Artcraft buys Vose Swain from Bowne of Boston
To be integrated during year at Artcraft’s Attleboro, Mass., plant
The Artcraft Company has acquired The Vose Swain Engraving Company from Bowne of Boston making the Attleboro, Mass., specialty finisher the single largest engraving company in the Northeast.

The deal affirms Artcraft’s position as one of New England’s leading producers of fine quality stationery and identity materials for corporations, professional firms and law firms. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Artcraft president John Dumouchel said Vose Swain will continue to function as usual, and that the Boston-based business will be fully integrated with Artcraft during the year.

“This is an exceptional time for our company,” Dumouchel said. “For more than six years we have grown at an aggressive pace in spite of the realities of a lackluster economy. Our industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The stakes are high and we intend to remain as a strong player in this new competitive landscape.

“Managing this business is challenging but rewarding,” Dumouchel said. “Our growth directly correlates with our business planning efforts. We have had to continue to evolve our business to meet the fluid needs of our customers.”

The Vose Swain acquisition is among several strategic moves initiated by Dumouchel since 2001:

• 2001 - Acquires business from Woodbury and Co., increases workforce by 33 percent;
• 2002 - Sales team triples in size; new sales director named
• 2003 - Doubles size; purchases new headquarters with 38,000 square-foot manufacturing facility; increases capacity with new, high-end print equipment
• 2004 - Revamps brand architecture; launches new marketing and promotion program; and
• 2005 - Expands digital printing capabilities

The Artcraft Company is a 67-year old, family-owned specialty printing business. Since 1939, the company has enabled clients to distinguish themselves with engraving, and other specialty printing techniques.