Ohio paper producer NewPage reveals HD Supply as randomly-selected Paper Sells More Product sweepstakes winner, awards wholesale distribution company US$100,000 in free print services

Kendall Sinclair

MIAMISBURG, Ohio , March 10, 2011 (press release) – NewPage Corporation announced today that HD Supply Facilities Maintenance was randomly chosen as the winner of its 2010 “Paper Sells More Product” sweepstakes. The prize, $100,000 in free print services, was formally awarded February 15, 2011.

NewPage, North America's leading supplier of publishing papers, launched the "Paper Sells More Product" campaign in July, 2010 as a way to alleviate some of the cost pressures that direct marketers, catalog and magazine publishers and retailers have experienced during the current recession. At the same time, the sweepstakes communicated the value of print in driving sales of products and services through all channels.

"We are thrilled to be able to award the $100,000 prize to HD Supply Facilities Maintenance,” said Barry Nelson, senior vice president, sales and marketing for NewPage. "We hope that the free print services will allow them to increase their prospecting efforts during these challenging economic times."

HD Supply Facilities Maintenance is a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products that uses printed catalogs as a primary channel to sell products and services to owners and managers of multifamily, hospitality, educational and commercial properties; healthcare providers; and municipal and government facilities.  HD Supply will use its printer of choice for the $100,000 prize.
 
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About NewPage Corporation
Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $3.6 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2010. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, newspapers, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.
 
NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 4.4 million tons of paper, including approximately 3.1 million tons of coated paper, approximately 1.1 million tons of uncoated paper and approximately 200,000 tons of specialty paper. To learn more, visit www.NewPageCorp.com.
 
About HD Supply Facilities Maintenance
HD Supply Facilities Maintenance is a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products to owners and managers of multifamily, hospitality, educational and commercial properties; healthcare providers; and municipal and government facilities. HD Supply Facilities Maintenance has 36 distribution centers nationwide, a fleet of more than 600 delivery vehicles and more than 22,000 products. For additional information about HD Supply, contact Angela Brooks at 770-852-9004 or e-mail angela.brooks@hdsupply.com.

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