Supplier News
Ursula Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp., has been chosen as the recipient of the 2013 Prism Award by the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Graphic Communications Management and Technology graduate program. The award will be presented June 13 during the 27th annual Prism Award luncheon at Gotham Hall in New York.
Two appointments have been made at Appleton Coated. Darin Dodd has been promoted to vice president of commercial sales; and John Mazuroski was named business development manager for Appleton Coated's technical and specialty products. Mike Baker, executive director of publishing papers, will maintain sales responsibility for Appleton Coated's book publishing segment.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has acquired DocuSource to increase its document management systems, solutions and services in the southern California region. DocuSource will maintain its Cerritos and Los Angeles locations, as well as its entire roster of employees.
C&W Pressroom Products has entered into an exclusive partnership with Central Ink, where customers can now purchase a pre-formulated combination of ink and pressroom chemistry from C&W representatives. C&W has also formed a distributor partnership with Xingraphics to distribute its thermal CTP plates and related prepress/pressroom chemicals.
MBO America has relocated into a 38,000-square-foot facility at 4 Stow Rd. in Marlton, NJ. The new location provides room for expanded product lines, additional services and a new inventory management system, reports Werner King, vice president of U.S. operations.
Two appointments have been made at Roland DGA. Rick Scrimger, former vice president of sales and marketing, has been named president. He replaced Dave Goward, who has been appointed president of worldwide sales and an executive officer for Roland DG. Goward will continue with Roland DGA through the remainder of 2013 as CEO.
Navitor Inc., an affiliate of Taylor Corp., is now offering print resellers spot one- and two-color folder ordering options on its Website (www.navitor.com).
Glunz & Jensen has sold its punch/bend activities for newspapers to NELA Ternes Register Group. NELA will continue to service and support the installed Glunz & Jensen base of punch/bend equipment from its facility in River Falls, WI.
Duplo USA has entered into an exclusive agreement with Photobook Technology PBT to distribute its Mitamax gluing machine, Mitabook hardcover casing-in machine and Mitacase hardcover making machine in North America. The products are designed for on-demand photo book and similar production.
Eltosch America is now supplying DeVries spare parts and service support for DeVries drying systems.
Two appointments have been made at manroland sheetfed. Brian Gott has been promoted to CFO. Rich Grobarek has been hired as PrintValue consultant for Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma and parts of Pennsylvania.
Monique Hanis has joined the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) as COO and vice president of marketing and communications. She will lead efforts to further SFI brand recognition through the promotion of SFI's sustainable forestry and responsible sourcing programs. Hanis comes to SFI from the Solar Energy Industries Association, where she served as director of communications.
xpedx facilities in Dallas, Grand Rapids, MI, Nashville, TN, and Pewaukee, WI, have been awarded the Energy Star energy efficiency certification. This marked a total of 10 new Energy Star certifications for the company in 2012.
Howard Carrithers has returned to Printing Research Inc. (PRI) as technical director, providing sales, service and technical support to the company's dealer network.
Presstek Inc. has entered into an agreement with Graphic Innovators, where Graphic Innovators will now distribute Presstek's DI digital offset presses, as well as its portfolio of CTP systems in the United States, Mexico and Brazil.
At Pitney Bowes, Marc Lautenbach, a 27-year IBM veteran, is the new president and CEO. He succeeds Murray Martin, who is retiring as chairman, president and CEO. Michael Roth, lead independent director, has also been appointed as non-executive chairman of the board.
