Craig Boortz Named as VP & Regional Manager

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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Ray McGehee
904-348-3380
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Acquisition of Alles, a Full-Scale Packaging Distributor

This legitimizes packaging solutions as a core business for Mac Papers, bolsters our team of packaging experts and furthers our footprint across the Southeast.”

a division of Mac Papers

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Nov. 6, 2013) – Mac Papers announced today that on Nov. 1, it completed its acquisition of Alles Inc., a full-scale distributor of packaging products, systems and services out of Hialeah, FL. This is Mac Papers’ largest acquisition to date outside of our printing paper business, signifying the company’s commitment to diversifying its core business offering and becoming a key player in packaging distribution. The terms of this acquisition were not disclosed.

“When Mac Papers opened its doors in 1965, we used to say “paper is all we do.” A lot has changed in nearly 50 years,” said Sutton McGehee, Chairman and CEO of Mac Papers. “While we aim to be the most valued and respected paper distributor, we’re diversifying our core business to be sustainable in a declining paper market. This strategic acquisition underscores our commitment to becoming a bigger player in the packaging industry by combining our strong product and distribution expertise with Alles’ geographical footprint and increased scope of services.”

The Alles footprint includes offices and distribution centers in Tampa and Jacksonville, FL, as well as Louisville, KY, a new location that furthers Mac Papers’ footprint across the Southeast. Alles will continue operations out of its facilities for the first 30-60 days, until it moves into Mac Papers warehouse locations in those regions. The Louisville facility will continue to operate as is.

The deal adds 48 packaging experts, servicing technicians and customer service professionals to better serve Mac Papers’ growing packaging customer base and to provide more comprehensive integration and servicing solutions for customers.

Mac Papers anticipates sustained growth from its packaging line of business, accounting for a greater percentage of its net sales across the company and resulting in better volume pricing from core suppliers. The company also anticipates new relationships with additional suppliers as a result of the company’s growing presence across the industry.

Mac Papers views the acquisition of successful packaging distributors as an opportunity for continued growth of our packaging business. In Dec. 2012, the company acquired All Packaging Supplies, a distributor of industrial and food service packaging supplies located in Pembroke Park, FL. Mac Papers also acquired Orlando, FL-based Redd Paper Company in Nov. 2011, which included packaging and wide format printing divisions.

About Alles, Inc.
Founded in 1941, Alles has become a leading provider of packaging and industrial automation equipment, boxes, tapes, label printers and industrial products, distributing to customers across the U.S. The company has also earned a strong reputation for offering effective turnkey solutions, a complete range of integration services and superior equipment servicing offering. As a member of Packaging Distributors of America, Alles partners with best-in-class packaging suppliers, including International Paper, Storopack, Wulftec, Domino Amjet, and Combi. Learn more at www.allesinc.com.

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, 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.

Media Contact
Ray McGehee
904-348-3380
[email protected]



NewPage Launches Anthem Plus: Available at Mac Papers and Packaging

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (July, 29, 2013) – Mac Papers is pleased to announce that NewPage has launched a new economy coated sheet Anthem Plus, available after August 12, 2013 at Mac Papers locations. Anthem Plus will be replacing Anthem, Fortune and Gusto as NewPage’s economy coated sheet offering.

Attributes:

  • Made in the USA with pride
  • 90 Bright, Blue-white
  • Gloss, dull and matte finishes
  • 60 lb. text to 110 lb. cover
  • 7 pt. and 9 pt. calipers are guaranteed for postal applications
  • Press-ready mini skids and cartons
  • Chain-of-custody fiber: FSC®, SFI, PEFC
  • Matching Digital Product: Blazer Digital®

Please contact your local Mac Papers sales professional for additional information.

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NewPage Corporation
8540 Gander Creek Drive
Miamisburg, OH 45342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWPAGE LAUNCHES THE SMARTER ECONOMY COATED PAPER: ANTHEM PLUS MIAMISBURG, Ohio – July 29, 2013 – NewPage Corporation (NewPage) announced today Anthem® Plus™, the all-new, all-American economy coated paper built to perform in virtually every print application.

“Customers including merchants, printers and end users have been asking for a simplified economy sheet offering from NewPage with 90 brightness, a competitive price, good on-press performance and breadth and depth of inventory,” said Jeff Pfister, commercial marketing manager, economy sheets for NewPage. “So we listened to our customers and we went to work developing an improved product and service offering that meets or exceeds all expectations. The result is Anthem Plus.”

