Telpar and AccuScan Merge Into Single Distribution and Service Entity
10 February 2000
Telpar and AccuScan Merge Into Single Distribution and Service Entity; Combined Organization Will Offer Both Point of Sale (POS) and Auto I.D. Products
ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Telpar, Inc., a leading point of
sale (POS) distributor and AccuScan, a distributor of Auto ID equipment, have
announced the merger of the two organizations into a single entity: Telpar,
Inc. Telpar is a member of the Moore family of companies.
The merger of the AccuScan sales and service organization into Telpar will
result in an expanded customer base, a wider selection of products and a
variety of warranty and repair services. Administration, operations,
marketing and engineering functions will remain at Telpar's headquarters in
Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The combined company will have a
nationally distributed sales force of value added reseller (VAR) managers and
the nationwide service capabilities of Telpar Service. Telpar is also a
certified ISO-9001 organization.
The combination of Telpar as a major Point of Sales (POS) distributor, and
AccuScan as both an Auto ID Distributor and solutions provider offers a number
of benefits:
-- VARS (Value Added Resellers) and dealers can buy from a single source
for both Auto ID and POS (Point of Sale) products.
-- A broader product line encompassing both Auto ID (AccuScan) and POS
products (Telpar) will create a business model which can compete more
effectively in this dynamic market.
-- The combined company will have national sales and service coverage to
address the nationwide customer base of VARS and Dealers.
Telpar's expanded product and service line will include:
Point of Sale Equipment
-- Receipt printers
-- Cash drawers
-- Touch screen monitors and services
-- Custom & infrared keyboards
-- Customer displays
-- Bar code scanners
-- Printer supplies and media
-- Service and support
Auto ID Equipment
-- Bar code printers
-- Data collection software
-- Data collection hardware
-- Hand held terminals
-- Radio frequency systems
-- Bar code scanners
-- Printer supplies and media
-- Service and support
The combined list of suppliers include:
-- Epson -- Symbol
-- Citizen -- Zebra
-- Seiko -- Welch Allyn
-- APG Cash Drawers -- Printronix
-- MMF Cash Drawers -- Datamax
-- Tatung -- DataSouth
-- Key Source International -- Eltron
-- PSC/Percon -- Fujitsu
-- Printek -- Addmaster
Telpar offers national sales coverage with sales offices in the following
locations:
-- Mission Viejo, CA -- Englewood, CO
-- Atlanta, GA -- Eagan, MN
-- Columbia, MD -- Addison, TX
-- Charlton, MA
Service for the combined organizations will be handled by a nationwide
service entity, Telpar Service, formerly known as TST. Both depot and
customer on-site service will be available for the combined entity.
Bill McGarrity, President of Telpar, will be responsible for the combined
company. Reporting to Mr. McGarrity as National Sales Manager for the
distribution business is Mike Smith. Mr. Smith has 10 years distribution and
sales management experience in both the Auto ID and POS product marketplace.
Formerly with Nimax, Mr. Smith joined Telpar on Monday, January 17, 2000.
In announcing the merger of the two distribution companies, Bill
McGarrity, President of Telpar said:
"There is a natural fit with this merger. Both Telpar and AccuScan are
excellent examples of a distribution model, with Telpar addressing the
products for the point-of-sale, retail, hospitality and banking side of the
business and AccuScan addressing the data collection, and bar code scanning
and printing side of the business. Both organizations have excellent customer
service capabilities. This merger can only result in better service for our
combined customer base.
"The end result will be a nationally-distributed sales team with better
coverage for our collective markets. We are excited about this opportunity to
better serve our respective customers."
Telpar is also a leading engineering and manufacturing organization for
direct thermal and impact printers for kiosks, ATM and gaming machines Telpar
is a member of the Moore family of companies.
Backgrounder on Telpar, Inc.
Telpar is a major distributor of quality point-of-sale (P.O.S.) and Auto
I.D. products. It is also a manufacturer and value added distributor for a
wide variety of direct thermal and impact, specialty mini-printers for kiosks,
ATM and gaming machines. Telpar has its headquarters, engineering, and
manufacturing facilities in Addison, Texas. The Telpar Customer Care and
Service Center in Addison, Texas provides warranty, extended warranty and
service for all printers sold by Telpar. Spare parts and consumables,
including paper and impact printer ribbons, may also be purchased through this
center. Additional nationwide customer site warranty and repair services are
available through Telpar Service.
Telpar, Inc., founded in 1967 and headquartered in Addison, is just north
of Dallas, Texas. Telpar is a member of the Moore family of companies. Moore
is the leading global partner helping companies communicate through print and
digital technologies.
Moore Corporation Limited provides data capture,
information design, marketing services, digital communications and print
solutions, that enable clients to improve their business processes and
increase revenue. Sales in 1998 were US $2.7 billion. The Moore Internet
address is: http://www.moore.com.
For more information, please contact Bob Martin, Manager of Marketing for
Telpar, Inc. at 972-233-6631, extension 272 or e-mail bmartin@telpar.com.