Highlights the company’s commitment to delivering unsurpassed service and solutions to the company’s growing national accounts business

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (March 16, 2015) – Mac Papers today announced Jeff Harris as vice president of Mac National, the national accounts segment of the company’s Paper & Print business. Harris is responsible for growing Mac Papers’ franchise and multi-location business by providing customers with tailored solutions that leverage Mac Papers’ supply chain expertise, distribution platform and supplier relationships. Harris previously served as director of Mac National.

Harris will continue to drive the growth of national accounts that conduct business both in and outside of Mac Papers’ 22 branch locations across nine Southeastern states. With a primary responsibility for growing the company’s Paper & Print business, Harris spearheads Mac Papers’ go-to market strategy for web paper used by high volume commercial printers for publishing, brochures, magazines, catalogs and direct mail. Harris is based at the company’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, and reports to David McGehee, president.

“Jeff’s longstanding experience is invaluable to the company and our customers,” said Sutton McGehee, chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “His relationships with core suppliers and his industry knowledge, paired with his intimate understanding of our customers’ needs will continue to position Mac Papers and its customers for success.”

Harris has 32 years of experience in the paper and printing industry, including more than 20 years at Unisource and leadership positions at RR Donnelley and Zellerbach. He was hired by Mac Papers in 2007 as its Director of Strategic Accounts. In 2010, he was named Director of Mac National.

Harris graduated with a marketing degree from Miami (Ohio) University and earned an MBA from Georgia State University.

To learn more about Mac Papers, please visit macpapers.com. Follow Mac Papers on Twitter @macpapers.

Media contact:
Travis Hill
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904.348.3237

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 locations and 18 retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or on Twitter @macpapers.

Renewed corporate identity highlights evolution of 50-year-old, family-owned company into leading merchant distributor with four distinct lines of business

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (March 10, 2015) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., today unveiled a new corporate brand that reaffirms the company’s position in the marketplace and positions it for future success. The company is now a distribution partner with four lines of business, giving customers the best value in paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products.

The brand reflects a comprehensive reframing of Mac Papers’ corporate vision and business offering. It is the result of an evolution that began nearly a decade ago, as the company spent several years expanding into additional industrial products, equipment and services that complement its traditional business.

“This is an unprecedented time for Mac Papers,” said Sutton McGehee, Chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “We used to say, ‘Paper is all we do,’ but that is no longer the case. Mac Papers now serves its customers with innovative ideas across all four lines of business. While our new brand stays true to the values and service that remain central to the company, it’s time to tell a new story about what Mac Papers is today.”

The company has a new logo, tagline and visual identity after an 18-month planning and execution process that included investing significant resources researching how to improve Mac Papers’ positioning in today’s market.

“This is the first rebrand in the company’s 50-year history, and it’s a vital part of our strategic vision for the next 50,” said Ray McGehee, Director of Marketing and Communications at Mac Papers. “The new brand honors our company’s heritage – the values, tradition and family that founded Mac Papers – while showcasing the innovation, drive and diversification that is shaping its future.”

The logo is a visual representation of the Mac Papers evolution. Features of the new logo include:

• The “M”: The Mac Papers “M” is iconic and the decision to keep it in the logo was easy. But it was time to update it with a more modern and refreshed look.
• The colors: The colors reflect Mac Papers’ core values. The main blue is associated with stability and reliability, and implies leadership, confidence and tradition. The greens reflect truth and peace of mind.
• The lines: Mac Papers now encompasses four lines of business: Paper & Print, Packaging, Facilities Supplies and Office Products. Each line of business is represented by a line, and they come together to create the new “M.”
• The diagonal: This visually reinforces that Mac Papers is now a multi-faceted distribution business that serves customers across a range of industries.
• The history: The logo’s center line is the same teal from the original Mac Papers logo. It is at the heart of the new “M” to demonstrate that heritage and tradition is still at the center of the company.

Mac Papers also unveiled its new tagline, “Ideas to power your business,” to reinforce that Mac Papers offers more value than the products it sells. Whether it’s working with expert engineers or using tools like e-commerce and Just In Time delivery, Mac Papers is delivering ideas to our customers that save money and increase efficiency.

