Top 40 distributor American Solutions for Business (asi/120075) has announced that Honolulu-based Valenti Print Group has joined the ASB team.

Founded in 1981, Valenti specializes in print and mailing services and, like ASB, is an employee-owned company. “This partnership will provide us the resources to enhance and help grow the specialty products side of Valenti,” Valenti owner Mary Valenti said in a press release. “Joining together, our customers will benefit from a greatly expanded array of solutions to their needs.”

Mary’s late husband, Patrick, founded Valenti. She sees this new partnership as a way to fulfill the vision he had before falling ill – to expand the business by adding specialty products to the offering. “The support and kindness that I’ve felt from the ASB crew has been extremely encouraging,” said Alex Eyre, sales executive with Valenti. “On top of that, the range of products and services offered by ASB is staggering.”

Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, both teams were able to facilitate the onboarding process smoothly after months of constant communication at every level. “We’re incredibly honored to have Valenti Print Group as part of the American family,” said Larry Zavadil, founder and CEO of ASB. “There’s a saying that ‘If you want to go fast, go alone – if you want to go far, go together.’ … Our plan is to be the last company standing together. It’s not often that we find another company with the same missions, values and culture – we have found that in our partnership with Valenti.”

With reported 2018 North American promotional products revenue of $190.6 million, ASB ranked 12th on Counselor’s latest list of the largest distributors in the industry.