ALCO Plastics history

In 1983 seven office-products distributors were brought in.

In 1984 Mundt divided the remaining companies into eight distinct segments including paper products, pharmaceuticals, and food equipment.

1986: Ray Mundt succeeds Veale as chairman and refocuses the company to two business groups: office products and paper distribution.

In 1992, Alco Standard entered into a joint venture with Europe's IMM Office Systems.

By the end of September 1996, revenues had reached $4.1 billion.

Alco Standard officially changed its name to IKON Office Solutions, Inc., on January 23, 1997, reflecting the company's intention to focus solely on their office technology business.

The company's acquisitive period ended in the second quarter of 1998, and at that time, the Company was structured into three divisions--Business Services, Document Services, and Technology Services.

In 1999, though, IKON began to change the structure of its operations in order to function more effectively as a "one-stop" provider of integrated solutions matched to customer's business communications needs.

In 2000, Business Document Services and Legal Document Services were integrated into IKON North America along with the network integration capabilities of Technology Services to support the shift toward providing higher-end, networked digital equipment and related services.