Minneapolis, Minn.--Buhrs Americas has named Kevin Crawford as national sales manager. In his new role, Crawford will have sales responsibility for Buhrs Americas products throughout North America. Crawford joins Buhrs Americas from Canon USA, where he provided sales assistance to 30 dealers over a six-state territory. He previously held sales positions with TR Systems, IKON and Colorbus.

Buhrs is the leading worldwide provider of mailing and fulfillment solutions. The company develops, manufactures, sells, and services systems for film and paper wrapping, addressing, sorting, and fulfilment. The media products that Buhrs systems prepare for distribution include magazines, newspapers, documents, direct mail products, books, videos, compact discs and cards. Buhrs partners include postal organizations, publishers, printers, binders, mailing houses, letter shops, banks, service bureaus, insurance companies, fulfilment operations, and many other medium-sized to leading businesses. With a large installed base of equipment and a history of providing reliable, complex products for more than a century, Buhrs proudly enjoys a reputation for quality and reliability. In 2010, Buhrs became a subsidiary of Value8, a publicly held company listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.