Ennis Business Forms Completes Acquisition of Shares of Calibrated Forms
Press release from the issuing company
DESOTO, Texas--Nov. 13, 2002--Ennis Business Forms announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the outstanding stock of Columbus, Kan.-based Calibrated Forms Co., Inc.
Calibrated designs, manufactures and markets printed business forms within the wholesale business forms marketplace.
Calibrated becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary and will operate in the Forms Solutions Group within Ennis. Calibrated's owners, Jim Amyx and Kim Brown, will continue to lead Calibrated with the support of their management team.
Keith S. Walters, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ennis commented, "We are pleased to have the acquisition of Calibrated completed and that the Calibrated management will continue to operate this successful business. Calibrated's operational efficiencies and product offering will help Ennis to continue to provide the best product and services to our distributors."
Ennis Business Forms, Inc., is one of the largest private-label printed business product suppliers in the United States. Headquartered in DeSoto, Texas, the Company has 30 production facilities located in 12 states, strategically located to serve the Company's national network of distributors. Ennis offers an extensive product line from simple to complex forms, laser cut-sheets, negotiable documents, internal bank forms, tags, labels, presentation folders, commercial printing, advertising specialties, screen printed products, and point-of-purchase display advertising that can be custom designed to customer needs. In addition, Ennis maintains highly proficient regional Customer Sales Centers to support distributors in their business efforts.