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Press Release: June 3, 2008
They’re Back!!!
Simon Quirion and Slade Edling, the original founders of Superior
Mailing Services, Inc., re-acquired the company on Friday, May
23rd. After a year of ownership by an outside investment group that
couldn’t quite grasp the changing landscape of the industry over the
last year, change was inevitable. The move seems very positive for the
company and should bring about renewed vitality during the transition.
This past year has been, to say the least, challenging to the Direct
Marketing industry as a whole. The time was right for the seasoned
veterans and their team to come back in and do what they do best. This
is not the first time Simon and Slade have taken on the challenges
provided by tough times in the industry. They took a small letter shop
of 6 machines and a handful of personnel and built it into one of the
premier full service letter shops in the Chicago land area. Their basic
theory was to stick to their core business and provide their clients the
best service possible. When reached for comment Mr. Quirion said, “I
look forward to being back in the saddle, so to speak. The last year has
been a difficult one and my partner and myself felt we could have been
much more effective back in our ownership roles. I believe that there is
no substitute for experience and we both know what works in this
business”. Mr.Edling also thought the opportunity to step back in a
leadership role was both exciting and viable given the situation. “ We
are very sound fundamentally; all the staff, equipment, and technology
is in place to drive us to the next level quickly. The challenges we
face are nothing compared to what Simon and I faced starting up 12 years
ago. This is not to say there aren’t distinctive challenges ahead; given
the downturn the marketplace is experiencing currently. However, I think
we can be very competitive as well as innovative in meeting these
challenges for our customers”.
From the looks of things, these two entrepreneurs seem to relish the
challenge and have an extremely optimistic view of the future of
Superior Mailing Services. Although many people in the industry had some
concerns regarding the position of SMS, no one can doubt the past
performance of these two leaders given their history. Bottom line; they
seem very excited about the challenges ahead and look forward to an even
brighter future. It’s good to see this kind of enthusiasm in our
industry.
For further information contact Gary Perlongo @ (708)728-0101 or e-mail
garyp@superiormaing.com |
