Standard Finishing Systems was named Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE: XRX) 2010 Partner of the Year in the color finishing category for continued contributions to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. The award was among 15 that Xerox presented to partner firms for superior finishing and digital workflow software solutions. Standard has received the coveted “Xerox Partner of the Year” award in different categories for seven consecutive years.

Standard offers a range of in-line and off-line feeding and finishing solutions in cooperation with Xerox, including the Horizon ColorWorks in-line bookletmakers for Xerox DocuColor^® and Color 800/1000 Presses, plus Hunkeler unwinders, rewinders, cutters and stackers for Xerox continuous-feed production printers. Off-line solutions include Horizon saddlestitchers, perfect binders, folders and cutters.

The Xerox Partner of the Year awards are presented annually at the Xerox Business Innovation Partner conference by the Xerox Global Business & Strategic Marketing Group, which brings to market the full portfolio of Xerox document solutions, software and systems for production and office environments. The awards honor business partners that contributed most significantly to the business success of Xerox and its customers.

“Standard is proud to share this award with Horizon International, our world-class manufacturing partner, who continues to apply their engineering vision and expertise to develop innovative finishing solutions for customers who use Xerox digital presses” said David Reny, executive vice president, Standard Finishing Systems.

Standard Finishing Systems has been a Xerox Business Innovation Partner since 1992, offering a complete range of paper handling, post-press and mail inserting systems that compliment Xerox monochrome and color printers in every production class.