Finch Paper launches new website with mobile stock guide
Glens Falls, NY – Finch Paper is pleased to unveil its new and simplified website design. Finch revamped its site to offer visitors up-to-the-minute product and promotional information, snapshots of the most current blog features, a Mobile Stock Guide, instant access to Finch through various social media channels, and more. The major website facelift comes […]
Printing Standards Survey: for printers who are interested in printing standardization.
The adoption of printing standards, e.g., SWOP, GRACoL, and ISO 12647, has enabled printing process control and color management in the graphic arts industry. Print buyers are demanding printers to have their printing processes certified in order to become preferred suppliers. There are doubts if printers have widely adopted these standards in their daily production. […]
Paper and print needs a unified group to represent its needs on a global scale
The most recent Two Tomorrows roundtable discussion focused on sustainability in the paper, print and publishing industries. The event, titled ‘Understanding the key risks in the fibre supply chain’, attracted delegates from paper manufacturers, paper buyers, merchants, printers, certification bodies, trade associations and NGOs. There was a wide recognition of the contribution that major paper […]
Komori hosts sustainable packaging conference
Rolling Meadows, IL – More than 40 commercial print companies were represented at the recent “411 on Sustainable Packaging” Conference held by Komori America Corporation, a premier manufacturer of sheetfed and web offset printing presses. The event took place on May 5th and 6th in Chicago at the Schaumburg Marriott and Komori’s North American Headquarters. […]
Value-Based Selling and Pricing – It’s All About the Numbers!
For the past several years, printing company managers have been urged to practice a value-based approach to selling and pricing. Value-based selling and pricing are particularly important for companies that provide more complex offerings such as personalized direct marketing campaigns and online collateral management systems or other web-to-print solutions. Purchasing these kinds of solutions often […]
Big Tax Breaks for Small Business: The new health-care laws offer incentives for employers who provide benefits for employees.
As an entrepreneur and small-business owner, didn’t you get a little ticked off last year watching the big financial institutions get their bailouts? Didn’t you want to say “Hey, what about me? What about small business?” I know I did. Well, we finally get a hand. Congress recently passed two new tax laws that should provide […]
SGP postpress certification criteria open to public comment
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (Loveland, OH) announces the opening of a public comment period for the Binding, Finishing and Loose Leaf (BFLL) Certification Criteria document. This document will provide a mechanism to integrate SGP’s new BFLL and its existing Printer criteria into a single certification document for operations in the United States and Canada. […]
Ricoh introduces tool to track digital print carbon footprint
Ricoh Americas Corp. (West Caldwell, NJ) introduces @Remote Green Reports, the latest enhancement to Ricoh’s @Remote Product Suite. With @Remote Green Reports, users can track month-to-month trends in energy and paper consumption of their Managed Ricoh @Remote Compatible document output devices, allowing them to monitor fleet performance and the possible environmental impact device usage operations […]
IGS UK to launch new affordable green printing systems at FESPA 2010
UK-based distributor IGS UK is planning to make the most of its first FESPA attendance with a strong portfolio of cost-effective, environmentally aware options geared for the wide-format ink-jet market. With a rapidly growing reseller channel, the company’s popular after-market inks and service options are being complemented by the introduction of a completely new, modestly […]
Modernizing the Pantone Matching System
With the release of PANTONE PLUS, Pantone has taken an important step to modernize the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS), which has been a color communication standard for half a century. When Pantone introduced the Goe system in 2007, many wondered whether this was an attempt to replace PMS. According to Ron Potesky, that was not […]
WEBINAR 5/18 – Direct Mail Dynamics
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. – Noon Pacific) Where: Anywhere – all you need is an Internet connection. If you’ve been stuck on direct mail autopilot, take back the creative controls with PaperSpecs’ next FREE Webinar, “Direct Mail Dynamics.” It’s sure to ignite the creative fire […]
Stora Enso expands its selection of biodegradable packaging boards
Stora Enso is meeting the growing demand for biodegradable packaging solutions by expanding its selection of biopolymer-coated packaging boards. Biodegradable coating options are available for a number of the company’s board grades for use in cups, plates, trays and folding cartons. The paper cups used at the Finnish Pavillion at the current World Expo in […]