ESPELKAMP, GERMANY— 

Muller Martini is expanding its perfect binding and book production with the acquisition of German DGR Graphics. DGR’s product range includes three-knife-trimmers, casing-in machines, building-in machines, a fully-automatic book line, and a label gluing machine. It focuses on equipment with short setup times for short-runs or individual items.

ALTONA, MANITOBA—

 Friesens Corporation 2022 was truly a record-breaker!They broke records for revenue, profits, and number of employees. A special year led by incredible results from their core business (Book Division). The companies other businesses also delivered strong growth (Yearbook Division, Packaging Division, and FriesenPress). The company-wide theme for 2022 was “You Own It” with a focus on celebrating and promoting employee-ownership.

ORILLIA , ONTARIO—

ACTON VALE , QUEBEC—

 Epson announced Sercost, a commercial print in Quebec, has purchased and installed multiple Epson professional printing solutions to support its growing business. Initially purchasing a SureColor® S80600L to replace its previous wide-format printer, Sercost further invested in five additional Epson solutions including a second SureColor S80600L, as well as a SureColor V7000, SureColor F570 Pro, SurePress® L-4533AW, and SureColor T5270.

MONTREAL—

 Supremex announced today the acquisition of Impression Paragraph Inc. (“Paragraph”), an integrated provider of paper-based packaging, print and point of sale products for a broad range of commercial markets. The transaction of approximately $26.6 million, on a cash-free and debt-free basis. Founded more than 35 years ago, Paragraph operates two facilities located in Ville-Saint-Laurent and Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.

HEIDELBERG , GERMANY— 

Heidelberger has launched a campaign for print shops featuring information, advice, and tips from experts on how to considerably increase energy efficiency in printing companies while simultaneously driving down costs. The company will be focusing on several headline issues in its communications over the next few months.

BRITAIN— 

Xerox has been expanding it's distribution by buying up equipment dealerships that offer more than just copiers. Xerox has acquired Advanced UK, a hardware and managed print services provider and longstanding Xerox Platinum partner. As well as its core workplace offering, Advanced UK supplies a raft of digital production printers and software from the likes of Xerox and EFI. In Canada Xerox acquired

TORONTO—

 PrintCAN has learned of the passing of industry icon Bill Sears recently. Bill was a major force in the Canadian printing industry from the early 70's through to his retirement from Heidelberg Canada in the mid 90's. Bill started working at Sears Ltd. (not the department store) in 1962 at the Toronto branch just as the family company took over the Heidelberg and Mueller-Martini dealership in Canada. He rose through the ranks to become President and General Manager. In the mid 70's Sears Ltd  and Canada Printing Ink

MARKHAM , ONTARIO—

 Toshiba Canada targets Paper is an "Unbelievable Hassle"in new ad campaign. The ad give their reasons why business should move from paper. One of the reasons they give is " Using more paper is bad for the environment some thing Two Sides strongly disputes. Toshiba give not justification for their statement. Other reason they give include "Paper is a BIG security risk. Files are easily lost, mishandled, and damaged".

DALLAS , TEXAS—

 Both medium-format Rapida 106 X presses (max. sheet format 750 × 1,060 mm, production speeds up to 20,000 sheets per hour – including perfecting mode) and large-format models of the Rapida 145 series (max. sheet format 1,060 × 1,450 mm, production speeds up to 18,000 sheets per hour) have been integrated into fully automatic plate logistics solutions.