TORONTO— 

FedEx Office is closing operations in Canada after 32-year . FedEx  reached the decision to exit the Canadian market after evaluations of their Canadia business operations and considerations about the  future. 

TORONTO—

 Konica Minolta  has announce the first Canadian installation of the AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press at Flash Reproductions.The AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press combines the speed and flexibility of offset presses with the digital benefits of variable data printing and the elimination of make-readies. Able to print on 23” x 29.5” sheet size, allowing for 6-up full bleed letter-size printing at 3,000 pages per hour. Prints on 17 lb vellum up to 24 point stock weights, without any pre-coating necessary. Perfecting/duplexing up to 18 point. Prints on  offset/litho stocks, as well as textured, synthetics, and canvasUnique patented UV ink immediately cures.

EDMONTON—

 Jet Label will  double in size with the acquisition of United Label of Vancouver with additional production space, personnel and capacity 

expands Jet Label’s Market Share in key sectors. United Label’s facility  operates four conventional flexographic presses ranging in width from 7–10” and 3-8 station color capabilities, as part of a fully capable manufacturing facility with a wide variety of slitters, rewinders, finishing systems, and inspection systems.   

VANCOUVER—

BURNABY—

 Mail-O-Matic Services Ltd., a mail service provider located in Burnaby, BC, added two new Ricoh Pro C 9110 series production digital presses to their fleet, along with EFI Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition software. With the Pro C9110, Mail-O-Matic can produce near-offset quality prints of up to 1200 x 4800 dpi.Features such as Customer Replaceable Units (TCRUs)  and a straight path .

WHITBY— 

Avery Products Canada is working with the Michael Pinball Clemons Foundation on the AveryGivesBack campaign, which supports under-resourced schools and communities. Canadians are invited to snap a selfie recreating an emoji facial expression and post the picture on social media . Between now and September 18th, 2017, by using the hashtags #AveryGivesBack and #AveryMakingFaces or uploading a photo with the hashtags, Avery will donate $1 to the Michael Pinball Clemons Foundation.*

MONTREAL—

 Steve Daigle has joined the Cansel team in Montreal as of the end of  June .  He will be the new Account Manager for Wide-format Graphic equipment for Cansel covering the province of Quebec.He has over 20 years of experience in graphics and wide-format. Having worked in different strategic roles in the graphic industry, he has developed important skills and a remarkable network. He was at Nustream for seven years as Vice President before. 

MONTREAL—

 Transcontinental Inc. had its price objective raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$22.00 to C$25.00  to investors.Transcontinental has been the topic of a number of other research reports. CIBC boosted their price objective on Transcontinental from C$23.00 to C$24.00 . Scotiabank upped their price target on Transcontinental from C$21.50 to C$23.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Transcontinental from C$22.00 to C$23.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating.

BRAMPTON—

 Kawartha Envelopes Ltd.  a trade envelope printer is closing down at the end of August. At one time it was the largest jet shop in the Greater Toronto Area. Kawartha built it's business on the Halm  jet envelope press. The owners the Myers family are retiring from the industry. It will be an orderly shut down with equipment being actioned off near the end of August.

CHARLOTTETOWN—

 In a bid to help printers make a more informed choice when purchasing a digital press, this report discusses the importance of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for digital presses in a print environment.The report examines the OEE of three popular presses, the Canon imagePRESS C10000VP, Ricoh ProC9110, and Xerox Color 1000i Press. The study compares these presses along the three components of OEE—availability, quality, and performance. John Zarwan, author of the report. “The output quality, consistency, and reliability of digital production presses have improved dramatically.