Flexible Focus

None too soon

Having enhanced capability and flexibility could not have come at a better time for Associated Labels. Today’s economic environment has package printers yearning for the days when a tough competitive environment was the biggest challenge.

“We are dealing with the current conditions as well as can be expected,” says Ashworth. “We are very concerned with the competitive conditions and the directions [in which] the banking institutions are going. It is a serious time for all manufacturers. Our sales have increased slightly. However, our margins have eroded due to predatory competitive actions.”