Jerald Byrd

The Leslie Company, a family owned and operated supplier in Olathe, Kan., is celebrating its 35th year of manufacturing custom imprinted presentation products.

Headquartered in Olathe, Kan., The Leslie Company appointed Bob Abeel as national sales manager. Abeel will focus on business development, key account expansion and special program implementation.

The Leslie Company, Olathe, Kan., recently installed the Agfa Galileo VE Computer-to-Plate Imager, a Sherpa Digital Color Proofing System and an Apogee Workflow Management System. Jerald Byrd, founder and president said that the equipment will improve the manufacturing efficiencies and printed quality of the company's lines of custom turned-edged products, presentation packaging, litho-wrap loose-leaf binders, index tabs and calendars. "The computer-to-plate system is revolutionizing the way that we approach offset printing," he said. "The systems are launching us to the next level of print quality, color accuracy and manufacturing turnaround time." For more information, call (800) 255-6210.