News 14 JANUARY 2015
Fall numbers paint a positive picture of the Canadian printing industry, with increases for the last several months. But the good news is due in large part to Statistics Canada’s tracking of Alberta shipments which it had ignored for at least a couple of years. B.C.’s shipments, however, continue to be absent.
| Shipments (in millions) |
2014 |
2013 |
% Change |
| July |
$646.9 |
$543.7 |
19 |
| August |
$643.5 |
$577.1 |
11.5 |
| September |
$677.5 |
$587.6 |
15 |
| October |
$732.0 |
$648.0 |
13 |
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News 14 JANUARY 2015
The release of Landa’s Nanographic printing presses—originally unveiled at Drupa 2012—are months behind schedule, but in a new blog post designed to address the delay, Benny Landa, CEO of Landa Digital, says the company is “very close” to finally completing the presses.
Benny Landa >> continued
News 14 JANUARY 2015
According to
Deloitte’s annual TMT predictions, sales of print books will account for 80% of books sold in the developed world—despite the fact that e-readers, smartphones and tablets are everywhere.
Currently in its 14th year, TMT predictions provides an outlook on the 10 most important trends for Canada in the technology, media and telecommunications industry for the next 12 to 18 months.
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News 19 DECEMBER 2014
As we
previously reported, General Printers had filed a motion to make a proposal to restructure under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act—we’ve now learned that the company will be auctioning off its equipment. The auction is being performed by
Corporate Assets Inc. on Dec. 16 and can be viewed on Dec. 15.
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New Products 10 DECEMBER 2014
The Roland 700 Evolution press is equipped with state-of-the-art touch screen panels, new enhanced operation, flexibility and comfort with options for left-handed and right-handed console operation as well as customization for different operator body heights.
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News 20 NOVEMBER 2014
There are only three days left until Print World; the biggest
print industry event of the year. From November 22-24, the
Direct Energy Centre will welcome visitors, and the biggest names in print, including but not limited to Duplo, Epson Canada, DuraFast Label Company, Roland Enterprises and Esko. A full list of exhibitors can be viewed
here.
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News 14 NOVEMBER 2014
Students, parents and faculty gathered at the Heidelberg Centre on Nov. 13, to recognize the best Ryerson’s School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) program has offer.
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Special Feature 10 NOVEMBER 2014
From left: Lowell Lee, production manager; Garo Nazarian, president, sales and marketing; Zidane Messedaa, press operator; Carole Desrochers, project manager; Pierre Cousineau, associate; Andrea Pellizza,finishing coordinator
By John Zarwan
- LOCATION Saint-Laurent, (Montreal) Quebec SIZE OF FACILITY 5,000 sq. ft.
- ANNUAL SALES $1 million
- NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 5
- SERVICES Digital printing, vdp, personalization, wallpaper
- CLIENTS Agencies, printers, diversified corporate, wallpaper retailers
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Special Feature 10 NOVEMBER 2014
More than 130 print companies generated in excess of $10 billion in 2013. That’s what our Gold List 2014 reveals. The Gold list is a ranking of the largest printing companies in Canada based on sales volumes and compiled with information submitted by print shops themselves and data we have gathered on our own.
Assembling this list is a hefty undertaking but it’s not an exact science. And we confess up front that we may have holes in our data, or may have made some miscalculations in our estimates. We strive each year to refine our methods and our results. But in general, the list provides a good “big picture” look at the industry and some of the trends that are shaping it. So, here’s a list of what we see happening out there.
Read more about Canada's top printers
here.
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News 29 OCTOBER 2014
Staples Canada has announced an expansion to its partnership with Bullfrog Power—a green energy provider—to include four copy and print production locations. They are in Burnaby, BC; Mississauga, ON; Laval QC and Calgary.
“Staples has the capability to do print jobs both at the stores and at print hubs,” Shaun Lewis, vice president, sales at Bullfrog Power said. “The jobs at the print hubs are generally sent there because they’re larger and more complex so they typically can’t be done at a store. ”
Ten locations, including the Staples Canada and Staples Advantage head offices have been bullfrog-powered with clean energy since April 2013.
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