April 19, 2010

As many of you are now acutely aware, our industry lost one of its key suppliers this past week. International Filing Company (IFC, formerly Barkley, Century Index) announced Thursday, April 15, that it has ceased operations. IFC has always been a tough, yet friendly competitor. In this tough economy, we continue to hear of and experience the horrors of companies having to close their doors, leaving many with an uncertain future. Here at Integrated Filing Solutions, our thoughts and prayers are with the members of the IFC family.

That being said, we have to move on to the business at hand, your business. We have received many calls in the last couple of days from dealers scrambling to fill critical orders for their customers. It is our understanding that IFC will not be fulfilling any and all custom orders that they now possess. Integrated Filing Solutions is at the ready to step in and help you, not only in this critical time of need, but for the long term. Many of you are current partners with us already, wisely choosing to have multiple sources for your filing products. Being one of the true complete filing solution providers left in our industry, we, at Integrated Filing, welcome the opportunity to serve you and your customers.

If you are ordering from us currently, you already know from experience that we have put the transition from the merger of SEMCO Products, Positive Marketing Associates and Midwest Index into Integrated Filing Solutions behind us and are back to the level of service that you had been accustomed to.

Our business merger has uniquely positioned us to be your prime single source for filing products. Be it stock file folders, color code labels, full custom file folder capabilities (manila, colored stocks and pressboard), index dividers and file backs, or the wide variety of filing accessories we have to offer from our 9,000+ SKU line of products, we have the solution for your customers’ critical filing needs. Our new comprehensive Filing Supplies dealer catalog also hits the streets the week of April 19. You may contact Customer Service and request a copy, beginning April 19.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Relations teams at either of our facilities at (800) 558-8930. You can also access contact information and email our Outside Sales Team members at our website at www.integratedfiling.com. As always, I am personally at your service. I can be reached at our toll free number, or on my cell at (847) 456-6097 with any immediate needs.

I, and we at Integrated Filing, look forward to hearing from you, and having the privilege that is the opportunity to serve you.

Warmest Regards,

Tony Ruffin
National Sales Manager
Integrated Filing Solutions