Plant Closure Rocks Southern California --Michelson

THE NEWS on April 15 that Cenveo was closing Anderson Lithograph and merging it into its Los Angeles-based ColorGraphics facility marked a sad day for the U.S. printing industry. With a national reputation dating back to 1951 as a provider of ultra-high-quality web and sheetfed offset output; highly responsive customer service; and an unwavering commitment to sustainability—long before environmental stewardship became fashionable—Anderson Litho was an industry stalwart. Cenveo Los Angeles President Mark Tennant, who himself spent three decades working at Anderson Litho, had the unenviable task of penning a short letter that was sent to customers. “While this action was taken in response to a difficult economic environment, it is important to note that we fully expect to maintain the same top-rated service to our customers,” he wrote. “We have the same state-of-the-art equipment, the same quality output and the same familiar faces.”