The IPEX Show in Birmingham, England has just concluded and judging from all reports it was a good show with solid attendance. Speaking of trade shows, be sure you mark October 3 – 6, 2010 on your events calendar. That’s when the 2010 edition of GraphExpo will be held once again at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Graphic Arts Magazine will be there, so be sure to drop by our booth. I’m looking forward to meeting our industry friends once again and making many new ones. For more information, please visit www.graphexpo.com.
A congratulations goes out to C.P. Bourg for winning the Business Partner Award from Xerox. To be more specific, C.P. Bourg won the iGen Finishing Partner of the Year Award.
“Receiving the Xerox overall Finishing Partner Award demonstrates that our products consistently outperform all others to provide print industry customers with the best print finishing solutions available,” says C.P. Bourg’s Richard Trapilo.
Another congratulations goes out to Hemlock Printers Limited of Burnaby, British Columbia for being named Printer of the Year for North America in Sappi Fine Paper’s competition. This proves something that I have always firmly believed in – that Canadian printers are amongst the best of the best.
I would also like to wish Millenium Printing the best of luck with their exciting new acquisition of Kingsweb in Mississauga. Millenium is best known for their sheetfed work, and with this new expansion into the web side of things they’ll surely be very busy! It’s always good to see printing companies growing and thriving, especially in the current economic climate.
The latest news at Graphic Arts is the addition of a new member to our dynamic organization. I would like to welcome Barb Vowles into the GAM family! Her friendly and energetic personality will make a great addition to our production team, and she brings with her some great industry experience and insight.
I hope everyone enjoyed that gorgeous Victoria Day weekend. Not only did it signal the start of summer, but the start of this year’s World Cup in mid-June. Ah, if only Ireland was in the 2010 version of the “Beautiful Game.” I had the pleasure of attending the 1994 clash between Ireland and Italy at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. It was quite a show. Oops, did I forget to mention that Ireland won?
Enjoy the summer and, as always, stay positive and stay focused.
