Wentworth Printing

Wentworth Printing Corporation Announced As Award Winner in the 2012 PICA Awards

Nikki Chapman — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:16 +0000

PRINTING EXCELLENCE IN THE CAROLINAS RECOGNIZED

Wentworth Printing Corporation Announced As Award Winner in the 2012 PICA Awards

Charlotte, NC — The Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA) has announced that Wentworth Printing Corporation of West Columbia is an award winner in the 2012 PICA Awards Competition. The announcement was made April 27 during the 2012 PICA Awards Banquet in Concord, North Carolina, with more than 300 industry professionals in attendance. The PICA Awards competition is one of the largest printing contests in the nation.

This year, the PICA Awards attracted more than 643 entries from 58 printing companies, along with more than 300 entries from 17 graphic arts high schools and six college graphic arts programs from across the Carolinas.

Wentworth Printing Corporation won 1 Best of Category Award, 7 Special Judges Awards and 3 Awards of Excellence. Only one Best of Category may be given in each category. One or more Special Judges Award or Awards of Excellence may be given in each category, limited to no more than one third of total entries per category.

A panel of out of state judges with extensive experience in printing and print production was brought in to examine the work. Each entry was judged on its own merit in a category with similar printed pieces. The judging criteria included: registration, crossovers, clarity and neatness, sharpness of halftones and line drawings, richness and tonal qualities of color, paper and ink selection, ink coverage, difficulty of printing, effective contrast or softness, finishing, bindery, and overall visual impact.

For more information, call Nikki Chapman of Wentworth Printing Corporation at (803) 796-9990.

CGX Announces Encore Finalists!

kkraft — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:55:22 +0000

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Annouced the Finalists for the Third Annual Encore Awards, Presented by International Paper. One of our own customers, Panzano & Partners, was nominated in the digital cateogry for a piece called “Springfield Town Center”. The Encore Awards will take place at emerge, the CGX annual customer conference and business expo, April 30 to May 3, 2013 in Las Vegas. The Encore Awards to created in 2011 to showcase the innovative ideas of our CGX customers; to date, our customers have won 3 out of 6 Encore nominations!

Read more about the Encore Awards and this year’s Nominations below:
2013 Encore Awards News Release

Merry Christmas Wentworth Printing!

kkraft — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:42:00 +0000

We had another great Employee Appreciation luncheon on December 20th! There were the traditions: buffet at Brookland Baptist, door prizes for all employees, and the 3nd Annual Festive Sweater contest. A big congrats to Joanie AND Layne for making it a tie this year. Also congratulations to Jason Akey who won the TV! Huge thank you to all our vendors who provide many of the door prizes throughout the year and thank you to our customer, Panzano, who supports our luncheon every year. Below are some pictures (and there are even MORE on our Facebook page).

2012 WPC Golf Tournament

kkraft — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:29:11 +0000

On October 17th, Wentworth Printing hosted our annual WPC Golf Tournament. Every year, the money raised goes towards a selected benefit or an employee in need; for 2012, all proceeds were chosen to go to the Wounded Warrior Project! For more information on this organization, please go to http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

The event was held at Cobblestone Country Club in Blythewood, SC, with about 27 people in attendance. Participation cost $60 and included a bbq dinner after the tournament. Overall, WPC was able to raise over $1200 to go towards this benefit! Thank you too all our Wentworth family and friends who were able to join! Check out images from the event below:

Checking in with Political Peak!

kkraft — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:17:11 +0000

Political Peak is a CGX Leadership Development Program rotation in which a group of associates from across the country go onsite to help a direct mail firm that Consolidated Graphics and Mount Vernon have partnered up with. Mount Vernon is a sister company of Wentworth and a part of the Consolidated Graphics network. The associates act as production managers for the direct mail firm and become the go to person for anything print related. As project managers, they are in charge of vendor relationships, communication with printers and mail houses, and managing account teams budget and workflow. The associates act as the client’s printing and mailing experts. They work with print companies that ensure political mail will be delivered on time and make all required drop dates. The Associates have to be ready for the challenge of political life and be available 24/7.

