SUPPLIER news
WESTAMPTON, NJ—MBO America President and CEO Hans Max and Vice President Hartmut Sohn welcomed 11 Chinese visitors for finishing equipment demonstrations and dialog at the MBO America headquarters here recently. Arranged by US-China Enterprises' New York branch, the guests represented five different printing companies and associations from China.
COLUMBUS, GA—Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has dedicated its printing plate manufacturing facility here as the Edward E. Barr Building. Barr was KPG's first chairman and served on the board of the company until 2003. He retired in 2002 as chairman of Sun Chemical Group, following a 40-year career with the company.
Quad/Tech has added two sales professionals to its staff. Paul Burrows joins the company as Northeast regional sales manager. Joe Czaplewski moves from Quad/Tech's parent company, Quad/Graphics, to the position of Quad/Tech Color Control System (CCS) technical sales manager.
Glen Ashcraft, Western regional sales director for A.B.Dick, has retired after 50 years in the printing industry. Ashcraft has worked out of A.B.Dick's office in Tigard, OR, since 1997 after spending the first 43 years of his career with A.M. International. Replacing him is Kent Wolford, who has worked in Houston as the company's area sales manager since 2001.
Océ has named Daniel Powell to the position of senior vice president of sales for the Western United States and Mexico. Most recently, he was employed by Toshiba America Information Systems and, before that, at Xerox Corp.
The Research and Engineering Council of NAPL has presented its annual John L. Kronenberg Leadership Award to Lawrence Warter, director of new business development in the film, plates, proofing and electronic markets for Enovation, a Fujifilm company. The R&E Council also inducted Dr. Twyla Cummings, assistant professor, Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Print Media; John Sweeney, vice president of sales and marketing, Integrated Color Solutions (ICS); and Jeffrey White, director of MIS sales, EFI Inc., as members of its Nonpareil Society during the organization's Winter Steering Committee Meeting in Coral Springs, FL, in January.
Creo Americas reports that Martin Judge, business manager, Strategic Business Initiatives, will take on the responsibility for guiding the success of the recently announced reseller agreement with Xerox. The agreement expands the partnership between Creo and Xerox. Effective February 1, Creo will resell Xerox mid-range and entry-level production color digital presses in the United States and Canada. The two companies are also cooperating in the development of workflow software.
Southwest Software announced that the company's name has changed to Southwest ColorScience. The company is a manufacturer of device calibration and color control software for the printing industry.
After a 45-year career in outside sales for Roosevelt Paper, George Dempsey will retire as of March 31. Dempsey's tenure with Roosevelt was actually his second career, following a stint as a professional basketball player.
Duplo USA is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In 1979, Duplo USA emerged in the United States as an assembly plant for the Spirit duplicator and sorter. Three years later, Duplo moved south from Gardena, CA, to Orange County as a sales company selling the industry's first vertical collator. It now offers a full line of printing and finishing machinery that ranges from digital duplicators to floor-model collating/bookletmaking solutions.
In an effort to streamline product distribution throughout North America, ECRM Imaging Systems has chosen not to renew its distribution agreement with xpedx.
MAN Roland has appointed Harry Vinson, a 20-year veteran of the graphic arts industry, as the new general manager of its central region. The executive comes to MAN Roland from Moore Wallace, where he headed that company's Publication and Directory Group.
Colter & Peterson has formed a new division, Colter & Peterson Canada, to service the Canadian market. Dan Barber, a former long-time employee of Dexter-Lawson Manufacturing, has been named managing director of the new company based in Cambridge, Ontario. Also, Colter & Peterson and Phoenix-based Roy Peterson Cutting Equipment have joined together to purchase Pacific Paper Cutters in Vernon, CA. The new entity will be known as Colter & Peterson Pacific, with locations in Phoenix and Vernon, CA. Effective immediately, all customers of both Pacific Paper Cutters and Roy Peterson Cutting Equipment will be serviced by Colter & Peterson Pacific.
The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) has announced the winners of several awards. The Technical Leadership Award went to Bob Bierwagen, business development manager, Creo Inc. The award recognizes Bierwagen's contribution to the development of financial, accounting, business and print management software solutions. The Industry Award was presented to DuPont Imaging Technologies. Kenneth Lowden, marketing and market development manager, received the award on behalf of the company. Also, the NAPL bestowed its second Education Leadership Award to industry veteran and educator Wallace Stettinius, a senior executive fellow of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business and former chairman of Cadmus Communications.
Presstek Inc. announced that Edward Marino, president and CEO, and Moosa E. Moosa, vice president of finance and CFO, have signed new three-year employment agreements with the company. Marino and Moosa joined Presstek in 2002, originally signing two-year employment agreements with annual one-year term renewals. Also, Stephen Sanker has been named to the position of North American marketing director, DI press products.
Mohawk Paper Mills is accepting entries for the Mohawk Show 5 through May 31. Mohawk will award four winners a $3,000 travel voucher for a weekend spa treatment. Entry forms and information are available by calling (800) THE-MILL or can be downloaded at www.mohawkpaper.com. There is no fee for entries.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. reports that the Minolta CF5001 high-volume color imaging system has won both the "Editor's Choice" award from Better Buys for Business and the Five Stars-Exceptional rating from BERTL (Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories).
DuPont Imaging Technologies has assigned Tekgraf Corp., of Greenville, SC, as master distributor for its line of analog proofing products in North America.
Yupo Corp. America has completed a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Chesapeake, VA. The project resulted in an additional 10,500 square feet of warehouse space.
