NORCROSS, GA (June 19, 2007) – Unisource Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, has announced plans to increase its presence in the Texas marketplace, primarily focusing on the cities of Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.

“The current market conditions within the paper distribution industry in Texas make this the right time to expand our services and offerings to potential customers within the state,” said Tim Rodman, Area Vice President of Sales in the Southeast, Unisource’s Paper business unit.

“We plan to aggressively pursue new business and have several new product lines and offerings that will help us achieve our business growth plans,” said Rodman.  “I anticipate that we will be adding several experienced sales professionals to our team to cover the demand we anticipate for our products.  As one of the United States’ largest distributors of paper, we look forward to offering our customers the best value in the marketplace.” Rodman said Unisource’s growth plan in Texas will be the responsibility of Gregg Schuliger, Business Manager, Texas Paper Sales, who can be reached at 1-281-989-8366.

Unisource supplies commercial printers and publishers and a broad range of industry segments with the leading brands of paper and imaging supplies. The company sells its own private label brands that offer quality at an affordable price. Its product lines are designed to meet customer needs across the full range of business paper for all communication applications. This includes books, catalogs, manuals, forms, brochures, booklets, letters, newsletters, flyers, reporting, advertising and direct mail.