After acquiring significant manufacturing assets from Boyd Brothers Printing in Panama City, FL, Walsworth Publishing is expected to relocate several presses, bindery equipment and other ancillary items to its production facilities in Missouri and Michigan early next year. The acquisition of these assets was made possible when Boyd Brothers President and Owner Jim Boyd Jr. announced to his employees the commercial printing company is closing.
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ March 2014 edition, featuring Vedda Printing+, Texas Bindery Service, Walsworth Publishing, Southern California Graphics
A new mobile app makes yearbook signing even more relevant for today’s students by giving them a way to leave video messages alongside their written signatures. Yearbook Shout is the result of a partnership between Walsworth and stkr.it.
Along with a new Website launch, Walsworth Publishing in Marceline, MO, has also announced its entry into the world of multi-channel publishing—now offering expanded app publishing, ecommerce, content-marketing and fulfillment solutions for its customers.
It would be presumptuous to say that M&A activity, across the board, has taken a hit. There has been a fair amount of activity near the $5 million to $15 million range, situations where unions have taken place due to the complementary nature of their products and services, while others have forged working relationships in order to cross-sell off each other's platform. But what isn't receiving much attention—or ink—is the phantom tuck-in, simply because many companies just aren't trumpeting asset purchases.
Walsworth Publishing announced today it has acquired The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, MO. Both companies will continue to operate as they do currently. John Bell will remain as CEO of The Ovid Bell Press. “Our acquisition of Ovid Bell Press will make Walsworth a more successful company—a company that is focused on exceeding the needs of our customers and employees for many years to come,” commented Don O. Walsworth, CEO of Walsworth Publishing.
Walsworth Publishing has acquired The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, MO. Both companies will continue to operate as they do currently. John Bell will remain as CEO of The Ovid Bell Press.
MARCELINE, MO—Walsworth Publishing, based here, has signed a letter of intent to acquire The Ovid Bell Press (OBP) of Fulton, MO. John Bell, CEO of The Ovid Bell Press, posted a letter to customers on the printer's Facebook page, announcing the deal. Terms of the transaction, which is scheduled to close on Dec. 31, were not revealed.
Earlier this week, John Bell, CEO of The Ovid Bell Press, posted a letter to customers on the printer’s Facebook page announcing that Walsworth Publishing had signed a letter of intent to purchase the company. Executives at Walsworth declined to comment until after the deal is finalized.
As part of the company’s year-long 75th anniversary celebration and its commitment to the future of scholastic journalism, Walsworth Publishing announced that it will be sponsoring 75 scholarships for local students to attend the upcoming JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in San Antonio.
