KIRKWOOD PRINTING -- Energizing Color

The management team has explored bringing digital printing capabilities in-house, but doesn't think the time is right. "It doesn't fit our market yet; our clientele isn't pushing us into it," Mitchell says. "Even so, it's a move we'll have to make in the future to stay in this business."

Of late, the engine of growth for Kirkwood has been its newest press. The two-over-two perfector has been a workhorse right from the start, according to Mitchell. "It has brought back in a lot of two-color work," he notes. "We can be competitive because we can perfect the sheets."