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Dye & Durham was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1874 and originated as The Dominion Blank Form Company. The name Dye & Durham was adopted in 1911 as a result of the company’s ownership by business partners Mr. Shirley Dye and Mr. Sydney Durham. Dye & Durham started by selling legal forms primarily to the Ontario market, and soon progressed to a complete line of office products. The purchase of their first printing press in 1962 marked the diversification into the printing business and their expansion of capabilities into printing services. During the course of two decades between 1976 and 1996, Dye & Durham enjoyed steady growth and established local distribution centres throughout Ontario and even into Winnipeg, Manitoba. In that period, Dye & Durham had also established and opened its Corporate Search office in downtown Toronto to further complement their product and service offering to the legal industry. 1991 marked a significant year for Dye & Durham as the Cartwright Omni Corporation acquired Dye & Durham and operated the business under the new name of Dye & Durham Co. Inc. In 1992, rapid expansion led to the purchase of Newsome and Gilbert Inc., a reputable fine printing and stationery business. In the late 1990s, Dye & Durham acquired the Search Services and Corporate Supplies division of CCNS Corporate Services Ltd in Ontario and CCNS Information Services Inc. in Western Canada. On January 1st, 2006, Dye & Durham officially changed its name to Dye & Durham, A Division of The Cartwright Group Ltd, belonging to an umbrella of companies which include: Emond Montgomery Publications Limited, Canadian Lawyer, Law Times, CLB Media and Canada Law Book. In the fall of 2008, Dye & Durham announced the sale of its Ontario Search & Registration and Corporate Supplies business units to Teranet Enterprises. In late 2008, Dye & Durham’s British Columbia and Alberta operations were acquired by the former Vice President, B.C. operations. This sale consisted of the Search & Registration Services and Corporate Supplies business components for British Columbia and Alberta. Today, as part of Dye & Durham’s national strategy to provide nationwide distribution through local strategic partnerships, the British Columbia Office Products, Furniture, Promotional Products and Graphics divisions were sold to Mills Basics in Vancouver. This sale represented Dye & Durham’s fundamental desire to maintain national coverage while keeping a cost-effective solution for customers. Dye & Durham belongs to the BASICS® Office Products national network of dealers; with each dealer being 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through collective partnerships with other BASICS® dealers across Canada, Dye & Durham provides seamless distribution of Office Products to their national customers. The National Account Program offers consistent pricing and product offering, quality BASICS® branded product, local distribution, and next day delivery to all major city centres. Dye & Durham and the national BASICS® Account Dealer members take pride in their collective effort as being “Coast-to-Coast and Just around the Corner” to national businesses. Learn more about the National Account Program Dye & Durham's advertisement for the National Account Program A core value of Dye & Durham is the commitment to sustainability throughout their business practices. The company endeavors to offer an extended range of environmentally-friendly products & services by embracing the challenge of sourcing, promoting and encouraging the use of more environmentally-responsible business products and practices without compromising quality, performance and value for customers. In the fall of 2004, Dye & Durham, along with the BASICS® group, launched the EPP (Environmentally Preferred Products) program that identifies and encourages the use of products providing an environmental benefit. The range of products offered has aggressively grown over the last four years and it now is approaching close to a thousand items. One of the main selection criteria in the 2009 catalogue was a product’s environmental benefit. Dye & Durham has also been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), making the commitment to responsible forestry. Dye & Durham has supplied the law industry for 135 years, earning the coveted distinction as a Preferred Supplier for Legal Support Services and Law Offices Supplies by the Canadian Bar Association. Since its inception, Dye & Durham’s strategy has been consumer-centric, offering personalized service by nurturing long-lasting relationships with its customers. The company strives to take proactive approaches in all its business areas including, but not limited to, corporate citizenship, product development, sourcing methods and efficient operations. Today, Dye & Durham employs over 80 full-time employees in its head office location and serves businesses throughout Canada. Since May 2009, Dye & Durham moved into a 45,000 square foot facility located in the heart of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Dye & Durham will continue serving their customers with a strong regional presence offering Legal Specialty Products, Office Products, Furniture, Corporate Promotional Items and Printing Services. Moving forward, Dye & Durham is excited as it continues to expand within the commercial market and while offering national coverage with the BASICS® national network of dealers.
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