Ennis, Inc.

Ennis, Midlothian, Texas, has added Four51 to its e-commerce offering, as a result of joining the Connect Four51 Network. Ennis’ e-commerce offering is branded EnnisOnline, and descriptions and links to e-commerce and non-branded marketing sites for all divisions can be found at www.ennisonline.com. Connect Four51 is an innovative supply chain management program developed by Four51. It removes order processing, manufacturing and go-to-market inefficiencies from the printed communications supply chain, and delivers financial benefits associated with productivity improvements. For more information, visit www.ennisonline.com.

Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis announced Block Graphics’ Denver location and Skyline Business Forms, also in Denver, will now operate under the Ennis brand name. Ennis acquired Skyline Business Forms, one of the largest manufacturers of business forms in the Rocky Mountain market, in October 2007. The acquisition of Block Graphics, Denver, a manufacturer of short-run print products and envelopes, was completed in August 2006. Block Graphics, Denver, and Skyline Business Forms combined their manufacturing operations on December 4, 2007. The name change became effective Feb. 5. Dale Donati, vice president, business unit director over the combined Denver facility, said “The name change builds

With the passing of another year, less-than-optimistic predictions continue to plague the forms sector. How often do we hear industry experts refer to printed forms as “a dying breed?” Yes, Print Professional’s annual Top 100 Manufacturers issue last October revealed a slight decline in forms sales with reported figures of $931 million compared to $1.08 billion in 2006. Nevertheless, paper-based forms had—and still have—the strongest presence in the entire printed-products market. In 2007, forms comprised 34.5 percent of the total $2.97 billion annual sales listed for the printing industry as a whole. Labels and tags were the closest competitors, making up only 18.8 percent

Headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, Ennis announced that its tag and label division—located in Wolfe City, Texas—has a new UV inkjet printing system. The six-head, custom design allows for a printing width of up to 14¼", and includes its own prepress station for designing barcodes and importing variable imaging files. This has allowed Ennis to expand its variable imprint capabilities and strengthen its ion deposition printing and crash imprint numbering system. In addition, this is the first machine in the Ennis line that can print UV ink. Chuck Hester, general manager of the Wolfe City facility, said the system “will literally more

Ennis Informs Attendees of Its Expanding Product Lines at PSDA 2007

Print Professional publisher Jim Harvie, along with the magazine’s editorial staff, presented Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis with a commemorative plaque during October’s Print Solutions Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. Ennis maintained its first-place ranking on Print Professional’s 2007 Top 100 Manufacturers list with reported annual sales of $585 million. For more information, visit www.printprofessionalmag.com.

1. Ennis Headquarters: Midlothian, Texas Forms Sales $(000): 233,885 Total Sales $(000): 584,713 2 PrintXcel, Headquarters: Montrose, Ala. Forms Sales $(000): 69,036 Total Sales $(000): 76,707 3 Printegra Headquarters: Peachtree City, Ga. Forms Sales $(000): 66,857 Total Sales $(000): 89,142 4 Wise Business Forms, Headquarters: Alpharetta, Ga. Forms Sales $(000): 63,480 Total Sales $(000): 69,000 5 PRINTSouth Headquarters: Atlanta Forms Sales $(000): 47,310 Total Sales $(000): 47,310 6 Wright Enterprises Holding Company

Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis named Carl Weaver general manager of Block Graphics’s Portland, Ore. facility. Since Ennis acquired Block Graphics in 2006, Weaver had been serving as the Portland facility’s envelope plant manager. Previously, the 27-year industry veteran spent 18 years at Block Graphics in various positions, such as production coordinator, plant manager and V.P. of manufacturing. In addition, Ennis welcomed Paul Gray as general manager of its Trade Envelopes division, Carol Stream, Ill. Prior to this role, Gray worked as a private consultant, focusing on productivity improvements, waste reduction and safety outside of the printing industry. He also held leadership positions at Wisco

1. Winner and Still Champion, Ennis Although not wishing to divulge specific acquisition targets at this time, the Ennis corporate team, headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, is continuing its strategy of acquiring companies that offer complimentary products to its existing line as, well as companies that offer products that could be sold through the existing distributor customer base. The strategy is obviously working, as the company again claims the top spot in Print Professional’s top 100 manufacturers ranking. And, while some in the industry fear the larger consolidators are creating pricing pressures that will ultimately commoditize products and services, Keith Walters, president and

1 Ennis Headquarters: Midlothian, Texas Commercial Printing Sales $(000): 58,471 Total Sales $(000): 584,713 2 Champion Industries Headquarters: Huntington, W. Va. Commercial Printing Sales $(000): 43,556 Total Sales $(000): 145,188 3 B&D Litho Headquarters: Phoenix Commercial Printing Sales $(000): 14,333 Total Sales $(000): 43,433 4 Team Concept Printing & Thermography Headquarters: Carol Stream, Ill. Commercial Printing Sales $(000): 6,051 Total Sales $(000): 9,605 5 Lewis Color Headquarters: Statesboro, Ga. Commercial Printing Sales $(000): 5,625 Total