Top 100 Manufacturers
Top 20 Independent Manufacturers
1998 Rank
Company
Sales ($000)
1997 Rank
Sales ($000)
Principal Officer
Employees
Locations
Year Founded
1
CST/Star Forms
$255,000
1
235,800
William O. Nahikian, CEO
535
9
1969
2
Ennis Busines Forms
$154,348
3
153,726
Keith Walters, CEO/COB
1,408
15
1909
3
*Poser
$121,750
4
100,000
Dennis M. Grasso
940
15
1949
4
*TRANSKRIT
$101,000
5
95,000
Jack Resnick
1,028
8
1938
5
GBF Graphics
$82,700
6
87,400
Richard S. Kunz
500
6
1951
6
Adams Business Forms
$65,000
9
60,000
Joe Bauman
350
3
1889
7
Datagraphics
$60,473
10
58,354
John Staniforth
350
3
1889
8
* Label Art
$52,203
-
58,392
Thomas Cobery
426
4
1963
9
Discount Labels
$53,971
-
$55,945
Allen C. Conway Sr.
665
1
1964
10
DSFI Distributor's Stock
$53,000
8
$62,000
Malcolm Geffen
185
4
1979
11
Continuous Forms and Checks
$48,500
13
49,910
Bob Lenox
435
10
1982
12
Calibrated Forms
$46,175
16
45,152
Bill Amyx
320
1
1985
13
Northstar Computer Forms
$43,000
15
46,200
Kenneth Overstreet
500
6
1962
14
Sovereign Business Forms
$39,204
36
23,606
Donald D. Patteson
421
8
1962
15
Wright Business Graphics
$38,813
20
37,507
Jim Wright
275
6
1971
16
Rittenhouse Label Media
$38,236
-
$38,000
Tom Pagel
125
3
1915
17
ELT
$38,000
-
16,800
Tim Wright
150
25
1987
18
United Computer Supplies
$37,500
18
$38,700
Jack Zimmerman
128
3
1984
19
Data Label
$36,383
22
36,131
Geroge Snyder
180
5
1980
20
Highland Computer Forms
$36,151
21
36,290
Philip D. Wilson
108
4
1979
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