Our DivisionsAugust 08, 2022
Friesens Packaging
By Mike Fehr, Senior VP of Packaging Greetings from the world of Packaging to the world of books. In both worlds we share the common need to share messages from one product. We often express this as “helping our customers tell their story through the products we manufacture.” We’re here to do that through packaging! […]
August 02, 2022
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
By Chad Friesen, CEO At Friesens, we are trying to build a better business by increasing our collective understanding and action related to equity, diversity and inclusion. When we learned of the tragic history of residential schools, and the damage caused to Indigenous communities, we realized that there is a lot we didn’t know and […]
July 31, 2022
Changing Fonts
By Brad Schmidt A topic that has, until recently been relatively stable, has a change coming that is bound to shake everything up again. From my earliest experiences working at Friesens preparing files for print, fonts have always been a topic of interest. When dealing with a particular font that was difficult to output, one […]
June 21, 2022
Friesens 2022 Employee Directed Giving Campaign
Every year, employee-owners at Friesens Corporation have a chance to vote for their favorite charity, and the voting process determines what percentage of funds are donated to each organization. An employee-owner then presents the donation to the recipient charity. This year, we decided to combine the media releases to better highlight the various charities and […]
Learn More >May 05, 2022
Sustainability Story – Turning Obsolete Cartons Into Something Useful
By Mark Friesen, IP Operations Manager What happens to cartons ordered for boxing books that are the wrong size, or, for that matter, what happens to the extra cartons that are left over from a job? The fact is that ordering cartons is not an exact science, and it is difficult to get it right […]
May 05, 2022
InDesign Templates Available on MyBooks
We are all strapped for time, and anything that can be done to save time for our customers is always a big win. With that in mind, we are happy to announce we have an exciting new enhancement developed for MyBooks that we think all designers and those working with files will appreciate. If you […]
May 05, 2022
Simple Setup
By Brad Schmidt, Colour Tech Support Specialist When working on a book design, there seems to be an infinite number of details to consider. At times the simplest details turn out to be some of the more difficult ones to settle. One area that I am thinking about is the area of centring. There are […]
Learn More >May 03, 2022
New Colour Printing Paper Samples Book
By Cindy Voth, Marketing Coordinator Are you planning on publishing a colour book? Are you wondering which paper to choose? Help is here. We have recently produced an updated version of our Colour Printing Paper Samples Book. This marketing piece from Friesens shows a variety of images printed on various coated and uncoated papers that […]
Learn More >April 29, 2022
Progress on Capital Plans
By Byron Loeppky, Senior VP of Books 2022 will be the year that Friesens acquires its first inkjet press. We have purchased an HP T250HD press with brilliant ink. This press is a 4/4 press that can run colour or black work, use coated or uncoated paper, and has a 20.5” wide roll stand. The […]
Learn More >April 12, 2022
Friesens Corporation Named One of Canada’s Top 50 Best Managed Companies for the 19th Time
Media Release from PrintAction newsletter and Pembina Valley Online News Friesens Corporation has once again made the Top 50 list of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. In fact, this is the 19th time the Altona-based book, yearbook and packaging manufacturer has snagged the recognition doled out by Deloitte, which has been running the program for 29 […]
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