Contact
Information For Howard Carrithers
In January's Business News Section, we failed to provide you with contact
information for Mr. Carrithers, newly appointed Technical Director who will
support PRI's Dealer Network.
Ph: 214-353-9000 ext 1331 Fax: 214-357-5847 Cell:
214-707-4661
Email hCarrithers@superblue.net
The 97th Annual NAPIM
Convention Is Headed To Bonita Springs, Florida
The National Association of Print Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) will host its 97th
Annual Convention on April 6 - 9, 2013. The convention will be held at the
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida.
See More/Less
"We look forward to this convention every
year," said Brad Bergey, Executive Director of NAPIM. "Each year we
not only provide our attendees with excellent educational speakers, but we also
give them the opportunity to network and have a good time with our social
activities."
The annual NAPIM Convention is the largest
gathering of ink manufacturing executives and suppliers in the industry today.
This year the program will feature informative sessions with a focus on future
direction from printers and brand owners, networking opportunities, engaging
keynote speakers, and a fun filled program for spouses and guests. Visit
www.napim.org for more information.
Expert Speaker
Lineup At The 2013 BIA Annual Conference
A number of industry experts are slated to speak at the 2013 Binding Industries
Association (BIA) Annual Conference, the definitive event for Graphic
Finishing, Binding, Information Packaging, Custom Loose-Leaf Manufacturing, and
suppliers to those industries.
See More/Less
This event features interactive presentations
covering a wide variety of topics, including maximizing profits for your
company, what to expect from an OSHA inspection, successful implementation of
Lean management, and presentations from top industry suppliers.
The conference will be held in Indianapolis,
Indiana, April 8-10, 2013 in conjunction with the 2013 Printing Industries
Financial Executives (PIFE) Conference.
Don't miss these noted sessions:
* Who Is the Correct Customer for You and Your Company?
* Building a Defense Against OSHA Inspections
* Due Diligence: Learn How to Protect Your Money
* Keynote: A Day in the Life of a Lean Supervisor
* Mastering the Gap: What Entrepreneurs Are Missing That Leaders Have Mastered
The BIA Conference is recognized as an
unparalleled networking opportunity. For a full program schedule and
registration information, visit www.printing.org/biaconference
or call Justin Goldstein, Director, Member Services, at 800-910-4283, ext.
806.
AWARDS TO THREE
OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF OUR INDUSTRY
Three prominent industry women were among the nine inductees to the Printing
Industries of America's Ben Franklin Honor Society in November 2012: PIASC's
Ara Izquierdo, PIA's Mary Garnett and American Printer/OutputLinks' Katherine
O'Brien.
See More/Less
Izquierdo began her career when she joined the
Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California more than 42 years
ago. She has championed secondary-level graphic arts educational programs and
helped develop the Choose Print program.
Garnett has been working with Printing
Industries of America's members for more than 19 years. She brought creativity,
fresh new ideas, and her programs have brought honor and distinction to
Printing Industries of America as well as accolades from attendees.
O'Brien joined American Printer in 1997 and has
written a wide variety of prepress, press, postpress, and management articles
for industry publications. Following OutputLinks Communications Group's 2011
acquisition of American Printer, O'Brien joined the organization as senior
editor.
AccuSender E-mails
Scanned Documents of Any Size to Multiple Destinations
KYOCERA Document Solutions America, one of the world's leading document
solutions companies, today announced the release of AccuSender, a new capture
and distribution business application designed to save time and boost
productivity in the workplace.
See More/Less
Kyocera designed AccuSender as a secure and
reliable way to e-mail scanned documents of any size to multiple destinations
directly from a Kyocera multifunctional product (MFP). Users simply scan their
file, enter the destination(s), select scan settings and delivery.
Librindice is better known as Perfex document
binding and protection systems. Bindrite is pleased to welcome Librindice into
its family of dealers.
Advantage Supports
Kids' Food Basket
In an effort to give back to its community, Advantage Sign Supply has selected
Kids' Food Basket as its 2013 charity. Employees in Advantage's corporate
office in Grand Rapids, MI can make monetary donations in exchange for wearing
jeans on the last day of each month. Employee donations are matched by the
company.
See More/Less
Advantage has had high participation in the
program since beginning its support of the charity in 2012. The funds donated
by Advantage Sign Supply's 2012 contributions supplied 1,530 meals to children
in the Grand Rapids, MI area.
Kids' Food Basket is a force for
"Attacking Childhood Hunger in greater Grand Rapids." For more
information on Kids' Food Basket, visit www.kidsfoodbasket.org
Advanced Print
Technologies Taking On MGI Line
MGI Digital Graphic Technology has chosen Advanced Print Technologies as its
distribution partner for the metropolitan New York City region, northern New
Jersey and New England (including MA, CT, NH, VT, RI and ME).
