Printing Impressions 400 -- 1-50
Editor's note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2000. Therefore, companies that revised their 1999 revenues may have changed their '99 ranking as compared with the ranking that appeared in last year's Printing Impressions 500. Similarly, the percentage change in sales is calculated on the most recent information provided.
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
1 1 Quebecor World*, Montreal, Canada $6,540.00 $6,160.00 +6 Charles G. Cavell 44,000 PUB 29%; ADV 20%; CAT 17%; DM 13% 3,156 985 808 Public 160 *Parent: Quebecor Inc., Montreal, Canada |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
2 2 R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, IL $5,000.00 $5,000.00 - William L. Davis 34,000 CAT 27%; PUB 26%; DIR 16%; BKS 16% N/A N/A N/A Public 52 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
3 4 Mail-Well Inc., Englewood, CO $2,400.00 $1,950.00 +23 Gerald F. Mahoney 16,000 PKG 45%; COM 40%; DM 8%; BF 7% N/A N/A N/A Public 140 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
3 3 Moore Corp., Bannockburn, IL $2,400.00 $2,700.00 -11 Ed Tyler 16,000 BF 58%; DM 20%; SPEC 14% (CRM svcs.) PKG 8% N/A N/A N/A Public 47 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
5 6 Vertis Inc.*, Baltimore, MD $1,800.00 $1,700.00 +6 Donald E. Roland 9,200 ADV 50%; DM 20%; PREP 20%; PUB 10% 881 34 10 Private 160 *Parent: Vertis Holdings, New York, NY |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
6 5 Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, MN $1,650.00 $1,930.00 -15 John A. Blanchard III 11,691 BCP 100% N/A N/A N/A Public 13 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
7 7 Wallace Computer Services, Lisle, IL $1,570.00 $1,530.00 +3 M. David Jones 8,051 COM 41%; BF 23%; PKG 13%; SPEC 12% (Office products, other) 496 486 20 Public 38 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
8 8 Quad/Graphics, Pewaukee, WI $1,500.00 $1,400.00 +7 Harry V. Quadracci 12,000 CAT 47%; PUB 38%; SPEC 15% 685 24 162 Private 22 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
9 8 Standard Register, Dayton, OH $1,330.00 $1,400.00 -5 Dennis L. Rediker 8,200 N/A N/A N/A N/A Public 58 |
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10 10 Banta Corp., Menasha, WI $1,280.00 $1,340.00 -4 Donald D. Belcher 7,000 SPEC 30% (Turnkey, Prepress, Healthcare); BKS 22%; DM 18%; CAT 17% N/A N/A N/A Public 35 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
11 11 GTC Transcontinental Group, Montreal, Canada $1,042.00 $866.00 +20 Remi Marcoux 9,130 BKS 8%; DM 7% 533 174 0 Public 36 |
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12 12 Bowne & Co., New York, NY $1,010.00 $848.00 +19 Robert M. Johnson 7,700 FIN 77%; SPEC 23% (Globalization/localization, Internet, outsourcing) 63 173 0 Public 15 |
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13 16 The Relizon Co.*, Kettering, OH $805.00 $731.00 +10 Rodney A. Hedeen 4,600 SPEC 60% (Document management); BF 40% 300 90 0 Private 22 *Parent: The Carlyle Group, Washington, DC |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
14 14 Taylor Corp., North Mankato, MN $800.00 $750.00 +7 Bradley J. Schreier 10,000 COM 100% 70 500 20 Private 50 |
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15 15 Valassis Communications, Livonia, MI $794.60 $741.40 +7 Alan F. Schultz 1,800 ADV 100% N/A N/A N/A Public 3 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
16 13 Jostens Inc.*, Minneapolis, MN $782.40 $771.00 +1 Robert C. Buhrmaster 6,500 BKS 85%; COM 15% 0 119 0 Private 5 * Parent: Investcorp, New York, NY |
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17 - Huntsman Packaging Corp.*, Salt Lake City, UT $780.00 - - Rick Durham 3,400 PKG 100% 0 0 108 Private 24 *Parent: Chase Capital Partners, New York, NY |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
18 18 John H. Harland Co., Decatur, GA $702.51 $567.00 +24 Timothy C. Tuff 5,500 BCP 75% N/A N/A N/A Public 21 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
19 17 Clondalkin Group*, Philadelphia, PA $650.00 $599.00 +9 Norbert McDermott 3,800 PKG 45%; COM 15%; BF 15%; DM 10% 230 190 63 Private 34 *Parent: Clondalkin Group, Dublin, Ireland |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
20 24 Consolidated Graphics, Houston, TX $625.00 $435.00 +44 Joe R. Davis 5,000 COM 50%; DM 10%; CAT 10%; PREP 10% 70 900 1 Public 63 |
