Ennis celebrates 90 years of printed business products

Office World News, Feb 2000

DESOTO, TX-Ennis Business Forms, Inc. (NYSE: EBR celebrated their 90th Anniversary this year. Among the largest privatelabel printed business products suppliers in the United States, Ennis has 17 manufacturing locations in 12 states across the country. This unmatched coverage allows Ennis to serve its national network of dealers.

Ennis prints and constructs a broad line of printed business products for national distribution. Approximately 92 percent of Ennis' manufactured products are custom or semi-custom, constructed on an individual basis depending upon the user's specifications.

Ennis serves as a "one-stop" source for an extensive line of traditional as well as non-traditional printed business products. Products manufactured and offered range from laser or continuous bank checks and forms, stock or custom tags and labels, presentation products, receipt books, register forms and hospital menus to custom Post-it@ Notes, award ribbons and certificates, four-color commercial printing and advertising specialties. Ennis offers its customers an unlimited product line* specialized to any need.

In addition to a complete product offering, Ennis has developed a comprehensive, cooperative marketing program. This program involves the development and distribution of product training and marketing literature for use in the education and training of both dealers and end-consumers.

The geographic locations of Ennis' manufacturing facilities are strategically positioned to provide its dealers with efficient service, low freight costs and fast delivery. Many products are produced in multiple locations to assure constant flow of production and distribution of dealer orders.

Ennis' customer diversification includes: advertising specialty dealers, printing brokers, direct manufacturers, wholesale/catalogers, office product dealers, commercial printers and franchise organizations. single customer class counts for as much as ten percent of consolidated net sales. Ennis has historically served small to medium sized businesses through its extensive dealer network and is now working to expand its efforts with larger independents.

Over 26 diversified product lines have been developed to provide the services and products required by businesses today. This diversified product offering allows Ennis dealers to enter a multitude of markets and industries for the sole purpose of devel-oping and growing the need for printed business products.

As product development and research continue, Ennis has branched into diverse market expansion. Marketing programs are being directed to service industry specific markets and target the printed business product needs of industries such as automotive and retail.

Through these efforts Ennis is continually striving to improve product quality and customer service by evaluating each of its facilities for improved methodologies of both production and administration. The result is increased operational efficiencies.

For more information about Ennis, please call the Ennis HOT Line at (800) 972.1069.