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The U.S. Army Recruiting Command welcomes NPC, Inc., as the newest corporate partner to join the Army's national Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program in a ceremony at NPC's Claysburg, Pa., facility on May 5, 2008.
NPC CEO Mark Barnhart signed a partnership agreement with Brigadier Gen. William Waff, Deputy Commanding General of the 99th U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Command and Lt. Col. Michael Matthews, commander of the Harrisburg Army Recruiting Battalion, which serves Pennsylvania.
"I think they deserve it. For their commitment, their sacrifice and the investment that they've made in serving our country ... we're more than privileged to be part of something like this," said Mark Barnhart following the agreement signing.
The PaYS program is a strategic partnership between the Army and a cross-section of U.S. corporations and public sector agencies. The program was developed to help the Army attract, train and deploy talented young people who want to serve their country, but also want to help secure their future success once their Army service is complete. Employers that sign as corporate partners in PaYS agree to consider appropriately qualified soldiers leaving Army service for positions at those companies.
Under terms of the agreement between the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and its PaYS partners, enlistees interested in gaining specific job training and qualifications will receive that training while in the U.S. Army. Participation by the company, soldier and Army is secured with an agreement that gives the soldier priority consideration in the employment process. However, the company reserves the right to determine whether to ultimately hire the PaYS soldier. For more information, visit www.armypays.com.
To view a video of the agreement signing, go to the WTAJ-TV 10 Web site (www.wearecentralpa.com) .
Printing Impressions (www.piworld.com) magazine ranked NPC 121 on its annual list of leading print companies. The Printing Impressions 400, now in its 24th year, provides the industry's most comprehensive ranking of leading printing companies in the United States and Canada.
The Annual e-Lynxx Top 50 GPO (Government Printing Office) Vendors List for 2007 has hit the streets and NPC has retained its place among the top three. NPC has been among the top three suppliers of print and related services to the GPO for more than a decade, changing with their procurement process to deliver value-added products and services to the United States Federal Government. This year, NPC ranked third on the list.
"We are proud to again be one of the GPO's premier vendors. Our ability to adapt to the changing needs at the GPO is a testament to our commitment to adapt and be flexible to our customers' needs," said Larissa K. Crum, Director of Sales & Marketing at NPC. "There is a lot of volatility in our industry and for NPC to remain in the top three for over 10 years speaks to our stability and financial independence."
NPC's History of GPO Vendor Rankings Since 1996
Security in Print — NPC has signed an agreement to sell Document Security Systems' (AMEX: DMC) AuthentiGuard Technology Suite. This agreement will allow NPC to offer secure document printing on papers that guard against counterfeiting and copying. Leroy D. Corbin, Vice President, Business Development at NPC, noted, “This partnership represents an opportunity for us to meet the growing demand for print security by working with the global leader of the industry. We're excited at becoming DMC’s implementation arm as well as offering the Company’s technologies to our government and commercial customers as well as opening prospective new markets. As the public is continually challenged by fraud and misuse of information, we believe that this is the right step toward delivering both customer and market solutions.”
Read more about this agreement in DMC's press release. More details on these products will soon be added to our Web site.
NPC, Inc, was named in Print Professional magazine’s “Top 100 Manufacturers” issue. The listing ranks print suppliers to distributors by sales. NPC was 15th on the list. Providing books, forms, and mailing to agencies and distributorships for many years, NPC has a successful relationship with many of the country’s top distributor professionals.
Four senior industrial engineering students from the Harold & Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering tied for first place for their work on a project with NPC, Inc. entitled “Mail Inserter Integrity”. The Penn State students studied NPC’s operations and made recommendations to improve the integrity of products being processed by mail inserting equipment. “The project helped NPC validate existing plans for continuous process improvements and gave some bright students hands-on experience,” said Pat Partsch, NPC’s Digital Print Manager. NPC, Inc. participates in a corporate partner program through Penn State’s Engineering Department along with other companies including Boeing, Alcoa Mill Products and Ingersoll Rand Partnership.
NPC, Inc. will be exhibiting at FACE, the Federal Acquisition Conference & Exposition 2007. New to the event, NPC will be introducing our wide spectrum of print and electronic document solutions to attendees. Our solutions are often an integral part of programs and contracts being sought by federal agencies. As the top supplier of print to the GPO in both 2005 and 2006, our experience in government and our more than 50 years of business, make NPC a reliable source for many government and contractor needs. This year, FACE is being held June 19-20, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Visit Derek Perez and Gretchen Weaver in Booth 30!
