| Sign Supply USA LLC Acquires Hammocks Sign Supplies |
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Pompano Beach, FL, United States, June 13, 2008 – Sign Supply USA, a leading supplier of sign and digital imaging consumables and equipment is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hammocks Sign Supplies of Miami, Florida.
In addition to continuing with Hammocks’ product offering, the Miami locations will be offering Sign Supply’s complete equipment and consumable lines.
“The addition of the two locations will be a great benefit in serving the needs of our combined customers in the Miami area,” said Joe Massaro, President of Sign Supply. “However, I’m most excited about the addition of the Hammocks’ personnel to our team. Ray Peña and Oscar García have almost fifty years of combined experience in the industry and make great additions to our leadership team. I look forward to working with them and our existing management team as we continue to grow our Florida business.”
Sign Supply USA and East West Plastics are owned by Liberty Lane Partners, a private investment firm based in Hampton, New Hampshire, and operates over twenty locations in North America serving the sign making and digital imaging industries.
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| Sign Supply USA LLC Announces Expansion into Nashville, Tampa and Birmingham |
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Pompano Beach, FL, United States, June 3, 2008 – Sign Supply USA, a leading supplier of sign and digital imaging consumables and equipment is pleased to announce the acquisition of Xpert Sign Supply of Nashville, Tennessee and the opening of a new full service location in Tampa, Florida.
The Nashville location is Sign Supply’s 16th location in the US and will offer all of the Company’s existing consumable and equipment lines, including Roland DGA Corporation printers.
Sign Supply’s Tampa location will become the 17th US location and will be fully operational by July 1, 2008. This location will include a state of the art demo facility that will showcase the latest in digital printing technology.
In addition, Sign Supply has commenced regular delivery service to the Birmingham, Alabama region effective May 1, 2008.
“We continue to see demand for our broad product offering and service capabilities in markets not currently serviced by a Sign Supply USA location”, said Joe Massaro, President of Sign Supply. “Our entrance into these three markets follows our successful merger and integration with East West Plastics in Canada and the opening of our Las Vegas location last year. By leveraging either our ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions or to efficiently open new locations we will continue our expansion into underserved markets.”
Sign Supply USA and East West Plastics are owned by Liberty Lane Partners, a private investment firm based in Hampton, New Hampshire, and operates over twenty locations in North America serving the sign making and digital imaging industries.
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| Sign Supply USA LLC Receives Signs By Tomorrow's Vendor Excellence Award |
 Sign Supply USA, LLC was awarded the Vendor Excellence Award for the southeast region at the annual Signs By Tomorrow convention recently held in Fort Worth.
The convention also featured a vendor trade show where Sign Supply featured the latest in digital printing technology along with a wide variety of products available to the sign maker.
“I am extremely proud of this recognition and the entire Sign Supply USA team that helped us to achieve it,” said John Stevens, Vice President of Sales & Marketing whom accepted the award on the behalf of Sign Supply USA.
Sign Supply USA, LLC, (www.signsupplyusa.com) headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, is a leading provider of sign making and digital imaging products to sign makers and related wide format print providers. Founded in 1990, Sign Supply USA has fifteen branches located throughout the United States that offer daily delivery services to its customers.
Signs By Tomorrow was founded in 1986 to make the process of purchasing high-quality, cost-effective signs available to everyone. Based in Columbia, MD, Signs By Tomorrow has almost 200 stores nationwide.
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| Sign Supply USA LLC Announces the Opening of its 15th location in Las Vegas, Nevada |
Effective August 13, 2007 Sign Supply USA is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its 16th location in Las Vegas at 3515 West Post Road, Suite 100. Feel free to stop by and tour the new location or call 702-361-2731.
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| Sign Supply USA's West Palm Beach office relocates to a larger facility in Riviera Beach |
Effective June 4, 2007 Sign Supply's West Palm Beach branch has relocated to a new larger facility at 7960 Central Industrial Drive, Unit 120 in Riviera Beach. Feel free to stop by and tour the new location. All service and delivery areas, product offerings, and phone numbers stay the same. Any questions, call 561-615-8797.
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| Sign Supply Acquires "East West Plastic and Electric Products Ltd." in Canada |
May 8, 2007 — Sign Supply Acquisition Corporation (“Sign Supply”), the parent of Sign Supply USA, LLC, and East West Plastic and Electric Products, Ltd. (“East West”) announced today that Sign Supply has agreed to acquire all of the equity interests in East West. East West will become a division of Sign Supply and will continue to operate under the East West name. Jack Laine, Vice President and one of East West’s founding partners, will become President of East West. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
“East West is an excellent strategic fit and a logical step in the continued growth and development of our business,” said Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply. “With the acquisition of East West, Sign Supply will become North America's largest distributor of sign making products serving the promotional sign market.”
