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Did you know?
Frank Parsons, Inc., will be 69 years old this July.
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We're FSC Certified!
As an official FSC certified paper distributor, we can help you move your publication to a more environmentally friendly paper.
For more information and a complete list of FSC certified papers, please contact your Frank Parsons America national accounts manager.
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Frank Parsons America welcomes new GM
Frank Parsons is pleased to welcome Tom Wolven as our new General Manager. Tom, who previously worked for Unisource as Vice President of National Accounts and Websource, will replace Jim Withrow, who retired on April 30th. Tom brings with him more than 23 years of fine paper experience.
As general manager, Tom will be responsible for the sales and marketing of Frank Parsons America. He will also direct the efforts of an experienced sales and customer service team that services more than 150 national and international accounts, including several Fortune 500 companies.
“Tom’s unique combination of experience, at a local and national level, makes him the perfect choice to help Frank Parsons America expand its business with publishers, end-users, and national accounts. We’re extremely pleased to have him on board, and we’re sure his tremendous work ethic will produce great results,” said Dee Curran, President of the company’s fine paper division.
Everyone at Frank Parsons America wishes Tom the very best. We look forward to working with him to develop new and innovative solutions that will make us an even more valuable supplier.
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Bowater releases new environmental video
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Bowater has produced a new 10-minute environmental video, entitled We Live Here Too. This is a must see for anyone in the magazine and publication industry. Learn how Bowater is safeguarding our environment through some of the most innovative resource management processes we’ve ever seen.
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Check out Bowater’s new video by clicking the image above. Then call us and find out how Frank Parsons America and Bowater can help your company become better environmental stewards by using one of Bowater’s many publication papers, including recycled, FSC, and SFI certified options.
[Click here to view Bowater's entire line of recycled publishing papers]
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Stora Enso acquires mill site land at Beihai, China
Stora Enso has signed a mill site land acquisition agreement with Beihai City Government in Guangxi, China. The agreement will provide Stora Enso a total of 600 acres of industrial land for possible future use as a mill site. The mill site is located by the sea in the Tieshangang Industrial Zone of Beihai City. The purchase price is about $36 million.
Stora Enso's Board of Directors has made no formal decision concerning investment in a mill at Beihai. However, this acquisition would facilitate a future investment. A prerequisite for the investment decision is that the acquisition of land use rights develops in a way that will secure a sufficient fiber base.
The area has suitable soil and a favorable climate for eucalyptus plantations. It is intended to create a sustainably managed fibre base of 395,000 acres to support the establishment of an integrated pulp and paper/board mill in Guangxi. Stora Enso's development of the plantations in Guangxi began in 2002.
To ensure sustainable development of its plantations in China, Stora Enso invited the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to carry out an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Guangxi plantations in 2005 and 2006. The assessment found no major environmental or social issues that could have an impact on Stora Enso's plantation project in Guangxi.
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Let's Say Thanks
Frank Parsons America would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the thousands of men and women serving in the United States armed forces who risk their lives everyday to safeguard the freedoms we enjoy.
We encourage you—with the help of Xerox, one of our most valued business partners—to send a well-deserved memorial day greeting to one of the men or women serving our country today. Simply follow these instructions:
1. Visit www.letssaythanks.com/
2. Select one of dozens of custom-designed postcards
3. Personalize the card by entering a message, your name and hometown
4. Hit “Send”
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Frank Parsons honors Jim Withrow
Dozens of people showed up Tuesday, May 15 at Sam & Harry's in Washington, D.C., to acknowledge the lifetime efforts of Jim Withrow, former Vice President and General Manager of Frank Parsons America. Under Jim's direction, Frank Parsons America has grown to become one of the largest and most respected publication paper distributors in the United States, with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, and New England. Knowing that Jim is an avid sailor, the company decided to acknowledge Jim's efforts with a crystal sailboat, with the inscription:
Jim, it's been a great journey! Thanks for helping to steer us in the right direction.
— The employee owners of Frank Parsons, Inc. April 30, 2007
Everyone at Frank Parsons is going to miss Jim's professionalism, integrity, quick wit, and team spirit. Although, we won't see him on a daily basis, we're happy to report that Jim will still be working with us as a consultant. We wish him well as he sails into a new life in Richmond, Virginia.
Pictured above are Bryant Wilson, Jim Withrow, and Joe Haynos.
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