Lane Press Inc., publication printer specializing in magazines and catalogs

Modern paper production machines are nearly 40 feet wide, hundreds of feet long, and over two stories high.
The 9th largest manufacturing sector in the U.S., the Forest Products Industry, of which the Paper Industry is a major part, plays a vital role in most regions of the U.S., where it ranks among the top 10 employers in 43 of 50 states.
There are more than 500 paper mills in the United States.

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October 2005

President's Message

On Schedule Fidelity
You write, we print. You photograph, we bind. You invest in the creative, we in the mechanical. This is the fundamental agreement between publisher and printer. It allows valuable content to be distributed among hundreds of thousands of readers. It is the essence of a business model that puts highly complex, expensive equipment in the hands of small publishers that they could otherwise never access...

Customer Roundup

Lane Press Customers Selected for FOLIO 40
Two Lane Press customers—TechTarget and Rhode Island Monthly—were named to the 2005 FOLIO: 40 list, the industry’s oldest and most prestigious list of top innovators and influencers...

Florida International Wins Excellence in Printing Award
The Florida Magazine Association recently awarded Florida International magazine with a Charlie Award for best overall printing. The award was given out at the annual FMA meeting in Orlando August 17 – 20, 2005. The FMA Charlie Award is the highest-level award given in each category...

Are Publishers Really Propeller Heads?
Our guess is…probably not. But because technology is a big part of the production process, more than 30 Lane Press customers—publishers and production managers—attended our Publishers’ Technology Roundtable in New York City on August 16, 2005. The event was held in conjunction with the arrival of the canal schooner Lois McClure in Manhattan, the final destination on her journey from Vermont...

ASHRAE.org Wins Web Award
ASHRAE.org, the Web site of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, has earned an award of excellence from the Web Marketing Association...

Customers Named Eddie and Ozzie Award Finalists
Lane Press customer publications were reviewed by a panel of 90 industry experts and were chosen from among 1,600 submissions to become 2005 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award Finalists. Lane Press amassed a strong showing for the Ozzie Awards with customers being named in eight out of the 13 categories. We also placed in two out of the three market segments for the Eddie Awards...

News Briefs

Paper Strike Ended
On Friday, August 19, 2005, the strike at UPM Miramichi paper mill in New Brunswick, Canada, ended. The members of Local 689 of the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers (CEP) Union voted in favor of a new five-year labor agreement to bring the strike to a close...

Helpful Websites
There are a few new websites we thought we would share with you. These sites have print buying tips, information about paper, and information about launching new titles...

Company Corner

MAN Roland Live
In July 2004, we announced the purchase of a new MAN Roland Rotoman with a goal of being fully operational by June 2005. Through careful planning and project management, the press went live slightly ahead of schedule and is producing work as anticipated...

Dan Burks Joins Senior Executive Team
Dan Burks recently joined Lane Press as vice president, manufacturing and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team. He has extensive facility management experience with start-ups and companies requiring expansion and performance improvements...