Ampersand Label acquired by WS Group.WS Packaging Group, the Wisconsin, USA based printing and converting conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. , has purchased the assets of Ampersand The ampersand (&) normally means "and" as in Jones & Company. However, in the computer world, it is used in various ways. In Windows, it is used as a code to precede an underlined character. Label Inc., of Garden Grove Garden Grove, city (1990 pop. 143,050), Orange co., S Calif., a suburb of Long Beach and Los Angeles, on the Santa Ana River; founded 1877, inc. 1956. Many of its residents work in nearby aerospace and defense installations, and there is light manufacturing. , CA, USA. Founded in 1979 by Lowell Matthews and John Fontana, Ampersand produced bar code printed materials. In 1985 its focus was redirected to the pressure sensitive market, and in 2000 it moved to its current manufacturing plant. Matthews remains at the Garden Grove facility, which is known for its MultiVision label product, an encapsulated encapsulated Localized Oncology adjective Confined to a specific area, surrounded by a thin layer of fibrous tissue; encapsulation generally refers to a tumor confined to a specific area, surrounded by a capsule. See Islet encapsulation. label construction with a pull-tab release. Ampersand has about 70 employees, who now are part of the 1,500-member WS work force. "The addition of Ampersand Label broadens our capabilities in the booklet and pharmaceutical market, as well as expands our West Coast presence with extra production capacity and technology," says Terry Fulwiler, chairman of WS Packaging Group. |
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