Tidbits

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

• H.S. Boyd Co. has been appointed the exclusive agent in the United States for the Inline Offset Cutting (IOC) system by Kocher and Beck.

• Thomas G. Chubb, vice president of sales for DUKE Printing (www.dukeprint.com), has been elected to the Graphic Arts Council of Cleveland's Hall of Distinction. The award is reserved for outstanding achievement.

• New Berlin, WI-based Letterhead Press has acquired selected assets of Welsh Bindery and hired several key former employees. Welsh specialized in high-speed folding, stitching and perfect binding of books and catalogs.

• MIS specialist Prism Group Holdings has signed a distribution agreement with LithoTechnics. Prism will sell and support the entire Metrix product line worldwide.

• Kohler Print Group and its book component printing division, Pinnacle Press, were honored with a 2007 Environmental Leadership Certificate by New Leaf Paper.

• GPA West has outgrown its home and moved to a larger facility in Santa Fe Sprints, CA.

• Jeff Paduano acquired Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems (www.aniloxrollclean.com) from previous owner Jim Heffer.

• Semper Intl. and Printing & Graphics Assn. MidAtlantic (PGAMA) partnered to offer members a discount on flexible and direct hire staffing.

• Stay current with printing related state and local tax alerts, as well as regulatory news, at www.grantthornton.com/printers.

• Gamut Control and Fine Art Registry have teamed up to provide standards of quality and authenticity to the field of limited edition fine art reproduction and the multiples market.

• GLS Companies and The Hickory Printing Group have joined The Print Council.

• For the fourth year, Kodak has been named to the list of “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.” The list is compiled by Corporate Knights, Inc.

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