Hickory Printing Solutions Enhances Its Packaging Services

CONOVER, NC—July 13, 2011—Hickory Printing Solutions, a Consolidated Graphics company, recently installed a Bobst Expertcut 106 LER diecutter and Bobst Expertfold 110 A-2 CS folder-gluer at its Greensboro, NC facility. The new equipment enhances the packaging production services (from concept through delivery) the company can offer to customers in North Carolina and the surrounding region.

“We are continually investing in the best equipment and technology that gives our customers the most effective solution possible to meet their needs,” said Stephen Patton, president of Hickory Printing Solutions. “In this case, Bobst provided us with an industry-leading production solution—in terms of quality, reliability, speed and efficiency—to ensure flawless execution of our packaging customers’ projects.”

Hickory’s facility in Greensboro is a technologically advanced commercial sheetfed printing and packaging operation. With the addition of the new Bobst equipment to its multicolor presses and finishing and binding equipment, the plant is now an industry leader in producing high-quality packaging.

About Hickory Printing Solutions
Hickory Printing Solutions has grown to become one of the largest commercial printers in the southeastern United States. It offers web and sheetfed printing, mailing and fulfillment, variable printing, interactive services and packaging and operates out of two facilities located in Greensboro and Conover, NC.

About Consolidated Graphics
Consolidated Graphics, Inc., headquartered in Houston, is one of North America's leading general commercial printing companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Toronto, and Prague, and a presence in Asia, CGX offers an unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities, and unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX provides the service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large national organization.

Consolidated Graphics’ vast and technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are complemented by the world's largest integrated digital footprint. By coupling North America's most comprehensive printing capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print production and management solutions that are based on the needs of our customers to improve their results. Encore and emerge are trademarks of Consolidated Graphics. For more information, visit www.cgx.com.

Source: CGX.