Joseph Merritt Co. Celebrates 105 Years of Innovation

Ed Perry reflected on one of Merritt’s first large jobs. It entailed wrapping the Skyships at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont. Designer Deena Prestegard of SIRGE, Newton, MA, approached Merritt about the new 3M Scotchprint system. The question was whether this type of an application could compete with airbrushing the graphics onto the gondolas. The airbrush quote was not only higher, but it also required more time and only offered a one-year warranty. Merritt’s quoted turnaround time was around three weeks with a five year warranty and included installation in Switzerland before being shipped to Vermont. Merritt won the contract and the graphics are still on the Skyships approximately 18 years later.