2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — A HOUSEHOLD NAME

“It was a gamble back then because not many printers were going with half-webs,” he says. “The half-size really complemented sheetfed and gave us added momentum.”

Williamson has always looked toward the future. About 10 years ago, Heidelberg gave him a toy 13-unit press made out of building blocks, with an inscription that read, “Jesse’s Dream.” Sometimes reality exceeds dreams, as Williamson Printing is in the process of installing a 16-unit Heidelberg sheetfed press.