SHARONVILLE, Ohio—Multi-Color Corporation announced that Nigel A. Vinecombe has been appointed chief operating officer, effective immediately. Vinecombe, 45, became President of the International Business Unit and a Director of Multi-Color in February 2008 at the time the company acquired Collotype International Holdings Pty Ltd. From 2000 to 2008, he served as Group Managing Director of Collotype Labels.
SLAGELSE, Denmark—Nilpeter A/S, a leading manufacturer of narrow-web label and packaging presses, has formed Nilpeter Middle East. The decision was formally announced at the recent Gulf Print Dubai 2009. Shyam Babu, managing director, said the new company has already attracted several strong sales leads for Nilpeter’s FB-Line of UV-flexo presses and the MO-Line of offset combination presses.
LONDON—Baker Self Adhesive Materials has been appointed as a preferred distributor of 3M self-adhesive label materials in the United Kingdom.
NAPERVILLE, Ill.—Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) will be holding its ninth technical conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago September 8-10, 2009. The theme of this year’s technical conference is "Get Smart", a forum focusing on the day-to-day issues narrow web printers and converters are facing in the current marketplace. Attendees will receive production ideas and management solutions from industry experts that they can take back to their businesses and implement immediately.
The Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) has released a Position Statement on The Employee Free Choice Act (also known as “Card Check”).
The Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) Position Statement on The Employee Free Choice Act (also known as “Card Check”)
The world of 2009 is quite different from what it was 20 or 30 years ago, or even five to 10 years ago. We now live in a world of instant and continuous communication. Whether from the Internet, television, a Blackberry, or iPod, we get news in seconds and there are whole industries dedicated to providing news 24/7.
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) has recently appointed new officers to its board of directors for 2009-2010.
These days, the more you can offer your customers in house the better. By not outsourcing certain phases of the label printing process, such as foil stamping or embossing, you can reduce the time it takes to get your order to your customer. It also allows for some cost cutting, the savings from which you could pass onto your customer.
FLETCHER, N.C.—UPM Raflatac, Inc. has achieved chain of custody certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The certifications cover UPM Raflatac’s North America labelstock manufacturing facilities located in Fletcher, N.C. and Dixon, Ill., and the company’s slitting and distribution terminal located in Ontario, Calif. Using an independent, third-party auditor, UPM Raflatac has demonstrated that its raw materials are sourced from responsibly managed forests and manufactured by mills that adhere to their rigorous standards. The chain of custody certifications demonstrate that UPM Raflatac has established an effective tracking system
