Last week, Joel Quadracci, Quad/Graphics' chairman, president and CEO, returned to Capitol Hill for a second time, to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee the importance of the USPS to private industry and the U.S. economy while emphasizing the urgency for postal reform to reverse a crisis of confidence in the future of mail delivery.
Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ June 2013 edition, including Quad/Graphics Inc., StaplesEquity Partners CRB LLC and Jacob North Printing, Carl Didde, Brown Printing, SG360°, Courier Corp. and James Bender.
The former Vertis workers who were let go after their Fort Erie plant was not included in the sale to Quad/Graphics may have ended their picketing, but they're still battling to secure at least part of the C$2.7 million they say is owed to them, the Niagara Bullet News reported.
MILWAUKEE—Rumors of printing's demise continue to spread, but the rumors can't wipe the smile off Joel Quadracci's face.
Joel Quadracci, chairman, president and CEO of Quad/Graphics Inc., spoke at a Greater Milwaukee Committee luncheon at the University Club in downtown Milwaukee on Monday about the evolution of his family’s company as it deals with a challenging industry.
“As you know, print is dead. We read about it all the time—in print,” Quadracci said with irony, drawing a laugh from the group.
Quad/Graphics, founded in 1971, has “transformed” itself in the last three years through a series of acquisitions, taking the company public and getting into new technologies and services, Quadracci said.
After it installs a new, highly productive 64-page web offset press this year, Quad/Graphics-Bogotá will become Colombia’s largest commercial printer in terms of production capacity. In addition to Colombia, Quad/Graphics other printing plants in Latin America include Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru.
STEVENSVILLE, ONTARIO—The former Vertis workers who were let go after their Fort Erie plant was not included in the sale to Quad/Graphics may have ended their picketing, but they're still battling to secure at least part of the C$2.7 million they say is owed to them, the Niagara Bullet News reported.
SUSSEX, WI—Quad/Graphics Inc. has reported results for its first quarter ending March 31. The reported results include Vertis from the day of acquisition on Jan. 16. With the exception of certain debt ratios, prior year financial results do not include the acquisition of Vertis.
Quad/Graphics Inc. has reported results for its first quarter ending March 31, 2013. The reported results include Vertis from the day of acquisition on January 16, 2013. With the exception of certain debt ratios, prior year financial results do not include the acquisition of Vertis.
Quad/Graphics will enhance its commingling capabilities with the creation of two new regional commingling centers: A Midwest center in New Berlin, WI, and an East Coast center at its existing direct mail production plant in Westampton, NJ.
