Holland, Mich., April 10, 2007 – SVH (Steketee Van-Huis) and the Printery, the Holland, Michigan-based commercial printing and packaging division of Multi Packaging Solutions, is pleased to announce that the company is one of the first in the state to receive Chain-of-Custody Accreditation from the Forest Stewardship Council, an international organization that brings people together to find solutions which promote responsible stewardship of the world’s forests.

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HOLLAND, Mich., January, 2007 –The printing and pack- aging company SVH is decidedly green. In fact, it was recycling long before it was the thing to do.

Protecting the environment has been part of the Holland company’s corporate culture since the mid-1960s, a time when few thought about environmental implications in the commercial printing industry.

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HOLLAND, Mich., January, 2007 – SVH has completed a 12,500 square foot manufacturing expansion to accommodate continued growth and new equipment. We are currently adding a new Heidelberg CD 8 color press. This press will be equipped with 8 printing units plus an anilox aqueous coater capable of printing four color process, four spot colors or varnish and aqueous coating, all in line. This also allows SVH to expand color capabilities in technologies such as Metal FX , Hexa-chrome and multiple varnish techniques. The addition of the 8 color press gives SVH 26 units of 40” printing. All of our presses are 2001 or newer, all with closed loop spectrophotometer color control. SVH has recently added a new Signature Folder- Gluer and a Sanwa blanker die cutter. These new additions will continue our commitment to offer our clients the finest technology available.

HOLLAND, Mich., December, 2005 –Peter Houlihan has been named president of The Printery, the small press division of SVH Group, Inc., in Holland. Houlihan will assume the duties from Bob Heydenberk, who has been promoted to senior advisor of The Printery—one of the areas oldest print shops, with operations dating back to 1879.

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HOLLAND, Mich.– Craig A. Gray recently joined SVH, a Holland-based printing and packaging company, as an account executive. Gray brings over 18 years of print industry experience to the position.

Gray will support SVH’s existing customer relationships and advance new business development in the Grand Rapids area.

“We are pleased to have Craig on the SVH team,” said Scott Volkert, director of sales and marketing. “His past experience in account management will be a real asset in building on the positive relationships with have with our customers.”

Prior to joining SVH, Gray worked at Allegra Print and Imaging as an account executive. He holds an associate degree in retail management and sales/marketing from Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich.

HOLLAND, MI – Elizabeth Ebihara recently joined SVH, a Holland-based printing and packaging company, as the marketing and communications manager. Ebihara brings a wide variety of marketing and sales experience to the position.

Ebihara will support SVH by heading up marketing and assisting with new business development for the company.

"Elizabeth will bring more creativity and energy to our team," said Scott Volkert, director of sales and marketing. "We are eager to put her past success and experience to work for SVH customers."

Prior to joining SVH, Ebihara worked in the commercial office furniture industry as a marketing communications expert at Haworth, and later, at Steelcase. She received her bachelor’s degree from Hope College in Holland, Mich.

SVH Group is pleased to announce that Don Besser and Rob Braniff have joined the organization.

Rob has spent the last 4 years with The Etheridge Company as a Sales Represetative, and prior to that in Sales and CSR with Modern Imaging. After several years in the printing industry, Rob is eager to diversify into packaging as well. Rob enjoys building relationships with his clients and providing them with excellent customer service. He also enjoys troubleshooting projects and working through the myriad of details associated with each job.

Don brings nearly three decades of print experience to the SVH Group. In June, he joined the second shift production team as a press operator. He’s very excited about the opportunity to work with a progressive printing company like SVH.

The SVH Group Awarded the “Benny” in Worldwide Print Competition

The SVH Group of Holland, MI was awarded a Benny, the highest honor in the 2004 Premier Print Awards, for their entry a brochure for The Center for Women in Transition. The brochure was created and designed by Fairly Painless Advertising.

The Premier Print Awards, the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition recognizes outstanding achievement in print production.

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SVH Continues long tradition of recycling

For over 30 years now we have made a commitment to recycling paper, paperboard, and excess inks. Whenever we die cut a carton, or trim off waste on a sheet we send the excess scraps through a vacuum system that is loaded and taken to be recycled. So far in 2004 we have recycled enough paper to have saved 13,744 trees, 5,659,458 gallons of water, more than 2,425 cubic yards of landfill space, and kept more than 48,510 pounds of air pollution out of the air.

We have just installed a new proofing system the Kodak NX Approval system. We now have the ability to accurately proof PMS and metallic colors. Duotones, Tritones, and overprints can now be represented as they will print. In addition to this we can produce the proof on the stock it will be printing on. From 33# Offset to .024pt board, proofs can be produced and then cut, folded and glued to look like actual production samples. For many years we have had to explain that the printed piece will not really look like this proof or it is difficult to predict how this duotone will look on press. Now not only can we show the correct PMS color but the proof can be cut, scored and assembled.

SVH Group expands it's printing capabilities again!

In a fourth expansion of press capabilities in two years, SVH Group added
another 7-unit Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 CP2004. This latest 40-inch press is the first installation of its kind in the U.S. The official release
date for this new design is in May at the drupa Print Show in Germany. This press complements the other 38 Heidelberg units already in operation at SVH.
While designed for high-end packaging and commercial printing, this press
prints with accuracy and resolution to complement SVH clear-screen, stochastic, and hexachrome digital workflows.

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Scott Volkert Joins SVH Group!

SVH Group is pleased to announce that Scott Volkert has joined the organization. With 18 years of print experience, Scott brings tremendous
value to the company. Prior to joining SVH Group, Scott worked as a sales executive with The Etheridge Company and most recently was a partner and Vice President of Sales at Commercial Printing in Grand Rapids.

Scott's new role at SVH will be the Director of Sales and Marketing, making him a valuable member of the management team. For more info, click here

More Speed with Better Quality – SVH Group Now Offers Better Digital Offset Printing

Now SVH Group can do what others still consider utopian: fast, high-quality, and economical production of short color runs. How? With a Quickmaster DI Pro form Heidelberg. The magic word is Direct Imaging. This technology takes the quickest, most direct route from idea to finished print product. As a result, SVH Group can now offer customers genuine on-demand printing on paper, foil, or up to 16 pt. paperboard.

- a top printing speed of 10,000 sph
- image in four minutes
- print with a 200 line screen
- allows for imprinting in precise register
- small runs at an affordable price

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What started as a pro bono project for the Holland Area Arts Council, involving the SVH Group, BBK Studio, and The Big Event photography studio, has turned into a category placeholder in various design competitions far and wide. Awards to date include those listed below with hopefully more to follow.

+ Creativity 33
+ HOW Magazine’s 2003 Self-Promotion Annual (see here!)
+ West Michigan ADDY Awards, 2003 Competition

This little collaborative effort has paid off, not only in awareness building for the various project participants, but in winning nitty-gritty design awards as well. The Gift of Good Art is a combination calendar / notepad. Each month’s page features a work of art created by a Holland-area high-school student.

Bob Heydenberk Joins SVH Group!

With 45 years of print experience, Bob brings tremendous value to the company along with proven leadership in high-end commercial printing. Prior to joining SVH, Bob served as President of AP Johnson Company and, President of the Etheridge Company.

In his new role, Bob will primarily be involved as a key member of the management team at the Printery, SVH Group’s wholly owned subsidiary. He will also work closely with the SVH team responsible for pressroom technology.

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