Around the country, in-plants are getting in on the sticker craze. Like any new offering, stickers are helping to raise awareness of their services and bringing in new customers.
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Editorial Type: Company Profiles
St. Louis Printer Targets ‘Recession-Proof’ Markets
Skip Bray, a 43-year industry veteran who first started working at former family-owned French-Bray Printing in Baltimore when he was 16 years old, says he’s enjoying himself career-wise now more than ever before. As the president of Modern Litho-St. Louis, Bray is leading an expansion effort into new market segments.
Read MoreInfusion of Wide-Format Gear Sets Shippensburg In-Plant on a Course for Success
For Printing & Duplicating Services at Shippensburg University, a new onslaught of wide-format equipment was a matter of the right person, in the right place.
Read MoreConvergence Corner: How College Hill Maintains Its Local Roots Amid Growth & Expansion
Gabi Gebauer-Lewis of Pullman, WA, distributor College Hill details her company’s journey from selling T-shirts to college students to becoming a full-service one-stop shop for promo and print customers.
Read MoreASI Orlando 2025: Stephanie Stuckey Delights & Inspires in Moving Keynote
The former trial lawyer’s story of how she bought back her family’s business, saved it from ruin and then reignited a new phase of explosive growth resonated with promo entrepreneurs.
Read MoreSalem One: Achieving Wide-Format Growth Through Acquisitions
Adaptability is integral to any printing business’ success. At Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Salem One, that is certainly true. The 233-employee operation had $7.83 million in wide-format sales in 2023, up 412.1% from the prior year’s wide-format sales.
Read MoreTentCraft: Anatomy of an Acquisition
When it comes to M&A activity, 2024 turned out to be a year of thoughtful, strategic decisions. One company that pulled the acquisition trigger was Traverse City, Michigan-based TentCraft, which closed its acquisition of World Class Displays in the fourth quarter.
Read MoreConvergence Corner Podcast: How One Proforma Owner Saw the Value in Print & Promo Together From the Start
Steven Flaughers, owner of Proforma 3rd Degree, discusses his history in print and promo, asking the right questions and finding the right opportunities in unexpected places.
Read MoreUnderstanding M&A Trends in Wide-Format Printing
We sat down with Mark Hahn, senior managing director and founder, Graphic Arts Advisors, to get his perspective on what wide-format printers need to know about M&A activity.
Read MoreWarwick Publishing Earns FSC Certification
The supplier manufactures mainly paper-based products at its St. Charles, IL-based facility.
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