Latest ‘Top 50 GPO Suppliers’ Report Finds Steady Work Volumes Despite the Economy
CHAMBERSBURG, PA—Dec. 11, 2012—Even in light of volatile marketplaces, private-sector companies that serve the printing needs of numerous federal government agencies and departments [procured through the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)] continue to enjoy a positive revenue stream, according to figures compiled for the latest “Top 50 GPO Suppliers” reports. In preparing the reports, the staff of Government Print Management noted some interesting trends.
The first three quarters of 2012 were nearly identical to 2011 in terms of total volume procured by the GPO. Volumes for the first three quarters of 2012 totaled $61 million, $83 million and $70 million, respectively, compared to $61 million, $79 million and $78 million for the same quarters for 2011.
“Although short term, this trend shows a relative steadiness in the amount of printing the government is sourcing from the private sector, and supports the idea of GPO work being a sustainable source of revenue,” said Deborah Snider, senior vice president of Government Print Management.
Also continuing is the longer-term trend of increases in volume between the first and second quarter. “This similarity, combined with the change from decline to relative stability, is encouraging,” Snider said. “Changes in government printing caused some worry. But with advances in green printing and acceptance of newer technologies, the (business) potential GPO printing holds for the industry is exciting.”
A look at the broad variety of printing companies that comprise the “Top 50” lists for the second and third quarters of 2012 is encouraging as well. While those at the very top are naturally larger-scale organizations, printers of all sizes and specialties are benefitting from their efforts. At the top of the list for the third quarter are:
- NPC Inc. of Claysburg, PA, with $7.437 million in print volume,
- Sourcelink of Miamisburg, OH, at $3.442 million,
- PA Hutchinson of Mayfield, PA, at $3.247 million,
- Cenveo of Stamford, CT, at $2.677 million and
- Monarch Litho of Montebello, CA, at $2.487 million.
“Top 50 GPO Suppliers” full reports for the second and third quarters of 2012, delivered free via email, are available from Government Print Management.
| Top 50 Suppliers to the Government Printing Office (Third Quarter 2012) |
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| Rank | Company (City, State) | Volume |
| 1 | NPC, Inc. (Claysburg, PA) | $7,436,903 |
| 2 | Sourcelink (Miamisburg, OH) | $3,441,879 |
| 3 | PA Hutchison (Mayfield, PA) | $3,246,815 |
| 4 | Cenveo (Stamford, CT) | $2,677,454 |
| 5 | Monarch Litho (Montebello, CA) | $2,486,650 |
| 6 | Gateway Press (Louisville, KY) | $2,007,180 |
| 7 | Gray Graphics Corp. (Capitol Heights, MD) | $1,896,887 |
| 8 | Colonial Press Int'l. (Miami, FL) | $1,888,617 |
| 9 | Xerox Corporation (Washington, DC) | $1,372,300 |
| 10 | McDonald & Eudy Printers (Temple Hills, MD) | $998,709 |
| 11 | District Creative Printing (Upper Marlboro, MD) | $753,603 |
| 12 | Bros. Lithographing (Chicago, IL) | $727,147 |
| 13 | United Book Press (Baltimore, MD) | $702,218 |
| 14 | Intelligencer Printing (Lancaster, PA) | $700,906 |
| 15 | Thunderbird Press, Inc. (Titusville, FL) | $632,010 |
| 16 | Art Litho Company (Baltimore, MD) | $626,486 |
| 17 | Balmar Prtg & Graphics, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD) | $562,518 |
| 18 | Goodway Graphics of Va. (Springfield, VA) | $562,275 |
| 19 | S & W Manufacturing (Florence, SC) | $549,120 |
| 20 | National Envelope (Frisco, TX) | $527,271 |
| 21 | Connecticut Laminating Company (New Haven, CT) | $515,587 |
| 22 | Production Press, Inc. (Jacksonville, IL) | $508,163 |
| 23 | Alcom Printing Group (Harleysville, PA) | $499,947 |
| 24 | Precision Printing, Inc. (Moberly, MO) | $492,766 |
| 25 | Consolidated Graphics (Houston, TX) | $455,960 |
| 26 | KD8 Enterprises (Centerville, UT) | $455,426 |
| 27 | FileAmerica (Fordyce, AR) | $449,134 |
| 28 | Todd Allan Printing (Beltsville, MD) | $429,694 |
| 29 | Banknote Corporation of America (New York, NY) | $422,280 |
| 30 | Bosworth Printing Co. (Stoughton, MA) | $420,704 |
| 31 | Sekan Printing (Ft. Scott, KS) | $418,146 |
| 32 | Printing Resources (Cleveland, OH) | $402,113 |
| 33 | Highland Computer Forms (Hillsboro, OH) | $400,292 |
| 34 | Pinnacle Data Systems (Birmingham, AL) | $399,134 |
| 35 | Premiums & Specialty, Inc. (Medford, NJ) | $387,921 |
| 36 | William & Heintz Map (Capitol Heights, MD) | $378,827 |
| 37 | Litho Press (San Antonio, TX) | $374,835 |
| 38 | BKR Printing (Salt Lake City, UT) | $363,644 |
| 39 | West Shore Prtg. & Dist. Corp. (Mechanicsburg, PA) | $359,423 |
| 40 | Graphic Visions & Associates, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD) | $357,352 |
| 41 | Coverbind Corporation (Wilmington, NC) | $348,327 |
| 42 | Pacific Graphics (Monterey Park, CA) | $336,216 |
| 43 | EU Services (Rockville, MD) | $320,262 |
| 44 | Digital Rio (Kennesaw, GA) | $319,749 |
| 45 | Albuquerque Printing Company (Albuquerque, NM) | $316,567 |
| 46 | Micrographics, Inc. (Gainesville, FL) | $303,673 |
| 47 | Lithexcel (Albuquerque, NM) | $297,809 |
| 48 | Fry Communications (Mechanicsburg, PA) | $296,003 |
| 49 | Digital Depot/dba Digital Work (Salt Lake City, UT) | $278,879 |
| 50 | Omaha Printing Company (Omaha, NE) | $275,462 |
About Government Print Management
For more than 35 years, Government Print Management has provided end-to-end sales assistance, strategic services and information that enable printers to effectively participate, win and profit in the GPO print market. The original and only full-service GPO bid service firm, Government Print Management is also the only processor of all available GPO opportunities and the owner of the world’s largest database of GPO information. Government Print Management is endorsed by Printing Industries of America.
Source: GPM.
