2013 Hall of Fame : David Pilcher Sr. - Inspiration and Reclamation

But, it was under Beddor that Pilcher truly flourished. He spent time working with all of the Beddor plants, including two of Beddor's latest acquisitions: Danner Press (Canton, OH) and Brookshore Lithographers (Chicago), before being named president and CEO of The Press of Ohio.

When Beddor sold eight of his companies to Banta Corp., Pilcher joined that organization. It wasn't a good fit as he struggled with the "uniqueness of the culture" during his 24 months with Banta. He was recruited by North American Directory Corp. (NADCO)—a joint venture between Bell Canada and Courier Corp.—which wanted to construct a coldset web directory printing plant in Hazleton, PA, and was intrigued by Pilcher's experience in greenfields. Pilcher jumped at the opportunity and dusted off his hard hat to help assemble a 250,000-square-foot plant that boasted two Harris 9000Ds and a KBA Commander web press.