Anthem Plus offers a strong value proposition for all stakeholders in the supply chain. It has 90 brightness with a pure blue-white shade for beautiful printed results coupled with an unparalleled offering including gloss, dull and matte finishes ranging from 60 lb. text to 110 lb. cover. Anthem Plus has the broadest and deepest inventory commitment of any economy product available today and is stocked in press-ready mini skids and cartons for maximum efficiencies. Anthem Plus is chain-of-custody certified to the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC) to support sustainable forestry practices; and is made in the USA with pride which supports local economies and American jobs.

Until now, NewPage offered multiple economy sheet brands with different attribute packages and value propositions. These brands included Anthem®, Fortune® and Gusto®. With the introduction of Anthem Plus, NewPage will be discontinuing Fortune® and Gusto® coated sheets.

“Last year, we made a major shift at our customers’ request with the introduction of Sterling® Premium,” stated Steven DeVoe, vice president of Marketing for NewPage. “Sterling Premium shifted the definition of premium grades to reflect the times, delivering a better option for customers looking for premium print performance. Now we bring our customers another shift in our grade offering with the introduction of Anthem Plus. No other North American coated paper producer currently offers the breadth and depth of this line-up, and we are excited about the potential to continue to grow and evolve with our customers.”

To learn more about Anthem Plus and NewPage visit www.NewPageCorp.com. Or join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

About NewPage

NewPage is a leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America with $3.1 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012. NewPage is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, and owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 3.5 million tons of paper.
The company’s portfolio of paper products includes coated, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners. To learn more, visit www.NewPageCorp.com. All copyrights, trademarks, tradenames and logos mentioned or used in this publication are the property of their respective owners. # # #
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New Distribution Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas Now Open

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.



Mac Papers and Packaging, Inc. Acquires All Packaging Supplies

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Jan. 2, 2013) – Mac Papers, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, announced it has acquired All Packaging Supplies, Inc., a premier distributor of industrial and food service packaging supplies located in Pembroke Park, FL. All Packaging Supplies sales representatives will begin working with the Mac Papers Miami and West Palm sales teams during the month of January.

“The All Packaging Supplies acquisition represents our company’s desire for continued expansion into the packaging supplies and equipment business” said Sutton McGehee, CEO of Mac Papers. “We see tremendous growth potential for packaging with our core customers the commercial printer as well as new customers in the industrial packaging segment where All Packaging Supplies enjoyed tremendous success.”

Bruce Oren, former owner of All Packaging commented, “We are extremely pleased to become a part of the Mac Papers organization, which is committed to growing the packaging business throughout the company. The Mac Papers warehouse facilities, truck fleet and sales organization along with our focus on creative ideas in packaging, will only enhance our ability to be a leader in the packaging business in South Florida.”

In business since 1991, All Packaging Supplies distributes industrial and food service packaging to customers in South Florida from their Pembroke Park, FL offices. Products include corrugated cartons, shrink & stretch films, moving supplies, strapping, tape, poly bags,

janitorial- sanitation supplies and much more.

Mac Papers, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, with 22 branch locations and 19 Mini Mac paper stores throughout nine Southeastern States. Mac Papers sells and distributes fine printing papers, envelopes, graphic supplies, wide-format equipment/ media, packaging supplies and facilities solutions.



New Distribution Facility in Nashville Now Open

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.



New Packaging Design for Mac Papers Quick Copy

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (June 20, 2012) – We are very excited to announce a brand new packaging design for Mac Papers Quick Copy carton and ream wrap. In addition to NEW graphic design of Quick Copy, we also feature ColorLok® Technology that enables bolder blacks and more vibrant color reproduction. The 92 bright SFI® certified Quick Copy is specifically engineered for Digital, Inkjet, Laser and Copier printing devices.



Glatfelter Announces ExcelOne for Wide-Format Printers

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Dec. 29, 2011) – Glatfelter has announced a new and improved carbonless sheet that is guaranteed to run on offset presses, copiers, duplicators and inkjet printing devises. ExcelOne combines the best of Excel Heavyweight Offset and Xcelerator PLUS Digital.

ExcelOne:

  • Stiffer sheet with better runnability
  • 92 bright white 20 lb sheet
  • No change in padding adhesive
  • NEW ExcelOne packaging
  • Multipurpose carbonless without having to raise basis weight
  • No dual inventories required (offset & digital) – One sheet.
  • Cleanpress CF technology
    • Cleaner and greener CF sheet. Less VOC’s versus traditional CF grades.
    • Reduced solvent usage required during wash-ups
  • Advantage: Green
    • NatureSolv platform
    • SFI chain-of -custody certification
  • Excel SnapSet moves to ExcelOne SnapSet
  • 100% Glatfelter Performance Guarantee


Redd Paper Company Sells to Mac Papers and Packaging

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.



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