“I have really enjoyed my time here at political peak. It is a totally different world from working at Wentworth. We are onsite and are available for the account teams any time they need us. We have to realize that these account teams are our clients so what ever they need done we have to make happen even if it is 24 hour turn around. I love the responsibility we have here and how we are in charge of all our relationships with our printers and account teams. It is very cool to see printing from the other side because when we go to the printers we are the clients! So now we know what it’s like to be a customer of a print shop and we are a very demanding customer!”
-Hilary Watson, WPC Associate

“Another great benefit of doing political peak is the great opportunity to be in an awesome location: Washington DC! Living here is a totally different experience from South Carolina. Exploring the city and surrounding metro area is breath-taking in every way. Aside from the easy availability to gaze upon some of America’s most revered landmarks such as the White House, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial, the plethora of social spots aren’t too shabby either. Even though working very long hours during political peak is a given, we still take every chance to embrace every opportunity!”
-Maurice Phillips, WPC Associate

National Asssociates Meeting – 2012

kkraft — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:40:26 +0000

August 16-19th, the associates of the Leadership Development Program, from WPC and across the CGX network, met in San Antonio, TX for the annual National Associates Meeting. This conference is a four day event created to bring everyone together, build each individual’s career and their knowledge of the CGX network.

The conference starts out with the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Thursday, followed by a networking reception. This year’s guest presentation was given by Brad Karsh from JB Training Solutions. Each CGX company delivered a presentation on their Company Improvement Plan, which challenges each company to make a positive contribution around their plant and share that success with their peers. Each Associate partakes in several breakouts of their choice, depending on their career interests. The meeting is ended with a Quiz Show that test the Associates’ knowledge of the CGX network and industry as a whole.

It’s not all work — Friday night everyone was paired into dinner groups for a night out in the San Antonio town. Saturday, an event was planned, for all to attend, at Rio Rio Cantina, a local, two-story, Mexican Restaurant. Check out the pictures taken throughout the weekend!

Financial Results For The Quarter Ended June 2012

hwatson — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:59:04 +0000

Consolidated Graphics Reports Financial Results For The Quarter Ended June 2012! Check out the link below for more information!

http://investors.cgx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=78535&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1723665&highlight=

Wentworth’s CS6 and Publish Event!

hwatson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:56:10 +0000

Wentworth hosted an event that demonstrated the capabilities of Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Consolidated Graphics’ newest addition to the WorkSmart Suite, Publish! We had a great turn out of approximately 70 designers and marketers and everyone was able to find a lot of value in each presentation. A big thank you to our partners, Sappi, Neenah Paper, Adobe, and Publish.

2012 Annual Report

hwatson — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:55:03 +0000

Consolidated Graphics just released their annual report for the 2012 fiscal year! Take a look at the attached report for more information on CGX and our network!

cgx_2012_full_annual_report

Consolidated Graphics featured in Printing Impressions!

hwatson — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:49:31 +0000

Consolidated Graphics was featured in Printing Impressions June issue for their purchase of 10 HP Indigo 10000 digital presses!

For those who do not have the issue; read the excerpt below:

CGX Stuffs drupa Shopping Cart, Buying 10 HP Indigos

HOUSTON– Consolidated Graphics (CGX), which boasts one of the largest integrated digital printing footprints in North America, has purchased 10 HP Indigo 10000 digital presses.

HP and CGX officials disclosed the purchase agreement during drupa, where HP was showing the HP indigo 10000 model press– the first B2-format (29.5″x20.9″) sheetfed HP Indigo solution–publicly for the first time. CGX will begin installing the digital presses at locations throughout its 70-company network when the product line becomes available in early 2013.

In addition, Nies/Artcraft, a CGX company specializing in targeted direct marketing services will be a beta user for the HP Indigo 10000, receiving an early production unit later this year.

CGX primarily will use the Indigo presses for their direct marketing and other commercial printing work, as well as folding carton production.

In other news, CGX announced formation of a new joint venture with Asian printer Yamagata Corp. to better seve its multinatinal corporation customer base.

CGX has held an alliance with Yamagata since 2008 and recently acquired a 51% ownership stake in the joint venture’s Gero, Japan, operation. CGX Yamagata Japan will act as a commerce portal to Asia for its US-based clients.

Our sister company, Tewell Warren, was also featured for their 50 year anniversary party! Tewell Warren is located in Denver, CO and has been a part of the CGX family since 1989. The majority of their business encompasses high-quality offset printing, for top-notch companies. Happy Anniversary!