RIPON, WI—Andy Lyke, president of Ripon Printers, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award, the Web Offset Association and Printing Industries of America announced. Lyke will be honored during the Offset & Beyond Conference to be held June 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch in St. Louis.
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WOA and Flint Group are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the H. Howard Flint II Pressroom Manager of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes pressroom managers or supervisors who have excelled in their profession and contributed above and beyond to their companies, customers and the printing industry.
President/CEO of The John Roberts Co. and an accomplished industry veteran, Michael Keene has lead the company with an innovative vision and commitment to environmental protection. He’s here to share the company’s unique story and offer insight on its sustainable operations.
Commercial printer company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ January 2012 edition.
PITTSBURGH—A total of 33 graphic arts companies were named recipients of the 2011 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards by Printing Industries of America (PIA). The winners were selected by a committee of human resources experts from within the industry. The program is designed to recognize graphic arts companies for their outstanding human relations efforts that contribute to a successful workplace.
Thirty three graphic arts companies were selected as recipients of 2011 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards by a committee of distinguished human resources experts from within the industry. A total of 14 companies received the coveted Best of the Best designation, while 19 earned Best Workplace honors.
Printing Industries of America’s 2012 Officers include: Chair of the Board—Laura Lawton-Forsyth, Lawton Printing; First Vice Chairman—Timothy J. Burton, Burton & Mayer; Second Vice Chairman—Jeff Ekstein, Willow Printing Group; Secretary—David A. Olberding, Phototype; and Treasurer—Michael S. Wurst, Henry Wurst.
In its third year, the web2awards is the premier annual award competition that names the best websites in the print/marketing service provider industry. Receiving the honor of Best of Show is the Mimeo Express Checkout. The John Roberts Co. won the new Social Media/Cross-media/Promotional Case Study category
Environmental protection is a global issue of ever increasing importance that also affects the print media industry. Heidelberg, therefore, played host once again to the international “Environmental Dialog” at the Print Media Academy on the occasion of the second Heidelberg ECO Printing Award presentation.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ August 2011 edition, featuring items on The Foresight Group and Mercury Print Productions.