UK-based manufacturer of books, pads and filing products Tollit & Harvey has been acquired by French giant Exacompta Clairefontaine.
Jean Bourges president and CEO of Bourges Color, passed away April 22. Jean had a long and solid history in graphic communications. Her long study of color led to her receiving a patent for her color valuation classification system. In her early years Jean was very active in Namta, earning her a well deserved Lifetime Achievement award
On sad note, Lydia Nolan, founder of Art Things, died several days ago in her sleep at the age of 93. Lydia started the business in 1966, but her daughter Laurie Nolan has run the business since the beginning.
Peter Lota, buyer at Sam Flax NY has left the company after many years to pursue other opportunities.
Fil Lomeli of Santa Barbara City College Bookstore, last day will be 8/15/08 after 34 years. The new buyer is Toni Mendoza
Coming Soon to Tria – A unique feature of Letraset’s Tria Marker is its modular aspect – it’s easy to interchange and customize each marker by simply clipping the nib housings into place. Soon this modularity will be exploited even more fully with the introduction of a brand new Ultra Fine Nib attachment. This will be available separately, offering users pinpoint fine line accuracy in Tria colors
We are sad to report the passing of Ron Nelson, MacPherson‘s customer service person extraordinaire on August 12, 2008. Ron was an amazing guy to work with, so smart, so caring. He came to work at MacPherson‘s nearly 29 years ago on the great recommendation of his mom, Darlene. He mastered the arcane world of art materials, phone customer service and our company with an ease that made it look effortless. He was remembered by fellow team members and customers as a kind soul, great listener with a photographic memory. He was and still is famous in the art material world across America as the “Ron” in the renowned Ron/John team (John being longtime co-worker John Kaczmarzyk). We are so saddened by Ron‘s passing, not just as a team member, but more as a full fledged family member. You can’t be forgotten Ron, but you will be missed by so many. He was the beloved son of Ronald and Darlene Nelson; brother of Craig Nelson; uncle to Brie Nelson; and nephew of Kennard Nelson.
Congratulations to our Rachel Thompson who has been promoted to MacPherson‘s Print Publications Manager, reporting to Amy Kaczmarzyk. She’ll oversee all of printed collateral, and will supervise Tali Even-Kesef and Corinne Smith. Rachel will also act as Trade Show Coordinator, managing our CHA and NAMTA effort. Rachel has been at MacPherson’s for over 6 years.