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Ikon, VHA Sign 3-Year Deal
Ikon Office Solutions Inc. signed a 3-year agreement to provide copiers, printers and related equipment and services to VHA Inc.'s 2,400 health care organizations. The agreement gives VHA members a discount on Ikon products and services, including document strategy assessments, on-site managed services, legal document services, digital imaging and conversion services, copiers, printers and other equipment.
Forms Plus Acquires Deemers, Changes Name
Forms Plus Inc. acquired Deemers, a Luzerne County, Pa.-based office supplies company. The company will now be known as One Point Inc. and will offer office supplies, printing and furniture. One Point will occupy a new 40,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and showroom in northeastern Pennsylvania. The facility will replace Forms Plus headquarters at 101 Poplar St., Scranton, Pa. All Deemers and Forms Plus employees will continue working at the new location, the company said. Centurion Business Forms, Allentown, Pa., which was acquired by Forms Plus, also will be known as One Point. Reading, Pa.-based Commercial Design and Furnishing, previously owned by Deemers, will operate under the One Point name as well.
Katrina Updates
Printegra Corporation (Printegra, National Imprint Corporation and Synergy Label) and its employees held a nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. Printegra matched every dollar donated by its employees. The company raised more than $20,000 and donated it to the American Red Cross.
 Bullet Line, which has offices in Miami, said in a press release that the company has not sustained any damages and will ship orders on schedule. The company opened for business Sept. 21.
 OfficeMax Inc. is helping the Dayton-based School, Home and Office Products Association's Kids In Need Foundation to ship supplies to schools that are taking in students displaced by the hurricane. The company also is donating $50,000 to the foundation. School districts in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio will benefit from the program.
Sun Chemical Announces Increase in Prices
Sun Chemical announced price increases of 9 to 12 percent on various products due to increases in raw material prices and shortages of key ingredients. The increases, effective Oct. 1, will cover inks, coatings, fountain solutions and other printing consumables supplied by the company in North America. Sun Chemical also will apply surcharges where appropriate to cover costs such as energy and freight.
Deluxe Sells Apparel Unit to Canadian Firm
Deluxe Corp. sold its PremiumWear Inc. apparel unit to Forsyth Holdings, a privately-owned company. Deluxe acquired PremiumWear as part of the New England Business Service Inc. acquisition in June 2004 and announced its intent to sell the apparel unit in January. Forsyth is a manufacturer and importer of woven dress and sport shirts in North America. It's headquartered in Toronto with offices in New York.
Boise, Spicers Form Partnership
Boise Paper, Printing and Imaging Papers and Spicers Paper Inc., a division of PaperlinX North America Inc., formed a distribution partnership. Spicers will offer Boise printing and imaging products at its locations in the country and the Now@BoisePaper internet platform.
IP Completes Sale of Carter Holt Harvey Stake
International Paper completed the sale of its 50.5-percent stake in Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. to Rank Group Investments Ltd., according to a lock-in agreement signed by both companies on Aug. 16. Proceeds of the sale totaled $1.14 billion, and will be used primarily to reduce debt, International Paper said.
NewPage Announces Best NASCAR Truck Contest Winner
NewPage Corporation, formerly MeadWestvaco Papers Group, announced the winner of its thetrueyou.com web site "I Can Design the Best NASCAR Truck Ever" contest. Mark Kennedy, director of production for Red F, Charlotte, N.C., won the contest for his creative concept for the #22 Bill Davis Toyota, which runs in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The design will be unveiled at the Las Vegas 350, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24.
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IN MEMORIAM
David V. Wise, Founder of Wise Business Forms
David V. Wise, CFC, 74, a long-time supporter of the independent segment of the printing industry, passed away yesterday. Several years ago, he suffered a severe head injury in a motorcycle accident.
In 1969, he founded manufacturer Wise Business Forms Inc. in Butler, Pa. As its chairman, he expanded the company to plants in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Atlanta, where the company is now headquartered.
