Taylor Corp. Acquires Promo Products Firm DMR Creative Marketing (piworld.com)

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced the election of Birdley James of Miller Zell to its Board of Directors. James is SGP/EHS Coordinator & Compliance Manager and leads Miller Zell’s sustainability efforts. His responsibilities include expanding recycling initiatives, and overseeing sustainability program compliance, SGP certification requirements, environmental & safety compliance audits, environmental safety processes & procedures and safety training.

Specialty Print Communications (SPC) added another milestone on its strategic growth path by acquiring the assets of American Marketing Services & Consultants (AMS). Based in Mundelein, IL, AMS was founded in 1976 and provides a number of mail, letter shop & fulfillment services for companies of all sizes. With an experienced team and state of the art equipment, AMS provides added firepower to SPC’s existing lettershop. “We are excited to have AMS onboard”, stated Adam LeFebvre, SPC President. “We have a long history with AMS and the timing is right for us to make this important investment. Our business has seen dramatic growth in recent years and an expanded lettershop team will help us keep up with client demand.” SPC has retained the entire AMS team and will integrate all lettershop operations within its existing facility in Niles.

Appleton, WI based JP Graphics has been acquired by BR Printers of San Jose, CA. JP Graphics serves the print market with an array of services such as offset, digital, large-format printing, and robust packaging capabilities. JP Graphics is a leading manufacturer of custom folding carton packaging and packaging accessories serving clients in food and beverage, health and wellness, and consumer goods markets. BR now maintains two facilities in the Appleton region: National Graphic Solutions (NGS) and JP Graphics Inc. “JP Graphics and BR share the same passion for providing creative solutions to our customers,” says Adam DeMaestri, President and CEO of BR Printers, “The addition of JP Graphic’s product lines, personnel, and equipment will allow us to continue to leverage our scale to offer enhanced solutions for our clients in digital print and expand to provide specialty packaging solutions. Together, we will better serve our customers with added reach, capacity, and high-end, design-forward product offerings.”