Copywell' two inkjet webs . IP 5000 on the right

Top Corporate citizen for last 16 years

Transcontinental has been  recognized as the 8th best corporate citizen in Canada in 2019 by the Corporate Knights ranking. Named for the 16th year as one of Canada’s 50 best corporate citizens, TC Transcontinental climbed from the 29th position last year to the 8th position.  According to Corporate Knights, TC Transcontinental ranks among the Top 10 overall thanks namely to high clean revenue score, strong gender diversity at the board and executive levels, solid safety record, as well as strong energy and water productivity.

Xeikon Cafe focas on dry toner

Xeikon Café attracted almost 400 clients, and media representatives, for three days of keynote speakers, seminars and customer panels that delved into industry trends and developments at Xeikon. A highlight of the event was a tour of Xeikon’s innovations facility where attendees were able to have a first-hand look at applications and samples. 

Declaring that “Xeikon is the disruptor,” CEO Benoit Chatelard  stressed that its continuous feed dry toner presses are the devices that make the most sense in the current environment.

Introduced in to Canada by Ernest Green

Clod based MIS system

Petro-tech Printing has been bought by Carbon Copy Digital ( just renamed Carbon Graphics) . Petro-tech is a 50 year old printer near the downtown core of Calgary. They have small offset, digital and wide format. They have a staff of 18 in about 10,000 square feet. Most of their customers fit into general printing ( letterheads, envelopes, brochures. They deal happened at the end of May. All the staff have been given offered jobs. 

Some of the equipment out of Ricter Web

Accent Impression has acquired  Le Groupe Quadriscan . Quadraiscan a commercial printer started in 1991 has a Komori 40" sheetfed offset, Die cutter , Indigo Digital, wide format and bindery equipment. 

Management team of  Roger Blanchette ( Pesident ) ,  Alain Métivier and Denis Forgues will remain with Quadriscan.

One of five companies in the Evolution Group

Largest creditors were BDC and Bank of Montreal at aver $1 million each.

Up to 60% of printing is sent trough the mail

The Minister of Labour granted an extension to the arbitration process at the request of the arbitrator. The arbitrator now has until the end of the year to deliver two new collective agreements. There can be no legal work disruption during the arbitration process or during the life of the new collective agreements.