We are hearing from our newsprint suppliers that the tipping point is close on 27.7# or 45 gsm newsprint becoming the primary newsprint weight. One supplier, Alberta, has announced that they will no longer be producing 30# newsprint as of August 2008. The majority of newspapers have converted to 27.7# due to shortages of 30#. We are [...]
Archive for April, 2008
The trend towards 27.7# newsprint
Posted in newsprint, tagged 27.7#, 43gsm4, 45 gsm, newsprint on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going Green
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FTA, green printing, NAA, PIA/GATF, SGIA, SGP, sustainable green printing partnership on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a lot of talk about “Going Green” in the printing industry. The challenge is there are no widely accepted standards at this point. Printing Industries of America (PIA)/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF), Specialty Graphic Imaging Association and Flexographic Technical Association are the founding partners of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. They have developed a [...]
Customer Advocacy
Posted in Customer Advocacy, Newspaper Production, tagged bindry, Customer Advocacy, mailing services, Muller Martini, newspaper inserting, packaging on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We at Color Web Printers are working on developing a stronger understanding of customer advocacy.
One of our initiatives is to develop a more interactive website. We want to offer customers a site that can lead them to resources that affect their printed products such as websites that offer information on newsprint pricing trends.
Our project manager, Todd Griffith [...]