Jack Laine of East West added: “We are very pleased to join forces with Sign Supply. The combination of the two businesses provides East West the opportunity to offer our customers an even greater variety of products and services.”
About East West
Founded in 1985, East West is a leading Canadian distributor of a complete range of sign products serving the digital, graphics and electrical signage markets. In addition to its Toronto headquarters, East West has branch locations in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, St. John’s and Vancouver. Each branch carries a comprehensive range of products for the signage industry and provides daily delivery through its dedicated vehicle fleet.
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| Sign Supply USA - Orlando delivers to Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice, Florida |
Effective February 5, 2007 Sign Supply's Orlando branch will begin deliveries to the Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice area Monday through Thursday! To browse or download our product selection for all of your sign making and digital printing requirements, click on Catalogues. To place an order call 800 813-3626.
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| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases EPS Associates |
January 1, 2007 - Sign Supply USA, LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces the acquisition of EPS Associates of Philadelphia (Levittown), PA. EPS will become Sign Supply’s 15th location. The EPS name will be phased out over the next few months.
EPS Associates is a $4.5 million distributor of wide format digital color imaging equipment and associated consumables. The company has 9 employees. The EPS customer base includes wide format color service bureaus, quick copy shops, exhibit houses and sign shops.
All of the nine EPS employees have become Sign Supply USA employees. The three principals, Alan Lasdon, Keith Fischer and Mark Heilig will all take on expanded roles with Sign Supply USA. Alan Lasdon has accepted a position as Director, Northeast Region overseeing both the new Philadelphia and the existing Pine Brook, New Jersey Sign Supply branches.
Sign Supply and EPS share many common vendors such as Colorspan and Hewlett Packard. Product lines from many of Sign Supply’s leading vendors such as Roland, Avery, Intelicoat and Oracal will be added to EPS’s product offering. These product additions offer a tremendous growth opportunity for the new Philadelphia location.
| Sign Supply USA LLC and MacDermid ColorSpan Announce Reseller Relationship |
November 20, 2006 - Sign Supply USA LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces they have been approved as an Authorized MacDermid ColorSpan Reseller at all fourteen Sign Supply locations.
“We have done a lot of homework researching UV flat bed printers,” said Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply USA. “After extensive evaluation we have come to the conclusion that MacDermid ColorSpan offers the best affordable UV flatbed printing solutions to the sign and screen print industry. That’s why they are the number one selling UV flatbed printers in the world. As Sign Supply USA continues to grow via acquisition or new store expansion, having access to ColorSpan’s market leading product line is critical to our goal of being a full service supplier offering the best products in every category.”
All existing Sign Supply USA locations are authorized to sell MacDermid ColorSpan’s market leading line of UV-curable flat bed printers including the best selling DisplayMaker series as well as the all new ColorSpan 9840, the first truly affordable industrial grade UV-curable flatbed printer and winner of the DPI Product of the Year.
“We know that by teaming up with Sign Supply USA, we will give our UV flatbed printer customer’s access to our products through a company dedicated to service and support,” said John Joyce, Customer and Reseller Support Manager for MacDermid ColorSpan. “MacDermid ColorSpan printers will give Sign Supply USA customer affordable UV flatbed and solvent printer that deliver the speed, print quality, automated features and low costs per square foot they need to successfully compete at all levels in the digital sign and screen print markets. We are excited to begin this new business partnership and look forward to helping our mutual customs with the number one selling UV printers in the world backed up by media, supplies and national support from Sign Supply USA.”
| Sign Supply USA LLC and Roland DGA Announce Expanded Relationship |
October 15, 2006 - Sign Supply USA LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces they have been approved as an Authorized Roland Dealer in all locations.
"This is a huge benefit to Sign Supply USA, our customers and the markets we serve or will serve in the future," said Chris McInerney, president of Sign Supply USA. “While Roland has been a valuable partner in the past, this new expanded agreement gives us access to some very key markets for Sign Supply USA, as well as allowing our new branches to participate in the eco-solvent wide-format inkjet revolution. As we continue to grow via acquisition or new store expansion, having access to Roland’s Printer offering is key to our continued growth as a primary supplier of this type of technology.”
