California Printers — Geography Has Its Perks

Local competition keeps printers sharp, as well. Jeff Young, executive vice president of sales for Hawthorne-based Lithographix, compares it to the USC-UCLA collegiate mindset. When quality programs are so close together, no one is able to rest on their laurels.

“For the past 25 years, three of the finest printers in the country have been located right here in Southern California,” Young says. “We’ve always felt that if we could outdo our closest competitors, we could compete with anyone, anywhere. To my knowledge, no other state in the country has so many high-end printers. It has made it better for us and certainly better for print buyers.