TOTOWA, NJ, August 9, 2004 — Responding to tremendous business growth the company has experienced in the area over the last two years, Pitman Company, the leading independent North American graphic arts supplier, has relocated its Rocky Mountain District distribution operations based in Salt Lake City to a new, modern facility that nearly doubles its overall warehouse capacity. Pitman also has added significantly expanded its state-of-the-art ink mixing and blending capabilities in the new facility to provide faster turnaround on customers' special ink requirements. Pitman is the North American supplier of advanced, high-performance Hostmann-Steinberg inks for sheetfed, web, UV and flexible packaging applications. Headed by District Sales Manager Steve Teerlink, Pitman's Rocky Mountain District team of sales, service and support specialists serves the company's rapidly widening customer base of traditional and digital, commercial and packaging printers in a geographical area spanning both the greater Salt Lake City and Denver metropolitan markets. The distribution operations are now located in a new industrial park at 3696 West 900 South in Salt Lake City. The phone number for the new Pitman facility is 888-274-8626. The Fax number is 801-975-1301. Customers in the district can continue to place online orders for delivery from the new warehouse facility at Pitman.com, the company's industry-leading e-commerce website. Joe Demharter, President of Pitman Company, noted, "The investment we've made in our new Salt Lake City facility reflects the strong confidence we have in the future of the graphics industry in the Rocky Mountain District. It also underscores our firm commitment to providing our customers throughout this important area with the advanced technology, quality products and outstanding support that can help printers realize their targets for business growth."