ROCHESTER, NY—

 Kodak announced  that it will increase the price of all Kodak offset printing plates globally. Plate prices will increase up to 9%.

LONDON—

 According to Smithers Pira, digital processes will see the fastest growth across 2017-2022, leaving the previously dominant offset litho declining in terms of value.

BRANDON—

 Leech Printing reaches 90 years strong. Now  Leech is one of only 125 commercial printers in Canada to reach their 90th birthday. The company has been in the Leech family for four generations now. With 45 employees and a 20,000 square foot plant the company has seen a lot of changes over the years. They have sales offices in Yorkton and Winnipeg Manitoba.

FARMINGDALE , N.Y—

 Minuteman Press  has released a new B2B franchise marketing video called Working Together to Build Your Business.

RESTON—

 NPES ANNOUNCES SHOW PLANS FOR 2018 THROUGH 2020

INDIA—

 Bucking the worldwide trend, the print media in India has grown by 61 per cent in the last 10 years. It is  reported that the print/publishing industry in India has been growing at an “incredible” of 4.87 % per year over the 10-year period, with 251 publishing centres added to the 659 back in 2006.

PRINT 17—

 Westkey Graphics, one of western Canada’s largest privately-owned printers, has purchased White Dry Ink for the fifth station of its Xerox iGen 5 Press at PRINT 17. With this addition, WestKey Graphics becomes the first printer in North America to have all five ink options for the iGen 5’s fifth station – enabling them to take on new applications that replicate client brand colours.

TORONTO—

 Astley Gilbert has bought a new Komori GL 840 Perfector with Tower Coater, HUV and UV curing capabilities, and extended delivery . The new Komori  features include A-APC plate changing for simultanious changing of plates on all 8 units in less than 90 seconds. PQA-S dual camera system for sheet inspection of both sides of the sheet offering the ulitimate quality in one pass Print on demand offset printing.

NORWALK—

 Xerox and FUJIFILM North America today announced a reseller agreement  to market and sell each others inkjet presses in the U.S. and Canada.Under the agreement, Xerox direct sales channels in the U.S. and Canada can sell the J Press 720S effective Oct. 1. Fujifilm direct sales channels in the U.S. and Canada can sell the Brenva HD, Trivor 2400 and Rialto 900 effective Oct. 1.

MASSACHUSETTS—

 Vistaprint recently launched a monthly subscription box service with products personalized for marketing your business, called Promobox.