ALEXANDRIA, VA — September 27, 2002 — C. Barnes & Co. releases the 2002 Fall/Winter updated edition of the Printing & Graphic Arts Directory, the most detailed source for information on every major printing company, prepress house and trade binder in the U.S. and Canada. With over 700 pages and more than 3,000 printing and graphic arts companies listed (all with more than 50 employees), the Directory describes the largest firms in the $170 billion industry. These companies have an annual worldwide sales volume of $124 billion (these plants buy 70% of the total U.S. and Canadian print technology and other capital investment). The Directory is one-stop-shopping for all the key facts about all the major companies in the printing and graphic arts industry. And not just addresses and phone numbers -- these descriptions also include information on web site URLs, company sales, employee size, press equipment, key executives and market segments in which they participate. Much has changed in the printing and graphic arts industry in 6 short months. Nearly 40 of the largest printing companies have folded, reorganized or been acquired by investors. Large-scale layoffs in 2002 have created tremendous employee churn. The Fall/Winter edition of the Printing and Graphic Arts Directory has captured the M&A activity of industry companies and the movement of the industry’s top 10,000+ executives. This directory is excellent for sales and marketing planning, for sales leads, distribution planning, sales territory development, competitive intelligence, business analysis, merger & acquisition work, and many other purposes. For more information or for ordering, please visit www.cbarnes.com, email [email protected] or call (703) 822-0911.