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Montreal, June 5, 2007 – Transcontinental has completed
the installation of a state-of-the-art 8-unit KBA press and
peripheral equipment at Transcontinental Saint-Hyacinthe,
a flyer and insert printing facility. Now fully operational,
the new press was part of a $25 million investment announced
for the facility in June 2006.
The investment reflects Transcontinental’s continued
commitment to flyer and insert printing for Canadian retailers
as well as for non-traditional and highly specialized advertisers.
Improvements to the Saint-Hyacinthe facility, which employs
about 250 people, include a 22,500-square-foot expansion
for a total building footprint of 142,500 square feet.
The addition of the KBA press became necessary following a
new agreement with Loblaw Companies Ltd. in 2006, in which
Transcontinental renewed its contract to print flyers for
the Loblaw banner across Canada. As of this spring, the contract
also includes printing of flyers for the Provigo chain in
Quebec at the Saint Hyacinthe facility. The contract has an
annualized value of over $60 million, of which a third
is new business from Provigo.
“I’m very proud of our employees, who have successfully
worked together to complete this major project while continuing
to serve our customers,” said Luc Desjardins, president
and CEO of Transcontinental. “The new press will also
make us more efficient and give us greater flexibility during
peak periods. For Transcontinental, it’s also a mark
of our confidence in the Saint-Hyacinthe community, where
we have been operating since 1979.”
With its specialized plants in Halifax, Saint-Hyacinthe, Brampton,
Calgary and Vancouver, Transcontinental heads Canada’s
largest network of printing products and services for retailers.
This state-of-the-art national platform serves the biggest
names in Canada’s retail industry.
Attention Photo Editors: Images of the new press and the Saint-Hyacinthe
facility are available at www.transcontinental.com (below).
About Transcontinental Inc.
The largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North
America, Transcontinental also ranks as the country’s
leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language
educational resources, and its second-largest community newspaper
publisher. Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating
strategic partnerships that integrate the company into its
customers’ value chain, notably through its unique newspaper
printing outsourcing model and its value-added services. From
mass to highly personalized marketing, the company offers
its clients integrated solutions which include a continent-leading
direct marketing offering, a diverse digital platform and
a door-to-door advertising material distribution network.
Transcontinental is a company whose values, including respect,
innovation and integrity, are central to its operation.
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has more than 14,500
employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and reported
revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2006.
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For information:
Media
Pierre Leduc
Media Relations
Telephone: (613) 241-6000, ext.: 235
Cell: (416) 859-8562
pleduc@tsa.ca
Financial Community
Jennifer F. McCaughey
Director, Investor Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-2821
jennifer.mccaughey@transcontinental.ca
The team that installed the new press (from
left to right): Guillaume Leroux, Project Coordinator, Raoul
Pascal, Director of Continuous Improvement, Michel Dion, Press
Supervisor, Martin Clair, Director of Engineering and
Maintenance, et Serge Lemire, Plant Director.
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