BRAMPTON—

Data Communications Management(DCM) will be closing Fergus, Edmonton and Thistle Printing. The Moore Fergus, Ontario plant does long run business forms and the work will be moved to the Drummandville Quebec plant. About 80 union people will be let go. Moore Edmonton which does commercial printing will be closed and the work moved to the Calgary plant.

STERLING, VIRGINIA— 

Makin Promoted to Director of Development with National Print and Sign Owners Association. Makin served as the President and CEO of Printing Industries of America (PIA) for almost 20 years before its merger with Printing United Alliance. Prior to that he was the President of the Canadian Printing Industries Association. He also served as the Chairman of the World Print and Communications Forum, based in Brussels, for more than 10 years.

MARKHAM, ONTARIO— 

 Ultima Displays Canada, is rebranded as Orbus Visual Communications Canada. Specializing in the design, production and wholesale trade only distribution of exhibit and display products, graphics and solutions.manufacture and trade only supply of portable, modular, sign and fabric structure displays used in exhibits, events, and interiors.

VANCOUVER—

 DataCore Mail Management has been acquired by 3CO Legacy Solutions Inc.. DataCore is a BC-based direct mail advertising company. DataCore was founded 35 years ago with four employees. Services include creative, database management and direct mail. A female led, data-driven, targeted direct mail company. With customers in B.C. and across Canada. They handle direct mail for Canada, US and overseas.

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO—

 Sign Expo Canada is this week on Thursday and Friday September 20 & 21, 2023 at The International Centre, Hall 5, Mississauga. Wide format will be centre stage. Key manufactures and suppliers such as Canon, Mimaki, 3M, Spicers, Grimco, ND Graphics will be there. Equipment manufactures HP, Epson,Roland DG, Kongsberg, Multicam , Gerber and  Royal Sovereign will be represented by their dealers.

ROCHESTER . NEW YORK—

 Kodak introduces EKTACOLOR Inks and  OPTIMAX Primers. Using Kodak's proprietary pigment micro-milling process, which creates extremely fine nanoparticle pigments with a very narrow size distribution. The finer pigments make the ink easier to jet, reduce light scatter, and deliver ultra-thin dried ink layers as well as a superior colour gamut. EKTACOLOR and KODACHROME Inks is lower levels of humectants compared to inks from other vendors.

MISSAUGA— 

Nordstar, the company that owns the Toronto Star and other newspapers, announced that it is seeking bankruptcy protection for the Metroland Media Group division that owns more than 70 local newspapers and axing more than 600 jobs. Metroland Media is getting out of the flyer business entirely and converting the newspapers to a digital-only format.

RAMSEY, NJ—

 The alliance establishes Konica Minolta as an authorized full-line reseller of Graphic Whizard’s Print Finishing Equipment in the North American marketplace. By joining forces, Konica Minolta strengthens its position as a trusted industry expert, equipped to meet the growing demands of the print industry.

TRENTON, ONTARIO—

 Unofficial announcement of the first RR Donnelley Canada plant closures is the old Moore Business Forms plant in Trenton, Ontario. Roughly 80 workers at the business forms plant in Trenton face an uncertain future after being informed the business will cease operations within 18 to 24 months. The plant was a forms and label plant and also a union shop. 

DANVERS, MA—

 Inkcups has announced the versatile new printer that can print directly onto pliable reusable bags and other items such as hard goods. The Inkcups XJET Switch is a flatbed printer with four rotating platens. It prints in CMYK plus two whites, using UV inks and with the white described as “highly opaque”.