-Flint Group said it agreed to acquire pressroom supplier Day International in an effort to broaden its product mix. Day Chief Executive Officer Dennis Wolters will remain with Dayton, Ohio-based Day, Flint Group said. No financial details were released about the deal, which is expected to close this spring.

-Goss International Corp. said it recorded a third consecutive year of sales and earnings growth in 2006, with revenues exceeding $1.14 billion and pretax earnings topping $60 million. Each of Goss’ worldwide entities posted a profit, the firm said. The press supplier received orders from 46 countries in 2006, including orders for three of its Flexible Printing System presses. It also earned doublewide orders from U.S. papers The New York Times and The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va.

-CC1 Inc. said Gannett Offset will install its eXaminer automatic register control and register motorization system in its St. Louis plant. The system will be installed on GO’s Goss Urbanite pressline and include CC1’s Automatic APR feature that automatically retimes press compensators between lead changes.

-The AdsML Consortium last month issued Framework 3.0 Release 2, a set of specs that govern invoices, credits and e-tearsheets. AdsML Chair Harald Loffler said advertisers, agencies and vendors can now use the specs to determine how they want to do business electronically with newspaper publishers.

-Tensor Group Inc. said it sold presses and add-on equipment to four newspaper publishers in Kuwait. The deals include the sale of seven T-1400 four-high towers and one H-50 jaw folder to Al Watan and three four-high towers and one folder with quarterfolder to Al Seyassah. The Al Watan contract includes EPG remote inking and a dampening system from Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. Finally, Al Khat purchased eight T-1400 four-high towers and one H-50 folder with quarterfolder. The publisher, which prints heatset products, also purchased auxiliary equipment from Baldwin, EPG and Nela.

One year ago

Cox Newspapers Inc. agrees to roll out Digital Technology International’s WebSpeed content management app at all of its daily newspapers.

Five years ago

The Buffalo (N.Y.) News picks the Austin Co. to coordinate the installation of a new press in its existing downtown facility. The project includes raising the print site’s roof 25 feet in order to fit two Koenig & Bauer AG presses into the building.

10 years ago

The Hartford (Conn.) Courant purchases CCI Europe’s NewsDesk editorial system.

15 years ago

The New York Times reaches an agreement with the Newspapers and Mail Deliverers’ Union, allowing it to complete its purchase of two New York area wholesale newspaper distributors.