See More/Less
With headquarters in East Providence, RI,
Advanced Print Technologies has been serving the offset market since 2003,
delivering solutions for pre-owned equipment from manufacturers such as Komori,
Mitsubishi, Heidelberg, Manroland, KBA and Ryobi. Advanced Print Technologies
will handle sales and technical support for the entire MGI portfolio of digital
solutions.
"After an exhaustive search for a digital
manufacturer who really understands the challenges facing print service
providers today, we are very pleased to now offer the MGI line," says
Frederick T. Moss, Vice President of Marketing for Advanced Print Technologies.
NPTA Presents David S.
McGehee With 2013 Stanley O. Styles Industry Award
NPTA is pleased to announce that David S. McGehee, President of Mac Papers, is
the recipient of the 2013 Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award, NPTA's
highest honor.
See More/Less
"David McGehee and the Mac Paper family
have truly distinguished themselves with their active engagement with customers
and suppliers, coupled with equal amounts of integrity and enthusiasm for our
business," said NPTA Chairman Don Clampitt of Clampitt Paper Co.
"David has been instrumental in the
expansion of Mac Papers and Mac Paper Envelope Converters," said nominator
David Milleman of Mac Papers. "He is passionate about our industry and a
natural leader."
For more information on the annual scholarship
program or NPTA, visit www.goNPTA.com.
Mueller Graphics Hires
Dave Perszyk
Mueller Graphics says it is pleased to announce a new addition to their team,
Dave Perszyk. Dave's role will be as an Application Specialist: Plate,
Pressroom and Color. Dave has over 35 years of experience in sales and
technical support, and will be instrumental in expanding our presence in the
pressroom.
See More/Less
In addition to supporting our current product
offerings, Dave will also specialize in bringing new products to our portfolio.
Mueller Graphic Supply has served the prepress, printing and imaging industries
since 1982, and our family's roots in the industry go back 60 years. Mueller
Graphic Supply has consistently ranked in the top 25 of women-owned businesses
in the state of Wisconsin.
62 YEARS IN 2013 -
And There's No Stopping The Oldham Group
The company was established in Springfield, IL in 1951 under the name of its
founder-Arch Oldham. The initial focus was on printing supplies. In recent
years, industrial supplies and equipment, digital printing, wide format
equipment, banner and display media along with toner and inks have been added
to the mix.
See More/Less
To keep pace with rapid changes in the printing
and publishing industry, Oldham formed an electronics division in 1989. And, in
2007, the company stepped over the line into wide format setting up a division
that included a growing group of knowledgeable sales consultants and
technicians. Today The Oldham Group has facilities in Springfield, IL, Itasca,
IL, North Canton, OH, and Fort Worth, TX.
Graphic Arts Supply
Company celebrates its 69th year... Who sez graphic arts are going away?
GASC was established in 1944 as the Davidson Sales and Service Agency; the west
coast distributor for the Davidson line of printing equipment. In these 69
years, GASC has grown into a major provider of equipment, supplies, and service
for printers in Oregon and SW Washington. GASC is a distributor for a number of
major manufacturers including Baumfolder, Brackett, Challenge, Duplo USA, Rena,
and others.
RJ Young Honors Rising
Stars At Annual Company Meeting
The RJ Young Company held their annual company meeting set in a 1920's theme in
Nashville, TN on Saturday January 26th where Columbus, MS was named Branch of
the Year, Brantley Pearce Employee of the Year and Tim Williams received the
highest honor of the night, the John T. Crunk Leadership Award.
See More/Less
"Our company is dependent on the
leadership and service that each employee contributes and because of Brantley,
Tim and the team in Columbus, MS we were able to have a record year," said
Chip Crunk, President & CEO of RJ Young Company. RJ Young Company grew by
13% to reach 89 million in 2012. Tim Williams, Sales Managers for Tupelo and
Columbus, along with his Columbus, MS team played a big role in reaching that
goal with 137% year over year growth.
Des Plaines Office
Equipment's Les Rolsky Awarded
Les Rolsky of Schaumburg, a Senior Account Manager at Des Plaines Office
Equipment recently received the James Ballee Award from the Greater O'Hare
Association as their Most Outstanding Member of 2012.
See More/Less
Rolsky and DPOE are members of the Greater
O'Hare Association, a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven business association
dedicated to growing and sustaining the regional business community. Its
membership is more than 700 and ranges from major corporations to home-based
businesses in more than 80 Chicago area communities.
|