Van Son Holland Ink

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions' August 2010 edition.

ISLANDIA, NY—Offset ink manufacturer Van Son Holland Ink announced a shift in the roles and responsibilities of three senior management staff members. Effective immediately, former Van Son North American President Joe Bendowski assumes the role of CEO, where he will focus on business development.

North American President Joe Bendowski has been promoted to CEO and John Sammis has been named President.

PRINT 09 sheetfed and web offset press exhibitors were all singing the same tune that the "holy grail" to achieving profitability in these tough times lies in a print shop's 
efficiency—quick makereadies, waste reduction, higher productivity with less people, as well as value-added capabilities to diversify and differentiate one's offerings.

Van Son Holland Ink Corp., a leading global printing ink manufacturer known around the world for producing high quality, high performance inks for every offset press, today announced the introduction of Vs1 to its Vs Series of inks.

Van Son Holland Ink Corp., a leading global printing ink manufacturer known around the world for producing high quality, high performance inks for every offset press, today announced it will be lowering the price of its waterless Vs4 ink.

ISLANDIA, NY—October 21, 2008—Van Son Holland Ink Corp., a leading global printing ink manufacturer known around the world for producing high quality, high performance inks for every offset press, is introducing Vs3 XS inks, an enhancement option to the popular Vs3 ink, at Graph Expo 2008, scheduled for October 26-29 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

ISLANDIA, NY—08/28/08—At Graph Expo, Van Son Holland Ink (Booth #156) will display its VS series of commercial sheet-fed printing inks. The VS series provides effortless, trouble-free printing, faster makereadies for increased production, and consistent print color control. Van Son will also be introducing the Vs3 XS ink line, an enhancement to the Vs3 series of inks. The Vs3 XS inks are a more robust version of the successful Vs3 series inks and allow printers to customize their process set. Benefits of the Vs3 XS line include X-Strength, offering an extra strong but balanced pigment range; X-Setting Speed, featuring extra speed for even faster

THE STAFF at Haapanen/Burkett Inc. believes that being a successful, full-service commercial printer begins with an unwavering commitment to customer service, along with offering a wide variety of production capabilities to its largely pharmaceutical industry client base. Founded by Jerry Haapanen and Joe Burkett in 1984, the Gurnee, IL-based company came to fruition when the two typesetting business owners realized the advantages of merging their experience and expertise into a partnership. Built on the premise of being a one-stop shop, Haapanen/Burkett cultivated a strong business base by serving the typesetting needs of small, local printers by preparing camera-ready art. The company quickly developed

Kevin Joyce—Eastman Kodak’s managing director of the Graphic Communications Group (GCG) for the United States and Canada (US&C)—has been named a company vice president and chief marketing officer of the GCG. David Wigfield, who was the managing director of GCG’s business in the United Kingdom, has been tapped to fill Joyce’s former position. Elinor Midlik, president of Prime UV Systems, received the 2007 Harold W. Gegenheimer Award for industry service by an individual. Midlik was honored because of her active involvement on the association’s Show Policy, Strategic Planning, and Programs and Meetings committees. The new vice president and general manager of xpedx Printing