Newspaper colour is in demand at US print group Axiom Impressions, which is upgrading a single-width line with the addition of four Goss SSC towers – capable of delivering an extra 32 tabloid pages of full colour.

ImPressions Worldwide reports that Axiom – spearheaded by industry veterans Kevin Hendrix and Denny Short – is adding the 546mm cut-off towers to its line in Liberty, Missouri.

Formed more than a decade ago, Axiom is based on the former O’Dell Publishing location, but also has a facility in Tennessee – just north of downtown Nashville –the former Watkins Printing site in Mabelvale, Arkansas, and a sales office in Valley Stream, New York to serve the east coast market.

ImPressions’ Tom Loesch says the project marks a significant milestone and investment in their commitment to delivering the highest quality printing solutions to their customers.

“ImPressions Worldwide is providing warrantied late model towers with automation, to replace their existing manual towers, ensuring that Axiom remains ready to meet high standards for years to come,” he says.

The towers – which have Perretta remote inking and auto register – are pictured at IW’s headquarters in Burlington, Washigton state, where cleaning and technical preparation is well underway ahead of a scheduled May installation.

IW is replacing the sock dampening with brush dampening, better suited to the type of production planned. Pictured is IW’s Oscar Figueroa.

Also with thanks to ImPressions, we have this photo of Ola Richards (under the direct print lead) and Dasha Wilder, snapped at the Petersburg Pilot office in Alaska by Ron Loesch.

Loesch – a former award-winning newspaper publisher himself – says Richards, originally from Poland, is a favourite for her passion for print and inspiring “girls only” mindset. Wilder works in the Pilot office across the street from the North Harbour but helps on press when called to duty. Norwegian-influenced Petersburg boasts the largest fishing fleet in southeast Alaska, and is home to the ‘Little Norway’ festival each year. “The girls print three weekly newspapers each week on a six-unit Goss Community, totalling about 5000 copies,” he says.