St Ives Announces Name Change and $12 Million Expansion Project for Its Facility in Cleveland; New Facility, New Equipment, New Jobs -- All to Enhance Customer Satisfaction.HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999-- St Ives St Ives may refer to: Places
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. : the completion of its name change to St Ives, and the ground breaking of a $12 million expansion project. The expansion provides for 20% more space and will house a new web press and a state-of-the-art stitcher. Purchased three years ago by London-based St Ives plc, Perlmuter, Ohio's largest printer, was sensitive to changing its name in the local market and proceeded methodically with the transition to the new name. Established in 1917, the Perlmuter family provided a long legacy of quality printing services to the Cleveland area and nationally as well. "We are pleased to introduce the St Ives organization to the Cleveland market," said Wayne R. Angstrom angstrom (ăng`strəm), abbr. Å, unit of length equal to 10−10 meter (0.0000000001 meter); it is used to measure the wavelengths of visible light and of other forms of electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , St Ives, U.S. Division. "We strive on delivering the highest quality multicolor web offset printing along with the best customer service in the business. The only difference our Cleveland-area customers will experience is an effort to increase our already high level of service." According to Gary Davis, General Manager, St Ives, Cleveland, the company's growth in recent years led to the decision to expand the facility. "The majority of our on-going growth is directly linked to a company-wide commitment to quality service. We're pleased that we can better serve our customers by creating efficiencies here in the U.S. with the resources of the Hollywood, Florida facility." The ground breaking of the 53,000 sq. ft. single story addition will add to the existing 260,000 sq. ft. campus on East 49th Street in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. Upon completion, immediate plans call for the addition of 40 new jobs and as many as 80 as equipment is added in the next three-to-five years. The project is expected to be completed early in the new year. New equipment purchased as part of the expansion project includes a state-of-the-art Muller Prima stitcher providing video-jet/ink-jet capabilities for direct-mail personalization, a high speed 6-unit Heidelberg web press that operates at 55% higher efficiency than the prior model, and GMI GMI Governance Metrics International (New York, New York) GMI Giant Magneto-Impedance GMI Global MSF Interoperability GMI General Motors Institute GMI General Mills, Inc. Closed Loop Color Technology enabling increased color control on long runs. To take its quality to an even higher level, the Company also is documenting its processes and procedures in an effort to achieve ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 registration later this year. Brian Edwards, Managing Director, St Ives plc, participated in the groundbreaking ceremonies. St Ives Hollywood, the U.S. headquarters of St Ives plc, is a full-service, high-technology commercial printer and lettershop house specializing in catalogues and direct mail. St Ives plc., a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. , is the largest printing organization in London has business units in England, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , Germany, Holland and the United States. |
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