COPPELL, Texas--July 18, 2000--TST/Impreso, Inc., a subsidiary of Impreso.com, Inc. (Nasdaq Nat'l Market: ``ZCOM''), which manufactures and distributes paper and film hard copy imaging products for commercial and home office applications, today announced the opening of its new warehouse complex in Kearneysville, West Virginia.
At a formal dedication ceremony on Friday, July 14, 2000, West Virginia Governor Cecil H. Underwood joined officials from TST/Impreso, Inc. and Impreso.com, Inc. to celebrate the opening of the 50,000 square-foot facility, which is located in the Bardane Industrial Park. The new facility, which was constructed at a cost of approximately $1 million, will provide additional warehousing capacity for paper and film products manufactured at the company's adjacent production plant in Kearneysville.
``Today's announcement cements West Virginia's ongoing and successful relationship with TST/Impreso, which first located here in 1982,'' noted Governor Underwood. ``Our partners at the local, state and company levels have continued to work together in support of this vibrant and growing organization, which has evolved into a leading distributor of branded and specialty imaging products.''
TST/Impreso, Inc., which along with its parent, Impreso.com, Inc., is headquartered in Coppell, Texas (Dallas-Ft. Worth area), converts raw paper products into business-use formats such as stock business forms, facsimile paper, copy paper, ink-jet paper, transparency film products, fine business stationery, point-of-purchase rolls, and large rolls for high-speed laser printers. The company operates two other manufacturing plants, which are located in Fontana, CA and Coppell, TX. Its products are distributed throughout the United States.
``Our company is in a strong growth mode, and today's event is certainly a cause for celebration,'' stated Marshall Sorokwasz, President and Chief Executive Officer of TST/Impreso, Inc. and Impreso.com, Inc. ``TST/Impreso's new West Virginia warehouse will allow it to serve East Coast customers more effectively and reaffirms our commitment to the business community in the State and TST/Impreso's dedicated employees in the Kearneysville area.''
About Impreso.com, Inc.
Impreso.com, with annual sales of $59 million in its fiscal year ended August 31, 1999, is a holding company for TST/Impreso, Inc. and HotSheet.com, Inc. TST/Impreso, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of hard copy imaging products for commercial and home use in domestic and international markets. HotSheet.com, Inc. primarily owns HotSheet.com, a single-page, online Internet directory with categorized links to premier web destinations. The Company's website domains are www.hotsheet.com, www.impreso.com, www.shopsheet.com, and www.tstimpreso.com.
Impreso.com, Inc. is headquartered in Coppell, Texas, and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ``ZCOM''.
This press release may include statements that constitute ``forward-looking'' statements, usually containing the words ``believe'', ``estimate'', ``project'', ``expect'' or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, paper prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.
Impreso.com, Inc.
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