COPPELL, Texas---Dec. 13, 1999-- TST/Impreso, Inc. (Nasdaq National Market: ``TSTI''), a leading manufacturer and distributor of paper and film hard copy imaging products for commercial and home office applications, today announced that it has commenced production of IBM branded wide format engineering rolls.
Wide format engineering rolls are utilized with wide-format printing and copying equipment, such as those used by architectural and engineering firms for design plans and renderings. The IBM branded rolls are available in three different grades of paper -- bond, vellum, and translucent bond, and in a variety of widths and lengths. This product is manufactured at all three of TST/Impreso's plant locations, guaranteeing fast delivery anywhere in the United States.
``The introduction of wide format engineering rolls represents TST/Impreso's entry into the rapidly growing wide-format printing market,'' noted Marshall Sorokwasz, Chief Executive Officer of TST/Impreso, Inc. ``This product category also opens a new channel of distribution through computer-aided design (''CAD``) supply dealers. Other channels of distribution for these products include paper merchants, contract stationers and stocking distributors.''
``We added engineering rolls to our product line in response to requests from our customers,'' continued Sorokwasz. ``Our expanded IBM branded product line also includes computer paper, fax paper, ink-jet paper, ATM rolls, point-of-purchase rolls, high speed laser roll paper, transparency films, processed laser cut sheets, T-shirt transfers, and ink jet coated canvas.''
TST/Impreso, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of hard copy imaging products for commercial and home use in domestic and international markets. The Company also owns and manages HotSheet.com, a single-page, online Internet directory with categorized links to premier web destinations. Headquartered in Coppell, Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex), TST/Impreso operates three manufacturing plants and distributes its products through 47 warehouse locations. The Company's website domains are www.hotsheet.com, www.impreso.com, www.shopsheet.com, and www.tstimpreso.com.
The common stock of TST/Impreso, Inc. is traded on Nasdaq's National Market System under the symbol ``TSTI''.
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.
Marshall Sorokwasz
972/462-0100 ext. 103
or
R. Jerry Falkner
CFA, Investor Relations Counsel
800/377-9893
www.rjfalkner.com