Commercial Printing Industry : Year in Review

Agfa Graphics signed a purchase agreement to obtain the assets of the Pitman Co., a U.S distributor of prepress, industrial inkjet, pressroom and package printing products and systems. The deal bolstered Agfa’s U.S. revenues to more than $500 million, and helped Agfa to enter new markets.

The 25th anniversary of the Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame was celebrated with the installation of four new inductees: Joe Metzger, president of Metzgers Printing + Mailing; Ed Garvey, president and CEO, The Garvey Group; Joan Davidson, group president of Sheridan Publication Services; and Gary Garner, president and CEO of GLS Companies.