Quad Shuttering Atlanta Direct Mail Plant

SUSSEX, WI—Quad/Graphics revealed that it is closing its direct mail facility on McCall Drive in Atlanta on or before Feb. 1, 2015. The move, announced by the printer in a letter to suppliers, will result in the loss of about 100 jobs.

In the letter, David Blais, executive vice president of global procurement and platform strategy, told suppliers the Atlanta facility's presses were in need of "significant, costly upgrades to remain productive and competitive." The facility itself carries an expensive lease, is 50 years old and much too big for Quad/Graphics' purposes, he added.