DAYTON, OH—Standard Register has signed a three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, a health care purchasing network.The deal sees Standard Register provide its enterprise document solutions and services for Premier’s 1,500-plus hospitals and nearly 45,000 other health care sites. Members will be able to access SMARTworks Clinical Enterprise e-procurement and print management applications.
DAYTON, OH—In an effort to align its supply chain with market opportunities and customer needs, Standard Register has decided to close its Middlebury, VT, facility and transfer equipment and production operations to three other plants. The Middlebury operation, which opened in 1965 and employs 112, will continue to perform limited operation through March. Middlebury’s equipment…
Printers Attend Lenticular Seminar Williston, VT—KBA North America recently offered a comprehensive five-day seminar on lenticular printing. The professional development seminar, held at KBA’s headquarters here, brought together KBA’s lenticular, printing and marketing experts with owners and press operators of the KBA Genius 52 UV press. Lenticular printing is a special technique that involves printing an image on the back side of lenticular plastic, allowing the eye to simultaneously view alternating sections of multiple images to give the impression of 3-D, flip, or motion. KBA reports it is planning several repeat seminars this year. Graphic Systems Group in New York City announced the appointment
DAYTON, OH—Standard Register has opened a new facility called Standard Register de Mexico to address the needs of customers who have operations in that country. The recently-opened plant, based in Monterrey, Mexico, will provide products and services that include label printing, warehousing, kitting and digital on-demand printing.A wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Register, this 30,000-square-foot…
(Editor's Note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2004. Therefore, companies that revised their 2003 revenues may have changed their 2003 ranking as compared with the ranking that appeared in last year's Printing Impressions 400. Similarly, the percentage change in sales is calculated on the most recent information provided.) 1 ('03: 2) RR Donnelley, Chicago, IL Total Sales (Millions): $8,204.50 Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $4,754.94 Change (%): +73 Principal Officer: Mark A. Angelson Employees: 44,000 Primary Specialties: SPEC 26%; CAT/PUB 23%; BF 10%; COM 9%; BKS 8% Web Offset Press Units: N/A Sheetfed Press
THE FIRST decade in the 21st century has become known for its lists of Top 10s, 50s, 100s—you name it. We have assembled 20 of the printing industry’s finest young executives for your consideration.
(Editor's Note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2003. Therefore, companies that revised their 2002 revenues may have changed their 2002 ranking as compared with the ranking that appeared in last year's Printing Impressions 400. Similarly, the percentage change in sales is calculated on the most recent information provided.) 1 ('02: 1) Quebecor World, Montréal, Canada Total Sales (Millions): $6,242.00 Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $6,300.00 Change (%): -1 Principal Officer: Jean Neveu Employees: 38,000 Primary Specialties: PUB 26%; ADV 23%; CAT 16%; BKS 12% Web Offset Press Units: 3,156 Sheetfed Press Units: 985 Other Press
BY chris Bauer Managing Editor The year 2003 can be summed up as a period that had its ups and downs as far as the commercial printing industry is concerned. For every plant closing, there seemed to be a plant expansion project. For every poor financial report, there was a major capital equipment expenditure. Some big names left the industry, making way for a new generation of leaders. And the industry's biggest annual trade show left attendees and exhibitors with a feeling of hope. Let's take a look back. The beginning of the year brought with it changes to the top spots at several
Unlike some professional sports, the printing industry seemingly has no salary cap when it comes to paying its top executives. Printing Impressions' 14th annual executive compensation report shows this, while highlighting the industry's top money earners at publicly held printing companies. William Davis (who plans to retire), chairman, president and CEO of Chicago-based RR Donnelley, tops this year's list, taking home more than $1.4 million, which is actually down from his salary last year. The rankings indicate previous fiscal year salaries, most recent fiscal year wages and the percentage change in compensation from the two fiscal years that are shown. While some executives, like
DAYTON, OH—Standard Register is eliminating about 500 jobs by closing one plant and consolidating four regional fulfillment centers in response to weak first quarter results. The company will cut 235 jobs with the closing of its rotary printing plant in Kirksville, MO, citing overcapacity as the reason it is shuttering the facility. Another 150 jobs will be eliminated when the company consolidates four fulfillment centers to form a new regional print-on-demand (POD) and fulfillment center in Dallas. Two of the centers that will be closed are in Dallas; one is in Oklahoma City and one is in Spring Grove, IL. Several warehouses will also be consolidated in