All existing Sign Supply USA locations are authorized to sell, install and service Roland's market leading line of Eco-Solvent Wide Format Inkjet Printers and Printer Cutters, including the all new SOLJET PRO III XC-540. Sign Supply USA also plans on offering Roland’s new 104” AdvancedJET AJ-1000, a true solvent high speed printer Roland introduced earlier this year.
"We look forward to working with Sign Supply USA to deliver the highest levels of service and support to our customers,” said Joe Dawson, Industrial Products Group Manager for Roland. "Sign Supply's growing network of locations will expand the market reach for award-winning Roland technology and will help strengthen our marketing programs for the new SOLJET PRO III XC-540 printer/cutter and AdvancedJET AJ-1000 grand-format printer.”
| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases Royal Sign Supply |
March 30, 2006 - Sign Supply USA LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces the acquisition of Royal Sign Supply. Royal Sign Supply is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and has branch locations in Tampa, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Saddle Brook, New Jersey; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California.
Sign Supply will absorb some of the Royal locations into existing Sign Supply branches. Others will become stand-alone Sign Supply USA branches. When the transition is complete, Sign Supply will have fourteen locations.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition marks yet another milestone in the growth of Sign Supply USA," stated Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply USA. "The addition of Royal gives the company a national footprint and transforms the company into one of the country's largest sign and digital imaging products distributor. Royal is well known across the U.S. as a leading manufacturer of custom sewn banner blanks and as a distributor of sign making products. Adding Royal to Sign Supply USA dramatically increases our geographic presence. The Royal locations will add Sign Supply’s broad offering of digital imaging ink, media and equipment lines. We will become a more complete vendor to Royal's existing customers. The Sign Supply locations will add the quick turnaround custom sewn banner blanks offering a new growth opportunity and increased market share."
Sign Supply and Royal share many common vendors such as Avery Graphics, R Tape and Coroplast. Product lines from many of Sign Supply's leading digital product vendors such as Intelicoat and Oracal will be added to Royal’s product offering. These product additions offer a tremendous growth opportunity for the existing Royal branches.
Most existing Royal employees will become employees of Sign Supply USA. Christina Tucker, Royal's Chief Operating Officer, will join Sign Supply as General Manager overseeing the Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, Dallas and Los Angeles locations.
Sign Supply will phase out the Royal Sign Supply name. The company's logos, letterhead, catalogues etc. will be changed from the Royal name to the Sign Supply name during the upcoming months.
| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases Dupont Graphic Arts |
December 1, 2005 - Sign Supply USA LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces the acquisition of Dupont Graphics Arts of Pine Brook, New Jersey. Dupont is a distributor of wide format digital printing devices and consumables.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition takes Sign Supply, for the first time, outside of the Southeastern US," said Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply USA. "Sign Supply is the Southeast's largest sign and digital imaging products distributor and service provider and we look forward to continuing our growth in another part of the country," added McInerney. "Dupont is well known in New York and Northern New Jersey as a leading value-added reseller of wide format digital printers. Dupont will add Sign Supply USA's broad digital imaging ink, media and sign consumable product lines."
All existing Dupont employees will become employees of Sign Supply USA. Kim Parkins, the previous owner, will join as General Manger of the new Sign Supply USA branch. Dupont has 7 employees.
Sign Supply will phase out the Dupont name. The company's logos, letterhead, catalogues etc. will be changed from the Dupont name to the Sign Supply USA name during the upcoming months.
| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases Xpert Sign Supply |
Sign Supply USA LLC, a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces the acquisition of Xpert Sign Supply of Raleigh NC. Xpert Sign Supply is headquartered in Raleigh North Carolina and has a second location in Summerville, SC and a franchise location in Nashville, TN. Sign Supply USA has purchased the Raleigh, NC and Summerville, SC locations. The Nashville Xpert entity is not a part of the transaction.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition marks yet another milestone in the growth of Sign Supply USA," said Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply USA. "The addition of Xpert affirms our status as the Southeast's largest sign and digital imaging products distributor and service provider. Xpert is well known in the Carolinas as the leading sign consumables distributor," he added. "Adding Xpert to Sign Supply USA increases our footprint and our market share. The Xpert locations in both North and South Carolina will add Sign Supply's broad digital imaging ink, media and equipment lines. We will be a more complete vendor to Xpert's customers."
