Acquisition Pace Picks Up After Spring Lull

Houston-based Consolidated Graphics kept up its acquisition pace, acquiring Apple Graphics, a 27-year-old Los Angeles-based commercial printer. Kevin Polley, president, and Nancy Bremer, general manager, will continue with the company.

Huntington, WV-based Champion Industries says its subsidiary, Smith & Butterfield of Evansville, IN, signed an agreement by which Independent Printing Service (IPS), also of Evansville, will become part of the Smith & Butterfield operation.