Business Management - Operations

Commercial printer company and personnel news from Printing Impressions' December 2009 edition.

MONTREAL—Mark Angelson, whose illustrious executive career has carried him from leading posts at Big Flower (Vertis) and Moore Corp. to RR Donnelley, and boasts one of the leading M&A portfolios in the history of the printing industry, now finds himself in perhaps the biggest challenge of his career.

Printing Impressions' Commercial Printer News for September 2009

BOSTON—Sappi Fine Paper North America will permanently cease operations at its coated fine paper mill in Muskegon, MI.  The closing will impact 190 salaried and hourly employees, who have been on furlough since the suspension of operations announced last March. Sappi operated a single paper machine at the site with an annual production capacity of 170,000 metric tons. The company will record a charge of roughly $30 million in the fourth quarter.

SACRAMENTO, CA—Herald Printing, which prints newspaper inserts, grocery ads and coupon books, is closing Friday after 59 years in business, according to the Sacramento Bee. A total of 43 employees are impacted by the move. Owner Ralph Danel Jr. told the paper that he couldn't secure a bank loan to keep the business afloat. According to the Bee, Herald Printing posted sales of $26 million and employed 150 people at its peak.

MILFORD, NH—Label manufacturer Spear is shutting down its manufacturing operations here and will transfer them to the company's Mason, OH, facility, according to the Nashua Telegraph. Sixty jobs are being lost in Milford, though 30 positions will open in Mason, and many of those posts could be filled by transfers.

LAS VEGAS—Creel Printing is streamlining operations by transferring Creel Printing of California's production and equipment to its 250,000-square-foot facility here. The move centralizes manufacturing and enhances its capabilities while reducing Creel's cost structure. Customers will reportedly realize postal savings as well.

RENO, NV—Pat Brady, the former Nevada State Printer and longtime executive for Reno Printing, died Tuesday at the age of 83 after a long battle with lymphoma. As a college football player with the University of Nevada, Mr. Brady set an NCAA record in 1950 with a 99-yard punt against Loyola, CA, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. He later became a punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1971, Mr. Brady was appointed Nevada State Printer.

MONTREAL—A new era in newspaper printing kicked off Monday for Transcontinental Inc., which began producing the San Francisco Chronicle at its new 338,000-square-foot plant in Fremont, CA. The facility will print 270,000 copies of the Chronicle from Monday to Saturday and 360,000 on Sunday.

PARSIPPANY, NJ—Hammer Co., a third-generation, family owned business that provided commercial printing, packaging, direct mail and fulfillment work, is going out of business. Six of its sales representatives have been hired by Sandy Alexander of Clifton, NJ.