RR Donnelley Awarded New Multi-Year Contract by Questex Media Group, Inc.
Press release from the issuing company
CHICAGO, Feb. 13 -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has been awarded a new multi-year contract, with a projected term value of approximately $25 million, to print and distribute all of Questex's magazines. Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to- business integrated media provider publishing 23 titles including Hotel & Motel Management, American Salon, Travel Agent, Landscape Management and Home Media Retailing.
Kerry Gumas, Chief Executive Officer, Questex Media Group, Inc. stated, "As a company committed to both organic growth and acquisitions, we wanted to select a printer who could successfully transition all of our current titles to their platform, while at the same time be suitably positioned to accommodate our future growth. After a careful review process, we are confident that RR Donnelley is the best choice for us. Their ability and willingness to support our evolving business and to provide distribution advantages that help minimize our current costs were very attractive to us."
John Paloian, RR Donnelley's Group President, Publishing & Retail Services added, "Business-to-business magazines are central to our strategy, and we will dedicate the resources needed to support our customers in this segment. Our recent investment to enhance our co-mailing capabilities, so as to minimize publishers' distribution costs, is just one such example of this support. We are delighted to have been selected by Questex to be their sole magazine printer, and look forward to increasing the value that we bring to their operations."