The letters that make up “Ideas” in the tagline are a commitment Mac Papers makes to its customers every day. They are:

• I – Innovation: To meet changing needs in an evolving marketplace
• D – Diversification: To deliver a broader range of products and services
• E – Efficiency: To simplify processes and improve the bottom line for customers
• A – Agility: To respond with local distribution, decision-making and support
• S – Service: To demonstrate the value of local expertise and reliability

Mac Papers today unveiled a range of branded assets, including a new corporate website, new printed corporate collateral. Signage on its 22 locations and 18 stores in nine Southeastern states, along with its 150 trucks, will be updated this month. More than 700 corporate assets will be rebranded by year’s end.

To learn more about Mac Papers and its new brand, including the official video and files to download, please visit macpapers.com/brand. Follow Mac Papers on Twitter @macpapers.

Media contact:
Travis Hill
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904.348.3237

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 locations and 18 retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or on Twitter @macpapers.

Year-long tribute includes launch of anniversary website, plans to unveil new corporate brand in March, customer appreciation roadshow and community service

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (Jan. 7, 2015) – Mac Papers launched today a year-long celebration of its 50^th anniversary in business. This campaign will include a series of events with customers, suppliers and employees across the markets it serves throughout 2015.

“This is an incredible milestone for our company and we’re thankful for each employee, customer and supplier that has helped Mac Papers become what it is today,” said Sutton McGehee, Chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “It’s exciting to see the company’s growth and evolution over the past 50 years, and with strong values as our foundation, a robust distribution network and a diversified offering, the future looks promising.”

The core values that its founders instilled into Mac Papers remain at the heart of the business, and the company will bring those values to life through a series of events throughout 2015, including:

• 50th Anniversary website: A new site dedicated to the 50th anniversary launched today, including a message from leadership, a commemorative video, a photo yearbook and an invitation to contribute photos and stories about Mac Papers.
• A new brand: Mac Papers will unveil a new corporate brand on March 10, symbolizing the company’s heritage alongside the innovation that paves the way forward.
• Customer appreciation roadshow: Mac Papers will host a series of open-house events to celebrate its 50th and showcase the new brand. It is one of many ways we’ll thank customers and suppliers for their continued support.
• Day of service: Mac Papers is planning an event where employees will be invited to give back to the local community. It will be in partnership with Dreams Come True, a Jacksonville non-profit founded by Tom McGehee that grants the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses.
• Going social: The company has officially joined Twitter. Follow Mac Papers to stay up to date with the latest news and insights.

Founded by brothers Tom and Frank McGehee, Mac Papers opened in January 1965 as a Jacksonville-based paper merchant, followed by the opening of its affiliate, Mac Papers Envelope Converters, in 1967. Since then, the company has evolved into a leading industrial distributor, spanning 22 distribution centers and 18 stores across nine Southeastern states. In addition to growing its paper and print offering, Mac Papers has expanded its business around other industrial products, which include packaging, facility supplies and office products.

Mac Papers remains a family-owned business, and is currently run by the second generation of the McGehee family: Sutton, David and Mac McGehee. Five third-generation family members also currently work in the business.

To learn more about this anniversary, please visit MacPapers.com/50.

JACKSONVILLE, FL (Jan. 7, 2013) – Mac Papers today announced Craig Boortz as the new vice president and regional manager, effective January 1. In this role, Boortz will oversee 10 of the 22 Mac Papers branch locations throughout six states across the Southeast U.S. He succeeds Steve Bethea, who is retiring after more than 42 years with the company.

Boortz will be responsible for overseeing and growing the company’s business across Greenville, S.C., Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Fla., Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Chattanooga and Memphis, Tenn. and Little Rock, Ark. He joins Dave Milleman, who oversees the other 12 branch locations. Boortz will be based at Mac Papers’ Headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and will report to David McGehee, president.

“Since 1995, Craig has served Mac Papers in key leadership positions,” said Sutton McGehee, chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “His management, technical and field experience will be invaluable to the company as we work towards achieving innovation and operational excellence for our customers.”

As General Manager in Greenville, S.C., Boortz also oversaw AllSquare Digital Solutions, a Greenville-based wide format equipment and supplies distribution company owned by Mac Papers. This provided Boortz with intimate knowledge of wide format printing, a core business for Mac Papers, along with paper and packaging solutions.

