NAQP to Merge with NAPL

The National Association of Quick Printers/PrintImage, will merge into NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, effective November 1.

The move, which formalizes and expands an alliance formed by the two Associations in 2005, was approved by NAQP membership at the NAQP Owners Conference in Chicago on October 14, and by NAPL members the next day at the Association’s Annual Meeting of members.

Under terms of the agreement, NAQP becomes part of NAPL, while continuing to serve the quick and small commercial printer sectors and retaining its distinct branding, membership structure, and plan of work. The administration of NAQP will be managed by NAPL. NAQP staff, including Steve Johnson, NAQP/PrintImage president and chief executive officer, and Christina Vargas, NAQP/PrintImage vice president, will join the staff of NAPL. Both will continue their full-time plan of work exclusively for the benefit of NAQP members.