Gardner,
Mass. printer acquires two other companies, creates new firm
Pendleton Printers buys Reservoir Printing & Apex Press
to form Synergy Graphic Solutions
Three separate printing firms in Massachusetts have been combined into
one new entity called Synergy Graphic Solutions. Doug
Pendleton, president of Pendleton Printers in Gardner, Mass., has acquired
Reservoir Printing of Marlborough and Apex
Press of Westborough. (More)
Superior
Bindery moving to bigger headquarters
Bindery leaving Hingham, Mass. space for 80,000 square foot building
in Braintree
Superior Bindery, one of the largest binding and finishing
companies in the region, is moving from its cramped Hingham, Mass. headquarters
to a bigger building in Braintree, Mass. this month. Additionally, the
company plans to add several new pieces of equipment in its new home.
(More)
Quality
Printing Company installs fourth Komori press
Investment in eight-color Lithrone S40 perfector poises
Pittsfield, Mass. company for growth
Quality Printing Company, a full service graphics communications
company serving New England and New York, has recently installed an
eight-color Lithrone S40 perfector with coater (LS840P). The advanced
technology, extremely fast makeready speeds and multi-color perfecting
capabilities were cited as key drivers in acquiring the new Komori press.
It is the company’s fourth Komori press. (More)
Sales
strategy: Why closing ratios are so low
Expecting miracles, chasing rainbows and gambling on gimmicks
By John Graham
The sales team of a large mid-Atlantic insurance agency complained about
a lack of leads. Since their compensation was commission-based, they
wanted more action. (More)
Buying
a digital printing solution: The nine things you ought to know first
By David E. Tashji
So your graphic communications services firm has decided it is time
to add a digital printing solution to you arsenal of high-value client
services? You have surveyed your clients, gained an understanding of
the key markets and applications, and have a good sense of the infrastructure
required to make this new line of business a sustainable success. (More)
Company
Profile
Unigraphic: A former prepress service bureau diversifies into a total
solutions provider
By Nancy Hitchcock
Just as a realtor might say that the keys to buying property are location,
location, location, a printer, such as Unigraphic, might say that the
keys to running a growing graphics company are diversify, diversify,
diversify. (More)
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in printed version
Pitstop: What’s new in fixing PDF files
By Ron Ellis
Enfocus Pitstop has long been the premiere tool for preflight and repair
of Adobe Acrobat PDF files. It is safe to say that PDF files would not
have the same level of acceptance as they now have if Pitstop didn’t
exist. (Pitstop was among the first plug-ins created for Acrobat, and
was first released in 1996.) Recently, Enfocus has released both upgrades
and new versions that make Pitstop even more powerful The new features
and versions make working with PDF files even easier and are worth taking
note of.
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