Modern Litho Welcomes “The Best Press on the Planet”

Konica Minolta offers the latest printing solutions, printing systems, services, and related supplies to help its customers better manage their business demands. As for professional inkjet printing, Konica Minolta offers advanced, high-performance solutions for digital production, including embellishment, label and packaging, and inkjet printing, catering to diverse professional printing needs with exceptional quality and efficiency. “Konica Minolta takes its environmental, social and governance responsibilities seriously. We aim to be a robust and innovative company that keeps evolving and contributing to the sustainable growth of society and individuals, and we use an ESG framework to navigate our efforts and obligations. Our activities on climate change, the circular economy, and cutting pollution are integral to our commitment. Konica Minolta is delighted to become a member of Two Sides,” says Malcolm Smith, Category Manager – Professional Print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd.

During the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, many printing companies scrambled successfully to be designated as essential businesses. For the future of many of these businesses, this was a life or death move — a valiant effort to protect both the business and the jobs therein. As the crisis has developed over the past few months, numerous companies have proven how truly essential they are to the communities they serve, providing capabilities, expertise, and a lifeline for other businesses. Here are a few ways PSPs are supporting their local communities — both during this crisis and well beyond. 1. Finding the Way - Addressing the need for social distancing, and to apply order to what, before the crisis, was a free-form shopping experience, many PSPs with wide-format printing capabilities are producing floor graphics urging social distancing, specifying “one way” in retail aisles, and signifying spacing in check-out or register queues. 2. Creating Functional Barriers - One of the ways the world of retail shopping has changed due to the COVID-19 crisis is the creation of barriers between customer and cashier.

Last week, SG360°, a print and direct marketing solutions provider headquartered in Wheeling, Ill., announced the acquisition of Data Service Solutions (DSS), an integrated print finishing company located in Bolingbrook, Ill. The deal reportedly makes this the second largest acquisition in the company’s history (the first was Lehigh Direct in 2014), and adds a fifth additional facility in the Chicago area. Printing Impressions caught up with Mary Lee Schneider, president and CEO of SG360°, to learn more about the acquisition, what it means for SG360° and the company’s plans for the future. “This is our first acquisition since we became part of a private equity team, ICV Partners, in December. SG360° is all about growth and we're excited to take our capabilities to the next level and really help our customers manage their complex communication needs,” says Schneider. Schneider, a former RR Donnelley veteran who has been president of SG360° for almost two years, says that the capabilities of DSS will strengthen SG360°’s positioning as a leading integrated direct marketing services firm, enhances the growth of SG360°'s fulfillment business, supports the firm's distribution strategy, and will be key to driving long-term, sustainable growth. Click Read More below for more of the story.