channel 9.
Convicted Printer Defrauds Ohio School District
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
TOLEDO, OH—A printer twice previously convicted of theft in two schemes now faces up to 40 years in prison for defrauding a school system. John Briggle, of Superior Offset Supplies, was indicted on one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and six counts of tampering with records, according to the Toledo Blade.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
TOLEDO, OH—A printer twice previously convicted of theft in two schemes now faces up to 40 years in prison for defrauding a school system. John Briggle, of Superior Offset Supplies, was indicted on one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and six counts of tampering with records, according to the Toledo Blade.
Braintree Printing Installs Second Xerox iGen4
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
BRAINTREE, MA—Commercial and quick printing provider Braintree Printing has installed a second Xerox iGen4 digital color press in order to meet the needs of other printers, brokers and print resellers throughout New England and New York. The company says it has seen "explosive growth" in the number of color pages it produces, averaging more than one million a month.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
BRAINTREE, MA—Commercial and quick printing provider Braintree Printing has installed a second Xerox iGen4 digital color press in order to meet the needs of other printers, brokers and print resellers throughout New England and New York. The company says it has seen "explosive growth" in the number of color pages it produces, averaging more than one million a month.
Worker Who Lost Life Likely Saved Others
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
DICKSON, TN—A forklift explosion at Quad/Graphics’ printing facility here claimed the life of its operator, The Dickson Herald reported, but the actions he took prior to the explosion may have saved the lives of countless other employees.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
DICKSON, TN—A forklift explosion at Quad/Graphics’ printing facility here claimed the life of its operator, The Dickson Herald reported, but the actions he took prior to the explosion may have saved the lives of countless other employees.
Materials Increases Prompts Sun to Raise Ink Prices
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and the impact of recent events in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will raise its domestic ink prices in the United States. The increases are 14 percent for commercial and packaging energy curable (EC) paste inks and EC coatings, 4 percent for packaging solvent-based inks, 8 percent for packaging water-based inks and 6 percent for UV flexo inks.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and the impact of recent events in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will raise its domestic ink prices in the United States. The increases are 14 percent for commercial and packaging energy curable (EC) paste inks and EC coatings, 4 percent for packaging solvent-based inks, 8 percent for packaging water-based inks and 6 percent for UV flexo inks.
RR Donnelley Secures US Weekly Contract Extension
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
CHICAGO—RR Donnelley announced it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion dollar agreement to produce US Weekly magazine by Wenner Media. The contract extends the existing relationship between the two companies.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
CHICAGO—RR Donnelley announced it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion dollar agreement to produce US Weekly magazine by Wenner Media. The contract extends the existing relationship between the two companies.
Idaho Printers Merge Operations, Form Hi-Tech Color
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
BOISE, ID—Two Treasure Valley companies have merged to form a digital and short-run printing operation, according to the Idaho Statesman. TableRock Printing and GraphicsAvenue have joined forces to become Hi-Tech Color. The newly-formed company, which specializes in Web-to-print offerings, will operate at TableRock's facility.
August 20, 2010 From PI Weekly
BOISE, ID—Two Treasure Valley companies have merged to form a digital and short-run printing operation, according to the Idaho Statesman. TableRock Printing and GraphicsAvenue have joined forces to become Hi-Tech Color. The newly-formed company, which specializes in Web-to-print offerings, will operate at TableRock's facility.
Transcon's Marcoux Sells 30 Percent of Shares
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
MONTREAL—Rémi Marcoux, executive chairman and founder of Transcontinental Inc., has completed—through his holding companies—the sale of four million Transcontinental shares. Marcoux's holding companies will retain the beneficial ownership and voting rights attached to the monetized shares.
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
MONTREAL—Rémi Marcoux, executive chairman and founder of Transcontinental Inc., has completed—through his holding companies—the sale of four million Transcontinental shares. Marcoux's holding companies will retain the beneficial ownership and voting rights attached to the monetized shares.
Century-Old Saltus Press Closes its Doors
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
WORCESTER, MA—Saltus Press, a cold web, sheetfed and digital printer, has closed its doors following a 104-year run, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Employees were informed of the closure on Aug. 5.
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
WORCESTER, MA—Saltus Press, a cold web, sheetfed and digital printer, has closed its doors following a 104-year run, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Employees were informed of the closure on Aug. 5.
manroland Resists KBA Overtures
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
OFFENBACH, GERMANY—While some pundits believe now is the appropriate time and financial atmosphere for a merger between two or more of the printing industry's major offset press manufacturers, the participants involved aren't buying into that philosophy. Well, at least not all of them are game.
August 13, 2010 From PI Weekly
OFFENBACH, GERMANY—While some pundits believe now is the appropriate time and financial atmosphere for a merger between two or more of the printing industry's major offset press manufacturers, the participants involved aren't buying into that philosophy. Well, at least not all of them are game.
