Lewisville, Texas

Envision Label, Lewisville, Texas, recently announced the acquisition of the operating assets of American Label and Graphics, Desoto, Texas--consisting of short-run label equipment and customer accounts. "The equipment will allow us to be very competitive in the short-run market," said Jay Fair, vice president of Envision Label. "Historically, we have focused on long-run color labels with our wide-web, six- and seven-color presses. The acquisition will now enable us to run 500 to 5,000 labels in up to five colors." For more information, call (972) 829-8060 or visit www.envisionlabel.com.

The decision to provide commercial printing is often made for distributors—by customers. A successful distributor isn't likely to turn away a good piece of business and risk opening the door of opportunity for the competition—especially if the job is for an existing customer. So, in 1994, business form distributor Gary Dunlap didn't have to think twice when he was asked to provide high-end marketing materials. Actually, the president of The Venture Corporation, Lewisville, Texas, had planned to enter the commercial printing arena when he left Moore Business Forms in 1991 to establish his own company. "Because I and my salespeople always