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21 20 Merrill Corp.*, St. Paul, MN $587.74 $509.54 +15 John Castro 4,000 FIN 40%; COM 32%; SPEC 28% (Corporate printing) 33 48 0 Private 6 *Parent: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York, NY |
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22 25 Workflow Management, Palm Beach, FL $547.10 $391.00 +40 Thomas D'Agostino Sr. 2,933 PKG 35%; BF 29%; COM 25%; SPEC 7% (Print-on-demand; office supplies; ad specialties; professional services) 46 111 89 Public 20 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
23 19 American Color Graphics*, Brentwood, TN $546.71 $520.00 +5 Stephen M. Dyott 2,800 ADV 70%; PREP 15%; NEWS 8%; PUB 5% 273 0 28 Private 10 *Parent: ACG Holdings, Stamford, CT |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
24 21 NCR Systemedia*, Miamisburg, OH $522.00E $506.00 +3 Keith Taylor 2,100 SPEC 80% (Supplies); BF 20% N/A N/A N/A Public 17 *Parent: NCR Corp., Dayton, OH |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
25 23 Cadmus Communications Corp., Richmond, VA $496.31 $443.00 +12 Bruce V. Thomas 3,500 PUB 81%; PKG 14%; CAT 5% N/A N/A N/A Public 13 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
26 22 New England Business Service, Groton, MA $485.39 $470.47 +3 Robert J. Murray 3,779 BF 50%; PKG 25%; BCP 25% N/A N/A N/A Public 12 |
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27 27 Clarke American Checks*, San Antonio, TX $405.00 $351.00 +15 Charles L. Korbell Jr. 3,200 BCP 95%; BF 5% N/A N/A N/A Private 20 *Parent: Caradon plc, Surrey, UK |
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28 - Von Hoffmann Corp., St. Louis, MO $400.00 - - Robert Uhlenhop 2,000 BKS 100% N/A N/A N/A Private 8 |
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29 26 Brown Printing*, Waseca, MN $376.00 $355.00 +6 Dan Nitz 2,600 PUB 81%; CAT 16%; ADV 3% 169 0 0 Private 3 *Parent: Gruner + Jahr, Hamburg, Germany |
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30 29 Lawson Mardon Packaging*, Northbrook, IL $350.00 $310.00 +13 Peter Mathias 2,500 PKG 100% N/A N/A N/A Public 10 *Parent: Algroup, Zurich, Switzerland |
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31 31 Perry Judd's Inc., Waterloo, WI $320.47 $292.40 +10 Craig A. Hutchison 2,400 PUB 60%; CAT 30%; ADV 10% 198 0 0 Private 6 |
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32 28 Corporate Express Document & Print Mgmt.*, Omaha, NE $314.00E $316.00 -1 Richard J. Egan 1,600 BF 60%; PKG 30%; DM 10% N/A N/A N/A Public 11 *Parent: Corporate Express, a Buhrmann Co., Broomfield, CO |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
33 32 CCL Label*, Etobicoke, Canada $300.00 $240.00 +25 Serge De Paoli 1,000 PKG 100% 581 24 0 Public 14 *Parent: CCL Industries, Willowdale, Canada |
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34 30 American Banknote Corp., New York, NY $288.00 $308.00 -6 Patrick Gentile 3,390 SPEC 100% (Security printing) N/A N/A N/A Public 17 |
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35 32 Bertelsmann Arvato*, Berryville, VA $285.30 $240.00 +19 Dr. Gunter Thielen 1,900 BKS 67%; SPEC 19% (Foil stamping; embossing; digital printing); DIR 14% 32 58 2 Private 4 *Parent: Bertelsmann Industrie, Guetersloh, Germany |
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36 35 Scientific Games*, Alpharetta, GA $228.50 $213.80 +7 Cliff O. Bickell 1,180 N/A N/A N/A N/A Public 4 *Parent: Autotote Corp., New York, NY |
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37 34 Journal Communications, Milwaukee, WI $219.86 $233.65 -6 Steven J. Smith 7,300 PUB 41%; PKG 21%; BKS 19%; NEWS 12% 176 52 81 Employee 15 |
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38 36 Ivy Hill*, New York, NY $210.00E $195.00 +8 Ellis Kern 1,100 PKG 95%; PREP 5% 21 104 0 Public 5 *Parent: Time Warner, New York, NY |
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39 43 The Antioch Co., Yellow Springs, OH $201.00 $164.00 +23 Lee M. Morgan 750 SPEC 95% (Book sidelines; scrapbook accessories) CAT 5% N/A N/A N/A Employee 3 |
2000 Ranking: Previous Year's Ranking: Company: Total Sales (millions): Previous Year's (millions): Change (%): Principal Officer: Employees: Primary Specialties: Web Offset Units: Sheetfed Offset Units: Other: Ownership: Plants: |
40 38 Printing Arts America, Darien, CT $200.00 $179.00 +12 Marion Antonini 1,350 COM 75%; CAT 7%; PREP 5%; BKS 5% 28 180 0 Private 11 |
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41 39 Arandell Corp., