VCG-Connect Implements Esko’s Device Manager UK reprographic and plate-making specialist VCG- Connect is said to be enjoying greater operational visibility and smoother workflow following its imple- mentation of Esko's Device Manager for flexo plate making. VCG-Connect, located in Bury, is a provider of digi- tal reprographics and photopolymer printing plates. It provides flexographic services to many of Europe’s largest printers and brand owners. A long standing Esko customer,VGC-Connect was a beta site for Device Manager. Device Manager is said to bridge the gap between the prepress department and the plate room. AWA Issues Call For Entries For Sleeve Label Awards The AWA Sleeve Label Awards, now in its third year, is open for entries until January 27, 2017. Entries are invited from all participants in this value chain, from designers, film producers, printers/converters, to end users and brand owners. Awards will be presented in four categories: heat shrink TD sleeves, stretch sleeves, roll-fed MD shrink sleeves, and sleeves of any type which deliver a spe- cial environmental contribution. In addition, all class winners will automatically be entered for recognition as the outstanding entry overall, as the Best Sleeve Label of 2017. The 2017 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony during the AWA International Sleeve Label Conference & Exhibition to be held in Miami, Florida, on April 5-7, 2017. Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Group has officially transferred ownership to the Dutch-based private eq- uity firm, Egeria. This follows the announcement in September that Egeria had signed an agreement to ac- quire 100 percent of the shares of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Group from an affiliate ofWarburg Pincus. As part of this change in ownership, a new leader- ship team has taken over the running of the Group. Paddy Mullaney, former CEO of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging, and Michel Jansen, former CFO, have stepped down from their positions.The new CFO of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging is Aschwin Hollander, who was most recently CFO for Stork Prints Group. Anthonie Zoomers has taken over as CEO. Egeria Takes Ownership Of Clondalkin Packaging
6 December 26, 2016 Flexo Market News
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