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Discount Labels, New Albany, Ind., a Quality Park brand, recently was awarded the Supplier of the Year Award from Cleveland-based Proforma, a 12-year customer of Discount Labels, during the 2004 Annual Proforma Convention in Chicago. For the third consecutive year, Discount Labels earned the award that recognizes superior service and quality, consistent pricing and collaborative efforts. Mike Vejar, vice president of marketing for Quality Park and Discount Labels, and who manages the national account for Proforma, accepted the award on behalf of Discount Labels. Quality Park is the brand under which Discount Labels, Dealer Label, Lancer Label, PrintXcel and Wisco Envelopes operate. It

Manufacturers discuss emerging markets and value-added applications. Spurred by the introduction of laser printers in the 1980s, laser labels continue to be a profitable product for distributors, with new applications and processes spawned regularly to meet end-users' demands. "Lasers are pretty hot right now," noted Melinda Fulton, marketing manager at Continental Datalabel, Elgin, Ill. As pin-fed labels have faded from their former preeminence, laser and thermal labels have taken over. Mike Evans, marketing service manager for Lancer Label, Omaha, Neb., a PrintXcel company, said that he has seen steady growth in stock laser label sales over the past three years. John Strecker, vice

Lancer Label, Englewood, Colo. (a PrintXcel brand) has announced the launch of PressAbels Spirit Sheets, a product designed to add excitement to any school fundraiser or promotion. The innovative 10x3˝ sheets feature nine different labels, including a mousepad, sports schedule and window decal. Said Mike Evans, director of marketing for Lancer Label, "The product is a great giveaway for schools, universities or sport teams. It's very easy to sell because there is no other product like this, and it appeals to all markets. The Spirit Sheet offers custom printing opportunities from one-color to our highquality process printing." For a free sample, call

Lancer Label, Omaha, Neb., is proud to introduce Cold Foil—a new application alternative to the traditional offline hot stamping process. A PrintXcel brand, Lancer Label is one of the largest producers of custom labels. Available on most label stocks, the Cold Foil effect is ideas for wine labels, cosmetic packaging, children's stickers and gift tags. For free samples or a price quote call (800) 228-7074. PrintXcel, Englewood, Colo., also recently added HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) forms to its stock health-care line. Two of these new stock products are confidential patient sign-in forms that comply with the HIPAA's Privacy Practices Documentation and

Unified by a strong core infrastructure, PrintXcel serves all printing needs great and small. Upon learning that Englewood, Colorado-based PrintXcel was named BFL&S' 2002 Manufacturer of the Year, chief customer officer Charles Stickler exclaimed, "This is good news for everyone." For indeed the recognition proves that PrintXcel is on track and in touch with market de-mands, but it's also symptomatic of a healthy industry that's generating opportunities. Yet, as President and CEO Kevin Lombardo observed, "The industry is currently experiencing the same softness that the overall economy is experiencing and there is a sensitivity to people's spending." He explained that customers are

Acquisitions and consolidations make a shaky year in the print industry remain profitable. Transcontinental Printing Once again Transcontinental Printing, Warminster, Pa., has achieved the top ranking on the BFL&S Top 100 Manufacturers list. Reporting $2 billion in development within the United States for its latest fiscal year completed—$200 million more than last year's figures—the company thrives on nothing less than offering the best. According to Tracy Dennis, director of business, this year the best has meant concentrating on strategic relocation maneuvers and internal growth. "We've undergone consolidation, as well as staff, procedural, manufacturing and program changes that all contribute to Transcontinental's continued success," said

Developments in stocks and adhesives yield versatile, value-added applications. Quick, quiet, efficient, on-demand solutions, direct thermal and thermal-transfer products have been serving variable imaging needs for more than 13 years, with suppliers continuously seeking to enhance performance. Overlaminates, repositionable adhesives and top-preforming ribbons are just a few of the cool value-added features turning thermal products into hot commodities. For instance, McCourt Label, Lewis Run, Pa., has introduced direct thermal and thermal-transfer laminated label systems, which greatly increase options for distributors and their customers. To Protect & Serve While they are extremely efficient applications that eliminate the need for costly ribbons—as well

Static cling labels continue to stick as a promotional necessity. They hold fast, reposition with ease and leave no sticky residues. They are static cling labels, and they can be placed on almost any smooth, clean surface—including glass, plastic and some metals. Such traits create an attractive option for customers seeking just the right adherence for just the right application. And, according to many manufacturers, ad specialties and product promotions are just those applications. As a result, clingy labels can be found on high-exposure areas including storefronts, drive-through windows and car windshields. The latter is one of the top reasons New Albany, Indiana-based

Meeting rough applications is as smooth as silk for screenprinted labels By Maggie DeWitt A rubber squeegee pushes UV-cured ink through a fine mesh screen mounted onto a steel frame, laying down thick layers of color. The result is the toughest label on the market. And while some newer printing processes are starting to encroach on traditional silkscreen territory, none of the contenders can take a licking and keep on sticking quite like screenprinted labels. "Flexo and digitally-printed labels look and feel almost exactly like screenprinted labels," said Mike Evans, marketing manager for Lancer Label, Omaha, Neb. The difference, he added, is in screenprinted labels' incredible

Distributor-only CSRs and five plants are positioned to handle distributor orders The $2.43 billion direct-selling giant of the forms industry—Moore North America, Bannockburn, Ill.—has launched a business unit geared to the independents and joined the DMIA. The new unit, called Latitudes, is based in Iowa City, Iowa. According to Dick Dennis, vice president of the Resale Channels, Latitudes is completely independent of Moore's direct-selling divisions. Rather than reporting to a vice president of sales, Dennis reports to Patrick Brong, the president of Logistics & Operations for Moore. No stranger to the independent channel, Dennis previously served as vice president of sales for Vallis