Data Head Office in Brampton

with $213.4 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA of $15.7 million, an increase of 49.9% year over year. Increase in revenue from acquisitions made in 2017 and the first half of 2018.  There was a slight improvement in gross margin over the prior year.

Kodak Flexcel NX System part of deal

Sean Clarke President with his Nyala LED flatbed

Creative Visual Solutions (CVS)  has installed a  swissQprint Nyala LED large format printer from Cobalt Graphics. Creative Solutions is promoting spot varnish .” Nyala LED covers the print surface with effect varnish selectively or entirely to create visual and tactile surprises.Beyond standard CMYK, the flatbed printer offers five freely selectable colour channels.

Carrying the flag for Canada

Gold Award Winners of Sappi's North American Printer of the Year have been announced. Entrants competed in a variety of categories, including Books, Brochures, Direct Mail, Activated Print and Catalogs. The  gold winner for brochures was Hemlock Printers . Of the  11 Gold Award winners Hemlock was the only Canadian printer . The  North American Printer of the Year contest award recognizes superior innovation and creativity in print for work produced on Sappi papers.

Vistaprint's plant in Windsor Ontario

Counterfeiters most popular currency

L to R t: David Gallant of Flash; Brennan Wright, Sales Sydney Stone; Rich Pauptit, President ,  Flash Reproductions.

Flash Reproductions recently installed the DigiBook 450 Perfect Binder. The Morgana 450 PUR  highlights being with  its ability to bind a 17.7”-long spine and apply a cover as thick as 400 GSM. The machine comes with a ULC certification direct from the factory. Sydney Stone is the exclusive distributor of Morgana in Canada .

Printing on the sides of trucks in one pass.

Ricoh has announced they has reached an agreement to buy LAC Corporation which  has  inkjet technology that supports printing on three-dimensional surfaces such as  on the sides of cars, trucks, aircraft and even tires and glass bottles. This acquisition is aimed at strengthening Ricoh’s industrial printing business.It is expected to close  on October 31, 2018.

After only 2 years files for bankruptcy

In a double bankruptcy MFM Graphic Design & Print and Pyxalis Inc have both closed. MFM which had a 6 colour 40" had let staff go several months ago. Pyxalis which owned MFM closed down at the being of October and filed for bankruptcy. Pyxalis which was located beside MFM bought MFM several years ago. Pyxalis was wide format and digital printing. MFM was started back in 1984 was offset.