Having spent his entire career with Mac Papers, Boortz brings more than 21 years of experience across the paper, packaging and wide format industries. He joined Mac Papers in 1992, where he first served as a sales representative in Tampa, Fla. He was appointed General Manager for the company’s Greensboro, N.C., branch in 1995 before becoming General Manager for the Greenville branch in 1997.

Craig is a graduate of the University of Florida with a BSBA in Finance. He also earned his MBA from the University of Tampa.

David McGehee, Jr., has been named Boortz’s successor as the new General Manager in Greenville.

About Mac Papers

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeast U.S.  The company is a distribution partner for its customers’ paper, packaging, wide format printing, graphics, facility solutions and business products needs. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, improve efficiency and increase their bottom line. The company operates 22 branch locations and 18 Mini Mac retail stores across nine states in the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. For more information, please visit www.macpapers.com.

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Jan. 17, 2013) – Mac Papers, Inc. the Southeast’s largest distributor of fine printing papers, has announced the opening of its newest branch location in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to CEO Sutton McGehee.

“The Little Rock market is an exciting and attractive market to Mac Papers and is a continuation of the company’s growth plans” said McGehee “and with our strong focus on the customer, broad array of products stocked and local service capabilities, we will become a strong resource for customers in the Little Rock area.”

Mac Papers Little Rock includes a warehouse, Mini Mac Paper Store, truck fleet, inside sales, outside sales and local management. “We are very excited about our growth opportunities with all phases of our business in and around Little Rock “ said David Barr General Manager. “We are also very excited about our wide format program, graphic supplies, packaging solutions and office products program offerings.”

The Mac Papers facility is located at 12120 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72210. Local telephone numbers are (501)223.9532, (855)294.6043, Fax (501)223.9597.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers was founded in 1965 and distributes fine printing papers, envelopes, graphic supplies, wide format media & equipment, packaging supplies & equipment and office products throughout the southeastern United States. The company has 22 branch locations and operates 19 Min Mac Paper Stores.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (July 9, 2012) — Mac Papers Inc., the Southeast’s largest distributor of fine printing papers, has announced the opening of its newest branch location in Nashville, Tennessee, according to company CEO Sutton McGehee.

“The Nashville market is an exciting and attractive market to Mac Papers and enhances our presence in the state of Tennessee” said McGehee “and with the products we sell, the service and solutions package we support and our focus on the customer, we feel like we will be an asset to the Nashville market.”

The new facility includes local management, outside sales, inside sales, purchasing, full warehouse capabilities and trucking fleet. “We are very excited about the opportunity to support the printing community with our outstanding product offering and service platform in and around Nashville” said Darrell Downs General Manager. “We are also pleased to offer our wide format program, graphic supplies, packaging solutions and office products.”

The Mac Papers facility is located at 4640 Cummings Park, Antioch, Tennessee 37013. Local telephone numbers are (615)331.8205, (855)239.0385, Fax (615)331.8206.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers was founded in 1965 and distributes fine printing papers, envelopes, graphic supplies, wide format media & equipment, packaging supplies & equipment and business products throughout the southeastern United States. The company has 21 branch locations and operates 18 Mini Mac paper stores.

ORLANDO, TAMPA, JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Nov. 11, 2011) — Redd Paper Company will sell its printing-paper distribution business to Mac Papers. According to a joint announcement made by Johnny Redd, President of Redd Paper Company and F. Sutton McGehee, CEO of Mac Papers.

“Our business is to serve the users of fine printing paper and packaging supplies,” said McGehee. “The addition of Redd’s printing-paper and packaging division will allow us to enhance our presence in the printing industry in Florida.”

“Mac Papers was the obvious choice to continue to serve our customers,” said Redd. “It, too, is a family-owned, independent paper distributor that cares about its customers and employees. That was very important to us.”

McGehee states that he expected a very smooth transition in merging Redd’s divisions into Mac Papers.

Mac Papers is a $450 million plus printing-paper, wide format/graphics, and packaging distribution company operating twenty full-service distribution centers and seventeen paper stores throughout the Southeast.

Redd Paper Company is headquartered in Orlando.