Closely aligned with the previous year, NPC, Inc. was listed 25th in Book Business magazine's Top 30 Book Manufacturers feature article. Each year, Book Business surveys book printers to collect data on sales volume and percentage of revenue from books. NPC has made the list for several years now.
On March 27, 2007 NPC sponsored INPUT's MarketView 2007 - Forecasting Public Sector IT Spending - in Tysons Corner, VA. Held at the Sheraton Premiere, the event drew a crowd of over 300 professionals from both government and commercial sectors.
Keynote Speaker, Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's Tucker, delighted the audience with political commentary and observations. Speakers from INPUT, government agencies, and commercial entities offered insight into the government IT marketplace, discussing issues of funding and changing needs.
As a sponsor, NPC was represented by Derek Perez, Larissa Crum, Leroy Corbin and Gretchen Weaver, who the event to introduce NPC diverse document and print solutions to the program attendees.
NPC recently became a member of two recognized groups dedicated to improving security around documents, the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO) and the Document Security Alliance. The Company has been providing security around its electronic and printed document services for several years. By joining these recognized groups, it is furthering its commitment to better serve the security needs of its customers.
Many of NPC's customers have required heightened levels of security to protect both the data going into printed documents and the completed documents. NPC has implemented equipment and procedures to ensure that the content and final documents are not compromised. In addition to its three levels of security already in place, NPC is evaluating the expansion of its offer to meet the changing needs of customers.
NASPO is a security standards organization. Based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, with a legal office in Washington, D.C., its mission is to safeguard technologies and ensure credibility to the graphic security products industry. NASPO provides structure to the industry that clearly defines those organizations that have established a certified level of security. NASPO was formed in 2001.
The Document Security Alliance was formed in 2001 by a group of business leaders who wanted to share experiences with fraud or other issues of misuse of documents and cards. It has continued as a resource for the leaders in government, associations, manufacturers, security professionals, and other related businesses. It collects the information and works to develop solutions to document security issues, then provides those solutions in the form of recommendations, white papers, and/or technical papers to be utilized as those organizations deem appropriate.
The United States Government Printing Office has named its top vendors for the fiscal year of 2006, and NPC has once again taken the top spot. This is the second consecutive year that NPC has held the No. 1 contractor position.
NPC has a long history of being an electronic and printing publishing vendor for the United States Government Printing Office (GPO).
“I am pleased with our teams’ ability and hard work that led to securing the top seat on this list for a second consecutive year. It has been another successful, exciting year for our company, and I’m looking forward to 2007 being just as exciting both with our government and commercial accounts,” said Mark Barnhart, CEO of NPC. He added, “It (the ranking) is the result of hard work and dedication being recognized and appreciated. It is the kind of relationship we strive for with all of our customers.”
NPC, Inc. was listed again as one of the country's top book manufacturers in the June 2006 issue of Book Business (formerly BookTech) magazine. Each year, Book Business surveys book printers to collect data on sales volume and percentage of revenue from books. NPC, listed at No. 23 this year, moved up from the No. 30 position last year.
NPC representatives Kirk Kissell and Gretchen Weaver head to Boston August 19 to be first-time exhibitors at the ASAE 2006 Annual Meeting at The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
NPC will be exhibiting during all open exhibit hours in booth 665. As a new exhibitor, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about NPC's wide range of print and electronic document services and what it means to experience "peace of mind" when working with a partner for their communication and print offerings.
When you’ve serviced the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) for as many years as NPC has and never made it to the number one spot on the list of top suppliers, the number one has much meaning. NPC attributes this recognition to the hard work of its employees in continuing to provide service that meets and exceeds expectations.
"It's one more accomplishment to add to our portfolio of accomplishments 'as a team'," said Mark Barnhart, NPC Chief Executive Officer, in an internal company-wide E-mail sent January 11. "I am proud of everyone who makes a milestone like this possible. It's the first time in over 40 years of subcontracting from GPO that we are shown in the first position. Congratulations and a big thank you to all!"
In a press release from the U.S. Government Printing Office on Jan. 6, NPC was named the top supplier for GPO for the 2005 calendar year. In the recent past, NPC posted a string of second-place finishes from 1997-2003, a third in 1996 and a fourth last year.
GPO News Release
http://www.gpo.gov/news/2006/06news01.pdf
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