Brace Holdings, owner of SaltWire Network and New Brunswick-based Taylor Printing Group Inc., has announced that it’s purchased Nova Scotia’s Bounty Print Limited, located in Halifax. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bounty Print specializes in offset, digital and wide-format printing, as well as finishing and direct-mail services. “Purchasing Bounty Print enables Taylor … Read more →
Printing Industries of America (PIA) has announced the launch of its new Process Control Fundamentals Course in its online iLearning Center. Process control is a crucial function ensuring that a system is constant, predictable and continually operating at optimum performance with only normal variations. In the printing industry, process control is the cornerstone of any … Read more →
In the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2019, Adobe (San Jose, California) achieved a company record quarterly revenue of $2.99 billion (USD), which represents 21% year-over-year growth. In its fiscal year 2019, Adobe also achieved a record annual revenue of $11.17 billion, which represents 24% year-over-year growth. “Adobe’s phenomenal performance in Q4 capped a … Read more →
CJ Graphics’ 33rd annual open house party and fundraiser was held Friday evening December 6, 2019 at its expanded location in Mississauga, Ontario, and attracted 1,675 guests. The popular annual industry event is held on the first Friday of every December and is known throughout the industry as the first major party that kicks off … Read more →
SGIA (Reston, VA) and NAPCO Media (Philadelphia, PA), creators and organizers of the Printing United tradeshow, have announced that Andy Cvitanov has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this new position, he’ll oversee all operations within the newly formed company – including association infrastructure, strategy, audience development, finance, IT, human resources and many more. … Read more →
Pitney Bowes (Stamford, Connecticut), a global technology company that provides solutions in the areas of e-commerce, shipping, mailing and financial services, has announced that the previously disclosed sale of its Software Solutions Business to Syncsort for $700 million in cash has been completed (with the exception of its software and data business in Australia, which … Read more →
The deadline to submit entries for the second annual Better with Less – Design Challenge, organized by Metsä Board, the European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, is approaching. Entries must be received by Sunday, January 5, 2020. Now in its second year, the competition inspires packaging designers as well as packaging design students all … Read more →
During the prestigious annual Oscars de l’Emballage (Oscars of Packaging) ceremony held November 25 in Paris, France at the Elysée Biarritz Auditorium (just a stone’s throw away from the famous Champs Elysées Boulevard), the MGI Digital Technology Group was awarded the 2019 Oscar in the Printing and Digital Technologies category for its Enhance Your Brand … Read more →
Mutoh America (Phoenix, Arizona), a leading manufacturer of wide-format printers, has announced that Steve Gluskin has joined the OEM as its new Director of Marketing and Business Development. Working under the guidance of Mutoh America’s President and General Manager Brian Phipps, Gluskin will focus on developing new business growth opportunities throughout Canada and the U.S. … Read more →
Megatrends and their looming effects on the printing and graphic communications industry was the topic of discussion at the Digital Imaging Association’s Christmas Luncheon and Annual General Meeting Wednesday, December 4 in Toronto. Keynote speaker Jeff Dowd, North America Business Development Lead for HP’s Graphic Solutions Business, explored the subject in detail and revealed some … Read more →
Agfa Graphics’ Asanti Version 4 production hub and automated workflow software has been awarded G7 System Certification from Idealliance “as it has demonstrated the system’s leading capabilities to implement and maintain G7-based print workflows.” G7 System Certification is the global verification of a system, proving that it’s able to implement G7 and near-neutral-based print production … Read more →
Koenig & Bauer (KBA) has promoted Preston Neetzel to the position of Director of Flexo Sales. In this new role, he’ll expand his current direct sales responsibilities by providing his proven expertise to KBA’s CI Flexo Team in Canada and the U.S. During the past 18 months, Neetzel reported to Jeff Dietz, VP of KBA’s … Read more →