Medfield

Ennis, Midlothian, Texas, recently announced the consolidation of its plant in Medfield, Mass., with its facility in Chatham, Va. Ennis added the Medfield facility as part of the July 2004 Crabar/GBF acquisition. Additional Ennis locations in Leipsic, Ohio; Coshocton, Ohio; Columbus, Kan. and Princeton, Ill. will receive equipment from the Medfield facility and handle select orders based on customer needs. Ennis management expects the consolidation to be completed by August 31. In other company news, General Financial Supply, a supplier of financial and security documents and part of the Ennis Financial Solutions Group, recently completed the redesign of its catalog and sales kit.

Ennis, Midlothian, Texas, recently announced the consolidation of its Edison, N.J., plant with its Coshocton, Ohio, and Medfield, Mass., plants--part of the original transition plan to reduce fixed overhead to realize greater efficiencies from the Crabar/GBF acquisition, of which the Edison and Medfield facilities were part of last July. The Edison facility will transfer business, equipment and personnel to the Coshocton and Medfield locations over the next three months and permanently close thereafter. Orders from the east coast region can be sent to the Chatham, Va., facility. Keith Walters, chairman, president and CEO of Ennis, said, "Along with the closing