The Print Council Announces GLS Companies and The Hickory Printing Group as New Members

WASHINGTON, DC—January 8, 2008—The Print Council, a national business development initiative created to help promote greater use of printing and print media, today announced that GLS Companies and The Hickory Printing Group have recently joined the organization. As new members, the companies will work in concert with other member companies of The Print Council on initiatives to help develop, maintain and expand the market for printed materials.

Members of The Print Council include commercial printers, paper manufacturers, press, ink and equipment manufacturers, publishers, industry associations, ad agencies, and public relations firms. Through advertising and speaking engagements, The Print Council is a visible and leading advocate of print as an effective marketing and communications medium.

GLS Companies is a full-service Integrated Communication SolutionsSM provider based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. GLS provides award-winning creative; state-of-the-art web, sheetfed and digital printing; on-site mailing; flexible distribution and fulfillment services; packaging design and printing; and promotional products expertise for flawless execution of nearly any size or type marketing campaign. Long recognized for its environmental leadership, GLS was one of the first companies in Minnesota to be certified to Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody standards (SW-COC-1865), and has been recognized as a Printing Industry of Minnesota “Great Printer” since 1997 for its environmental, health and safety initiatives. The company is IS0 9001:2000 certified.

“The Print Council has been most resourceful and assertive, promoting the continuing value of print as a preferred media choice,” said Gary Garner, President and CEO of GLS. “As a company, we have always taken an active role in supporting industry causes we believe in – environmental or economic – that benefit everyone. We think all printers should support the industry to help differentiate printing from other forms of communications media.”

The Hickory Printing Group, a privately-held business founded in 1917, is one of the largest printers in the United States. Over the years, The Hickory Printing Group has expanded its services in order to meet the needs of a changing market that requires services that complement printing. Today the company provides results-driven integrated marketing solutions including web, sheetfed, digital, variable data, and packaging printing; eCommerce; mailing; fulfillment; and one-to-one marketing. The Hickory Printing Group is an FSC certified chain-of-custody print provider so that their clients can reliably portray themselves as concerned corporate citizens who recognize the importance of sustainability.