The Porcupine's Quill was incorporated in 1974, originally as the production arm of Dave Godfrey's Press Porcépic. PQL published its first title in 1975, Brian Johnson's first and only book of poems, Marzipan Lies. Brian Johnson is currently the film critic for Maclean's and claims to have met Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, twice! Many of the early titles were slim volumes written by poets Tim Inkster had met as a student at the University of Toronto - amongst them Ed Carson who until recently was President of Penguin Canada, and Brian Henderson who is currently the publisher at Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Prismaflex International operates on all the continents through its 11 subsidiaries. This international activity currently represents over 70% of total sales and puts the company in a position to provide its clients, wherever they are, with an all-important tailor-made service offer. A new printing site fitted with several state-of-the-art wide format printers will open in the group's current German subsidiary in Heinsberg, in 2013. In Saint-Petersburg, Russia, the current sales office will become a fully-fledged subsidiary this coming year and incorporate a production site for advertising displays.
Ink on paper has been our business for over 25 years. We have always kept a close eye on our clients' needs and developed our services accordingly by investing in innovative technologies to improve efficiencies, exceed our customer's expectations and to r