Sign Supply and Xpert share many common vendors such as Avery, RTape, Corplast and Nudo. Product lines from many of Sign Supply's leading digital product vendors such as Intelicoat, Seiko and Sansuy will be added to Xpert's product offering. These product additions offer a tremendous growth opportunity for the Xpert Carolina branches.
All existing Xpert employees (excepting Mark Richie, one of the former owners) will become employees of Sign Supply USA. Bob Ferrell, another of the previous owners, will join Sign Supply as General Manger overseeing both former Xpert locations. Xpert has 12 employees in Summerville and 17 in Raleigh.
Sign Supply will phase out the Xpert name. The company's logos, letterhead, catalogues etc. will be changed from the Xpert name to the Sign Supply name during the upcoming months.
| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases Advanced Sign Products |
Sign Supply USA LLC , a leading supplier of consumables and digital imaging products to the sign industry, announces the acquisition of Advanced Sign Products of Kennesaw, Georgia. Advanced Sign Products (ASP) is a Georgia based company providing ink jet printers, laminators, vinyl cutters and digital imaging ink and media to sign shops and other large format digital print providers.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition marks another milestone in the growth of Sign Supply USA," said Chris McInerney, President of Sign Supply USA. He added, "The addition of ASP makes us the Southeast's largest and most service oriented sign and digital imaging products and service provider. ASP was well known in Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas for their outstanding service after the sale of wide format ink jet printers, laminators and vinyl cutters. Adding ASP to Sign Supply USA increases our product line, our technical expertise and our market share. We will be a more complete vendor to our customers."
Sign Supply will add most of ASPs' product lines to their company wide product offering. The Roland line of ink jet printers, ink and media is a particularly strategic product addition. "Roland has a terrific line up of mild solvent ink jet printers and combination ink jet printers/vinyl cutters that are perfect for our sign shop customer base," said McInerney. Roland DGA Corp is also pleased with the ASP / Sign Supply combination: "We're delighted to see the efforts of two strong organizations come together to better serve sign makers in the Southeast, and we look forward to our continued relationship with the combined company in providing Roland sign making solutions," said Dave Goward, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Roland DGA Corp.
All ASP employees have joined Sign Supply including Grant Davis who will become Sign Supply's Director of Equipment Sales. Advanced Sign Products has moved into Sign Supply's Kennesaw, Georgia facility at 3939 Royal Drive, NW.
| Sign Supply USA LLC Purchases Foxfire Distributing |
January 1, 2003 - Sign Supply USA LLC has purchased Foxfire Distributing Inc. of Pensacola, Florida effective January 1, 2003. Foxfire will become the fifth branch of Sign Supply USA. Other Sign Supply locations are in Pompano Beach, Orlando, and West Palm Beach, Florida and Kennesaw, Georgia.
Sign Supply will gradually phase out the Foxfire name during the coming year. All existing Foxfire employees, including former owner, John Arnold, will become employees of Sign Supply USA.
Existing Foxfire customers will continue to be serviced from the same location and with the same products. New products, including ink jet inks and media will be added to the Foxfire/Sign Supply Pensacola product offering.
With the Foxfire acquisition, Sign Supply USA will have 80 employees and $20 million in annual revenue.
The Foxfire acquisition marks another milestone in the company’s goal to become the pre-eminent Sign Distribution Company in the Southeastern United States.
| Sign Supply USA LLC and PBE Graphics Warehouse join forces! |
Effective March 1, 2002 Sign Supply USA LLC and PBE Graphics Warehouse have merged. The new company will be approximately $16.5 million in annual revenues and will have 68 employees. The new company will do business as Sign Supply USA, LLC.
PBE's John Stevens will remain with the new company and joins Chris Thompson and Chris McInerney as one of the owners of the new company. John will continue to serve as President of PBE.
PBE Graphics Warehouse will retain its name. PBE will become an operating division of Sign Supply USA. PBE will continue to operate from West Palm Beach, Florida. Pompano, Florida will continue to be the headquarters for Sign Supply USA, LLC.
Our goal at Sign Supply USA is to continue our growth until such time that we are the pre-eminent Sign Distribution Company in the Southeastern United States. Joining forces with PBE is a major milestone toward accomplishing this goal.
Sign Supply and PBE customers will continue to enjoy the same levels of superior service that you have enjoyed in dealing with us in the past. Our customers will benefit almost immediately from and expanded product offering. At Sign Supply USA, we realize that our continued success is contingent upon your success. We look forward to doing an even better job servicing you, our valued customer.
Chris McInerney
President
March 14, 2002
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