Printegra

Industry upheaval continues. This spring, we learned that Woodbury Business Forms and Caribbean Business Forms were acquired by Wise Business Forms. Then, we had the sudden news that the Vallis division of MLC Holdings ceased operations. Now, we find that Printegra has acquired National Imprint Corporation. Add to these changes the growth efforts of Ennis as it absorbs Crabar/GBF and ventures into the promotional world with Alstyle Apparel, along with the business gyrations of Cenveo, which is fending off a hostile takeover, and our conservative industry has taken on an air of adventure. Wise Business Forms gains access to a wider range of customers and broadens

Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., recently acquired National Imprint Corporation (NIC), a manufacturer of envelopes and stationery products based in Deer Park, N.Y. NIC operates three manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and South Carolina with more than 150 employees and revenues greater than $20 million last year. Casey Campbell, Printegra's president and CEO, said, "The acquisition of NIC further increases the value proposition that we offer our customers. Our vision is to provide customers with a national source for short-run business documents in a friendly and reliable business manner." There are no scheduled changes in NIC's current business practices, and the company

Beyond the obvious commodity products exists a wealth of profit-boosting solutions. Offsetting not only the decline in traditional products, but also the ups and downs of the economy, cut-sheets are a reliable growth product, say manufacturers. Over the past three years, as forms sales overall have slumped and then posted a modest recovery, cut-sheet sales volume has been "flat or slightly up," according to Jim Hill of Carolina Cut Sheets, Huntington, W.Va. The producer has manufactured only cut-sheets since 1982. At Printegra, there has been steady cut-sheet growth attributed to new business and the ongoing decline of continuous products, according to Bill Reid, director

Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., recently announced the installation of ANSI Certified RDM Image Qualifiers nationwide. The equipment was installed to assist Printegra's customers in complying with Check 21, the recently enacted Check-clearing Act for the 21st Century legislation. The RDM Check 21 testing equipment is available at all nine of Printegra's national check-manufacturing facilities, and can perform testing (at no charge) on new or repeat jobs to ensure Check 21 compliance. In addition, Printegra's FormSource and FormSource Limited Software Compatible checks, ODT VOID pantographs and Copy Alert Security Paper, have also been re-designed and are Check 21 compliant.

Printegra, a provider of short-run business printing headquartered in Peachtree City, Ga., will consolidate its Peachtree City and Smyrna, Ga. plants during the weekend of Nov. 6 and 7. The fully integrated facility will begin operations on Mon., Nov. 8 from the Smyrna facility, located just outside of Atlanta. The expanded facility will contain a state-of-the-art graphics and pre-press department, offset capabilities for short- to medium-run business documents, checks, envelopes, pressure-seal mailers and integrated products, and a host of other capabilities. "We believe the new facility will significantly enhance our manufacturing capabilities and bring the collective products and services of Printegra to our distributors," said

Printegra, headquartered in Peachtree City, Ga., recently acquired all sales dockets and existing customer lists for Tejas Graphics, a regional wholesale manufacturer located in Fort Worth, Texas. Formerly owned by Vincent Shilling, Tejas Graphics will now operate under the Printegra name from the company's Arlington, Texas, plant, located less than 20 miles from Fort Worth. Tejas customers can still use its original telephone number to place orders and will not encounter interrupted service. Printegra operates 10 plants in the United States that manufacture its core products--checks and forms. The company also manufactures pressure-seal mailers, integrated form cards and form labels, custom labels,

Educate customers about value-added features for profit-boosting results. One product that distributors know will be in constant de-mand from customers is checks. Although there may be fluctuations in the type of check products (continuous vs. laser, for instance), the product itself is still a necessity, say manufacturers. "Checks are growing every year," said Sandy Horner, president of Diversiform Software Compatible Checks, Alexandria, Va. Despite the economy's ups and downs, businesses still need to pay employees and suppliers, she said. "The dollar amount on the checks might change, but they still need the checks." Product niches within the category reflect customers' desire for

Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., recently signed a letter of agreement to acquire the repeat files (artwork and dockets) and customer list of Space Business Forms (SBF), Lodi, Calif. All negatives and artwork will be retained by Printegra's Livermore, Calif., plant. "Printegra will do everything possible to meet or exceed SBF's customers' expectations," said Casey Campbell, president. "We are confident that SBF's customers will see enhanced product capabilities, technology initiatives and services resulting from this acquisition." Printegra is a manufacturer of short-run business printing sold through distributors. The company has more than 700 employees, 10 manufacturing locations in the United

Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., recently announced the promotion of three of its employees. Dennie Hager was promoted to general manager and will supervise and direct all plant employees and assist with the company's strategic decisions. Hager has over 18 years of experience in the print industry and has spent eight years as Printegra's production manager. Samantha Grey was promoted to sales service manager and has extensive experience building strong distributor/supplier relationships within the DMIA. Grey has a very unique background and a strong skill set that will continue to be an asset to Printegra and its distributors. Monty Ferguson was promoted to production manager

Form/label combinations benefit distributors, as well as their customers. Forms and labels are a natural combination to win distributors greater profits and reap savings for their customers. "There's not an industry that can't use form/label combinations in some way," said Ed Brandt, owner of Brandt Affixing, Carrollton, Texas. Brandt, which offers both blown-on (piggyback) and integrated label constructions, has seen "nice, steady growth" in form/label combinations, he said. Bill Reid, director of marketing for Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., agreed that the form/label market is growing. "In the past three years, we've averaged 30 percent growth with this [product category]," said Reid. Although it's a