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Montreal, July 6, 2009 – Transcontinental today began
officially printing the San Francisco Chronicle daily
paper at its brand new 338,000-square-foot plant in Fremont,
California. The Monday, July 6 edition is the first to come
off the presses at the plant.
Transcontinental
will print 270,000 copies of the San Francisco Chronicle
from Monday to Saturday and 360,000 on Sunday at its brand
new plant in Fremont, California. On the Picture: Kathy Hunter,
General Manager of the plant, Gary Hughes, Site Leader of
the Transcontinental plant in Fremont, Calvin Siemer, Senior
Counsel, Hearst Corporation, Brian Reid, President, Transcontinental
Printing, Ted Markle, Newspaper Group, Transcontinental Printing,
and Gary L. Anderson, Executive Vice-President, San Francisco
Chronicle.
“We are very pleased that production of the San
Francisco Chronicle started on schedule,” said
Brian Reid, President of Transcontinental Printing. “The
production model at our new plant is based on a unique combination
of state-of-the-art technology and highly skilled people,
in whom we have invested extensive training. The San Francisco
Chronicle is expressing great trust in us by having us
print its prestigious daily paper.”
“The new plant in Fremont is one of the first printing
plants to be designed and built to meet the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in the United
States,” said Ted Markle, Senior Vice President of the
Transcontinental Printing Newspaper Group. “The new
ultramodern presses provide excellent print quality and more
flexibility for advertisers and the distribution of inserted
material. With this investment we can offer publishers the
best tools in the marketplace to help them maintain and strengthen
their competitive position.”
The plant in Fremont offers comprehensive printing and postpress
services. As well as handling a range of related products,
the plant will print 270,000 copies of the San Francisco
Chronicle from Monday to Saturday and 360,000 on Sunday.
To download a picture, visit Transcontinental’s home
page at www.transcontinental.com.
About Transcontinental
Transcontinental provides printing, publishing and
marketing services that deliver exceptional value to its clients
along with a unique, integrated platform for them to reach
and retain their target audiences. Transcontinental is the
largest printer in Canada and the sixth largest in North America.
It is also Canada’s leading publisher of consumer magazines
and French-language educational resources as well as the country’s
second-largest community newspaper publisher. Transcontinental’s
digital platform delivers unique content through more than
120 websites. Its Marketing Communications Sector provides
advertising services and marketing products using new communications
platforms supported by database analytics, premedia, email
marketing, and custom communications. Transcontinental is
a growing company with a culture of continuous improvement
and financial discipline, whose values, including respect,
innovation and integrity, are central to its operation.
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) employs approximately
13,500 employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico,
and reported revenues of $2.4 billion in 2008. For more
information about the Corporation, please visit www.transcontinental.com.
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For information:
Media
Maxim Labrie
Media Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: 514 954-4176
maxim.labrie@transcontinental.ca
Financial Community
Jennifer F. McCaughey
Director, Investor Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: 514 954 2821
jennifer.mccaughey@transcontinental.ca
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