His day-to-day role at the firm ended in 1994, the same year he won NBFA's President's Award for his dedication to the association (now DMIA), which Wise Business Forms joined in 1972. Wise also won a Special Service Award and sponsored several members who joined DMIA.
"He'll be remembered in the industry for his extreme loyalty to DMIA and the independent concept," said William D. Prettyman, CFC, CEO of Wise and an incoming DMIA Board member. "He loved the organization and felt that if you're going to belong, you must participate. He also was a great entrepreneur. He set high standards for his people and the company, and was an extremely generous person."
Wise was a main benefactor to his alma mater, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. The school's basketball venue, The David V. Wise Center, is named after him. The Wise family is prominent in Butler, Pa., where it has owned the Butler Eagle newspaper since 1895. David V. Wise was part of the third generation of ownership, serving as co-publisher and treasurer before selling his interest to other family members.
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SOLUTION OF THE WEEK
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Spirited Posters
St. Joseph Christian Life Center in Cleveland is "an oasis in an urban setting," says Alan Dahart, assistant director of the center. As the retreat facility for the Cleveland Catholic Diocese, St. Joseph is tucked away on 12 acres on the edge of Lake Erie. The center offers a variety of spiritual programs, from silent retreats to dinners for couples. So Dahart wondered why more people from the diocese's 250 parishes weren't signing up for great programs in an idyllic setting.
Frank O'Connell provided the answer—poor marketing materials. The center mailed press releases and program information printed in black and white on rag paper to churches and schools. "The center felt things were just getting pitched out at the parishes," says O'Connell, owner of OC Productions, an advertising firm. So St. Joseph Christian Life Center hired O'Connell as communication director to add spark to its marketing pieces. Full story.
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TOP TEN
Here are this week's top unusual source requests received by DMIA:
- Unit set form tipped to a 9 x 12 envelope; QTY=2M
- Plastic bags for bolts of fabric; 8 sizes; QTY=large
- Paper place mats; 25" x 16"; 4 color process; QTY=10M
- Custom imprinted iPods; QTY=100 or less
- FDA approved tissue paper; printed 4 color process; used as fast food basket liner; QTY=1M
- Exploding dye packs used by banks; QTY=minimum
- Safe deposit box rental agreement contract as a stock item
- Custom imprinted growler-style jug; QTY=100 or less
- Companies with Nexpress equipment
- Parking passes bound in books and variably imaged; 45 tickets per book; QTY=100
If you have a source request—for anything—call the Hotline at (800) 333-2828 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or use the Source Hotline Database online. For new sales ideas every day, try our 1,000 Sales Ideas Database. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email Cheryl Rush.
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What's New at DMIA?
Excess Inventory Depot
DMIA's Excess Inventory Depot enables members to sell items such as excess inventories, blank forms and labels, pre-converted material, paper stock, converted material, new or used equipment and other business-related items. Take advantage of this introductory offer and post your items for free. Find out what's for sale. DMIA members can view postings 24/7 at no charge.
Product of the Week
Spanish/English Glossary of Terms
DMIA's new Spanish/English glossary helps your customers and employees with hundreds of common and not-so-common terms in the graphic arts industry. The 142-page book contains hundreds of graphic arts terms in Spanish with an English cross-reference in each definition. Plus, the glossary has two quick-reference indexes: English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Code: BFGLOSSSP. Member Price: $16. To order, click here or contact Tina Davis.
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Print Education & Research Foundation
DMIA and the former International Association for Document Technologies Foundation joined forces in 2003 and formed the Print Education & Research Foundation (PERF). Headquartered with DMIA, PERF's mission is to provide research and education that promote long-term growth and profitability of the industry's organizations that embrace supply-chain options. PERF initiatives include developing research reports on emerging products and markets; educational and training programs; and finding ways to improve the industry's profitability and functionality. Its staff is directed by a Board of Trustees. For more information, call
(800) 336-4641.
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