BRANFORD—

MONTREAL—

AUGSBURG, GERMANY—

TORONTO—

CALGARY—

Burke Group of Edmonton  has bought two Calgary printers Topline Printing and Printcor. They will both retain their names but as a  division of The Burke Group. Printcor will be moved into the Topline plant. Topline Printing started back in 1985 and had sales around $8 million with 35 employees. They have an 8 colour 40", a 29 " 6 colour , die cutting and cold foil. They do a reasonable amount of work in the packaging field. They have a 48,000 square foot plant.

LAS VEGAS— 

Sign Expo 2019 and XPLOR19 will co-locate in Las Vegas, bringing together the sign industry with the electronic document systems industry. Both will be held in April at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. ISA Sign Expo will be April 24-26, with a pre-conference day on April 23. XPLOR19 will occur April 23-25.ISA International Sign Expo typically features more than 600 exhibitors and 20,000 attendees from  of the sign industry.

ISTANBUL—

Koenig & Bauer has agreed with Duran Machinery in Istanbul to take over 80 per cent of its folder gluer business and integrate it into the Group under the name Koenig & Bauer Duran.Duran manufactures six standard series of Omega folder gluers  and ancillary equipment, the company also provides R&D services for specific production requirements, starting from unique packaging designs and the manufacturing  tailor-made machinery. Duran machines are used worldwide.

SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC—

Précigrafik recently added an RMGT 7 series LED-UV 5-colour offset press to its equipment park. Energy and eco-responsibility the  RMGT 7 Series war machine has increased production capacity by 30 percent while generating impressive energy savings. The press prints at speeds of 16,900 sheets per hour, and it’s equipped with LED-UV technology, the ink is already completely cured as is reaches the delivery. The RMGT 7 Series press was purchased through KBR Graphics.

TORONTO—

MISSISSAUGA—

A sustainability study from Asia Pulp and Paper found a growing number of Canadians are willing to pay more for food if it helps the environment.  The annual survey found over half of consumers (56%) said they would be willing to pay an increased price for fast food products packaged in sustainable materials, with 37% saying they would be open to paying up to 10% more. Nearly half (48%) of Canadians surveyed considered a company’s sustainability values as important when selecting a fast food restaurant.