NOVA PRESSROOM PRODUCTS, "LLC"
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

The History of Nova Pressroom Products In February 2007, Nova Pressroom Products, LLC was formed as an independently owned and operated manufacturer of blanket and roller washes. Bringing together the most knowledgeable technical and business staff in the Graphic Arts Industry was the foundation for the new company. All of the key managers and research staff came from Anchor LithKemKo when this leading, longtime supplier of pressroom chemicals closed its manufacturing site in Florida. Nova’s goal was, and is, to manufacture safe, effective and environmentally-compliant products, delivering them on time and at a reasonable price. Early in 2008, Nova opened a 23,500 square foot Manufacturing and Research Center in North Jacksonville, Florida. The 2,200 square foot Corporate Headquarters and Customer Call Center was opened in April 2009. The plant is the manufacturing site for Nova fountain solutions, water-based coatings and UV coatings and specialty products. Nova is well positioned for the future. With over 160 different products for sheetfed and web printers, a dedicated dealer network in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Asia and a highly experienced technical staff, Team Nova is ready to partner with you. The Nova business model utilizes the company’s core expertise in printing chemical technology and provides hands on problem-solving support for today’s printers. Coupled with small company flexibility and the desire to achieve superior customer service, Nova is becoming the clear choice for larger sheetfed and web printers. Dan Roll played a major role as a pioneer in the development of alcohol-free printing in North America. His career includes over 25 years formulating experience with Anchor/Fuji Hunt. He now heads Nova’s Fountain Solution product development group. As a former printer, Dan has a unique perspective and believes that fountain solutions should enable the press operator to achieve higher quality and more consistent results. His knowledge of presses and dampening systems is extensive. Don Tartt is Vice President of Operations for Nova. He manages the company’s manufacturing, purchasing and customer service center. He is a 21-year veteran of Anchor where he served as Director of Purchasing. One of Don’s key responsibilities is to maintain Nova’s position as a low cost producer. Ray Brady, Vice President of Technical Services, has 23 years of experience formulating solvents and silicones for Fuji Hunt/Anchor. He oversees all of Nova’s press wash and silicone production. Ray has an advanced chemistry degree from the University of Florida along with years of practical field experience working with printers and printing equipment manufacturers. He is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable developers of low VOC press washes that meet the stringent environmental regulations imposed in many areas of the United States. Ronald J. Rose, as President of Nova, has over 30 years of corporate and independent business experience in the Graphic Arts industry. During his career with FUJIFILM, he served in a number of sales and business management positions including Vice President of New Business Development at Fuji Hunt Chemical and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Anchor. Ron has extensive experience directing channel operations in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. Nova’s aqueous and UV coatings were formulated by Chuck Malspies who was Vice President of Technical Services and the Coating Division until his death in 2011. With 20 years in the ink and coatings industry, Chuck innovated many of today’s top specialty aqueous and UV coatings. With a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati, Chuck’s focus was to design compatible coatings for today’s inks and to assist printers in selecting the correct products for specific jobs. Nova’s history is clearly linked to Anchor LithKemKo. All of the key Nova managers came from this leading supplier of pressroom chemicals. With the closing of Anchor manufacturing site in Florida, the opportunity for Nova Pressroom Products was created. From the onset, we presented Nova to our customers as a lean ‘doing more with less’ company. Now, as we expand into the Americas and Asia, we are using readily available communication technologies so, regardless of their geographic location or size, we offer all of our customers direct access to our formulators for advice and product questions. We feel that the expert advice provided directly from the formula’s creator sets us apart in the marketplace and offers real value to our users. Meanwhile, we continue to invest in technical training for our dealers, sales representatives, and agents since many of them represent a broad assortment of printing supplies, not just pressroom chemicals. Our company slogan, “You Know Us,” was chosen to remind the printing community we’ve been in the industry for years. Our company slogan, “You Know Us,” was chosen to remind the printing community we’ve been in the industry for years. We have invested heavily in our website so that our customers can not only find product and technical literature but also interact directly with our technical staff. But, nothing beats long-term brand awareness like word of mouth. We know that printers talk to each other and are fortunate to have experienced the benefits from early adopters in a geographic area who tell others about us. Digital printing will continue to grow at the expense of sheetfed during the next five years, but as long as toner costs more, longer runs will always belong to traditional technologies. Technology often overlooked, but that will continue to influence our business, is the continual improvement of offset printing presses. While there is still a need for a professional to operate the press, equipment manufacturers have taken much of the guesswork out of routine printing. Yes, you should know us by now. Nova Pressroom Products has gained the reputation of providing top-notch pressroom products for the Graphic Arts industry and backing them up with our performance guarantee.