Joseph Merritt & Company, Inc. Acquires Walter W. Fredrick Associates

Peabody, MA - September 23, 2002

Joseph Merritt & Company, a nationally recognized graphic imaging and printing corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut has acquired Walter W. Fredrick Associates. A hardware and software solutions provider serving the drafting and engineering communities in Peabody MA for over 40 years, Walter W. Fredrick Associates becomes the eighth location in Joseph Merritt & Company’s rapidly growing family of reprographic firms. Joseph Merritt & Company has been in the graphic imaging and printing business since 1908. Today they are New England’s largest privately owned reprographic firm with a customer base that includes the Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Graphic Design, Legal and Healthcare Communities. Founded in Hartford, Connecticut, Merritt currently spans the Northeast with locations in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts. Ed Perry, President and CEO of Joseph Merritt & Company states "Our cutting edge approach and reputation in the industry are responsible for Merritt’s longevity." This success has allowed the company to remain virtually unaffected by recent economic factors and the proof is in fact that Walter W. Fredrick Associates is the fourth addition to Joseph Merritt & Company within the past five years. Approaching its 95th anniversary, Merritt will continue to adapt and grow with changing technology and client needs for generations to come.

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