Allied Printing--Crowning Customers

It seems Allied Printing, a staunch independent printer, and a number of other commercial printers have found a way to circumvent at least one of the so-called advantages enjoyed by commercial printing consolidators: namely purchasing power.

Two years ago, Sommers, a member of the Young President's Organization (YPO)—an international organization that boasts a multitude of vocations, including 30 to 40 printers—founded a purchasing group that featured YPO member printers. Only YPO members are considered for inclusion in the purchasing LLC, which boasts considerable consumables buying leverage because its versatile membership prints on a variety of substrates.