New Bedford, MA – C.P. Bourg, the world's leading technology developer and supplier of document feeding, binding and finishing equipment, and a Xerox Business Partner since 1989, announced today that it was awarded top honors by Xerox Corporation as Overall Finishing Business Partner of the Year. In addition, Xerox named C.P. Bourg as its 2009 iGen Finishing Business Partner of the Year for its continuing support of Xerox's flagship product.

Presented annually, the Xerox Business Partner awards honor those companies that contributed most significantly to the business success of Xerox and its customers. For 2009, Xerox's Global Business Group recognized 22 partner firms for superior digital workflow software and finishing solutions, one of which also was selected in each category for outstanding overall achievement.

In presenting the top prize of Overall Finishing Partner Award for 2009 to C.P. Bourg, Xerox cited the key contribution of C.P. Bourg's "outstanding product portfolio of in-line and near line solutions."  Xerox also noted that C.P. Bourg "mastered the challenging economic conditions of 2009 that tested the fabric of all its business partners and did not shrink from delivering all they promised, including but not limited to pre-sales support, on time product delivery and post sale support."

Naming C.P. Bourg the 2009 iGen Finishing Partner of the Year, Xerox noted, "C.P. Bourg continues to lead all others in enabling placements of its flagship iGen press due to their wide range of product offerings." C.P. Bourg's innovative products for in-line and near-line on-demand binding and finishing are designed to maximize production efficiency and minimize costs.

"Receiving the Xerox Overall Finishing Partner award demonstrates that our company and our products consistently outperform all others to provide print industry customers with the best print finishing solutions available.  We accept each of these awards with a great deal of pleasure and pride!" said Richard Trapilo, Executive Vice President and General Manager.

For 50 years, C.P. Bourg has designed and delivered innovative binding and finishing solutions to meet the needs of the global printing and finishing industry. C.P. Bourg's reputation – as the world's leading technology developer and supplier of in-line and near-line document feeding, binding and finishing equipment for the broad spectrum of traditional and digital printing environments – is built on a history of achievement and continuous commitment to quality, innovation and efficiency. This commitment has led to privileged relationships with numerous digital print suppliers, and with tens of thousands of customers worldwide who rely on C.P. Bourg equipment to turn print on paper into quality finished products.

In addition to the Xerox Business Partner of the Year awards, C.P. Bourg won a 2009 Feingold Honorable Mention for its large-format BSF Sheet Feeder from the Binding Industries Association and Best of Show in the "Binding, Finishing and Mailing Equipment" category at On Demand Expo 2009 for its large-format Bourg BM-e Booklet Maker.