This week's poll is about the rising Canadian Dollar. How does an increasing Loonie affect YOUR business?

Lithocolor Services recently installed an HP Indigo 3500 digital press into its Brampton, Ontario-based facility. The company, which has been in business since 1978, provides quality prepress and print products for its customers in industries ranging from retail, pharmaceutical and financial.

Kompac Technologies is celebrating its 30th year in business. The company is a manufacturer and supplier of graphic arts industry products such as coating, drying and dampening systems. Since first Kompac Dampening System was installed in 1980, more than 100,000 have been sold - making it the number one retrofit dampening system in the world.

The Toronto Chapter of the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen (IAPHC) recently held its annual awards event at the David Duncan House. The evening honoured the winners of the International Gallery of Excellence Awards. The Chia Tse Memorial Awards were also presented, and a generous donation was made by the IAPHC to Ryerson's TAGA Chapter.

Graphic Communications Management (GCM) has hosted yet another successful job fair. Like every year, the event began and ended with the loud chime of a gong. Further to the GCM tradition, the print and graphic arts industry did not disappoint with their turnout and support.

K-North has recently announced the launch of its Komori-Kare Plus program, an extension of the original Komori-Kare program introduced in 2006. With a heavy emphasis on "care," the program has features such as Technology Audit, Press Wellness Program, and Customer Loyalty Program.

The world's first anti-counterfeit label that supports full-colour has been developed by Fujifilm. The use of a special viewer allows users to reveal full-colour images or text that cannot be seen otherwise, making the labels difficult to forge.

This week's poll is about digital printing. Of your total print sales, what percentage are digital?

Heidelberg Canada has announced that it is restructuring due to declining market demand. Job cuts will occur across the company and the Demonstration Centre at its Toronto facility will be closed.

800 Trade, a Brampton, Ontario-based printer, has recently purchased and installed a new 64" Mutoh Valuejet 1614 Eco Solvent Printer. The company plans to launch trade services under the website 800trade.ca to meet the large-format needs of the market.