MAR Graphics

PSDA, Alexandria, Va., named Brian Coats, sales representative for Mar Graphics, its Member of the Year, and Bill English, CEO of Superior Business Solutions, its President’s Award winner. Both men will be honored at the upcoming Spring Technology Conference on April 30. Coats, a regional director for PSDA, has participated in various PSDA committees and recruited countless new members. He also helps plan association events, and always participates as an event sponsor and exhibitor. Over the last several years, English has assumed leadership roles—both as a past board member and regional director—where he played an integral part in shaping the direction of the association.

It’s a winning formula for Hollywood blockbusters—a small town, major city, even planet Earth as a whole, finds itself under attack by some monstrosity. But, when an intruder abandons the big screen and infiltrates our mailboxes, it becomes personal. Of course, monsters aren’t hiding in our mailboxes waiting to attack as we retrieve the contents; nevertheless, a deluge of unsolicited direct mail can be just as horrific to find. To make matters worse, unlike the movies, there is no director to shout “Cut!” Unless we stay on top of paper disposal, we will soon be buried on the living room floor under mountains of

1 International Business Systems Headquarters: King of Prussia, Pa. Direct Mail Sales $(000): 13,500 Total Sales $(000): 15,000 2 Champion Industries Headquarters: Huntington, W. Va. Direct Mail Sales $(000): 13,067 Total Sales $(000): 145,188 3 Design Distributors Headquarters: Deer Park, N.Y. Direct Mail Sales $(000): 10,500 Total Sales $(000): 15,000 4 B&W Press Headquarters: Georgetown, Mass. Direct Mail Sales $(000): 8,66 Total Sales $(000): 11,550 5 New Jersey Business Forms/InfoSeal Headquarters: Englewood, N.J Direct Mail Sales $(000):

1 Ennis Headquarters: Midlothian, Texas Annual Sales $(000): 584,713 Principal Officer(s): Keith Walters, Chairman, President, CEO Employees: 6,200 Locations: 44 2 Champion Industries Headquarters: Huntington, W. Va. Annual Sales $(000): 145,188 Principal Officer(s): Marshall T. Reynolds, CEO Employees: 740 Locations: 22 3 Western States Envelope & Label Headquarters: Butler, Wis. Annual Sales $(000): 117,900 Principal Officer(s): Mark S. Lemberger, President Employees: 731 Locations: 5 4 Printegra Headquarters: Peachtree City, Ga. Annual

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

Rank: 1 Company: Ennis, Midlothian, Texas Sales $(000): 559,397 Principal Officer(s): Keith Walters, Chairman, CEO, President Employees: 6,200 Locations: 42 (*Does not include sales figures for Block Graphics, acquired 08/09/06.) Rank: 2 Company: Champion Industries, Huntington, W. Va. Sales $(000): 135,000 Principal Officer(s): Marshall T. Reynolds, CEO Employees: 768 Locations: 22 Rank: 3 Company: Western States Envelope & Label, Butler, Wis. Sales $(000): 111,000 Principal Officer(s): Mark S. Lemberger, President, CEO Employees: 733 Locations: 5 Rank: 4 Company: Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga. Sales $(000): 87,706 Principal Officer(s): Casey Campbell, President, CEO Employees: 822 Locations: 14 Rank: 5 Company: PrintXcel, Montrose,

DMIA’s annual Print Solutions conference and exposition will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The conference will provide three days of educational sessions, including a presentation by this year’s keynote speaker, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and co-author of “Contract with America.” Join Gingrich as he analyzes the current political climate in Washington, DC, and educates attendees on effective leadership. This year’s conference will feature equipment demonstrations, offering distributors better insight into how various applications are produced. In addition, exchange centers will be located on the show floor with more than 34 hours of

MAR Graphics, Valmeyer, Ill., recently purchased a Nipson VaryPress 400 digital production press that will be integrated inline with a Hunkeler Variweb finishing line. The acquisition will allow MAR Graphics to handle increased print volumes and will streamline operations.  The VaryPress / Variweb integrated line will give MAR Graphics the flexibility to print variable data; integrate cards; glue; die cut; fold; and mail in one process. This will make MAR Graphics the first print and fulfillment operation in the United States to install an integrated print and finishing line with this degree of flexibility.  For more information, call MAR Graphics at (800)

ProForma Adds 500th Distributor — The Cleveland-based ProForma distributor network has added its 500th franchise. ProForma One Stop Marketing, Memphis, Tenn., has been opened by Kurt Wulff, a former sales representative for Moore. Wulff said that the decision to establish the distributorship was based on quality-of-life issues. Wulff chose ProForma because, "It will allow me to have more free time and minimize financial risk." ProForma was third among the Top 100 Distributors with sales of $175 million. The company expects to top $200 million in total sales for the 2000 calendar year. Precept CEO Deason Resigns Doug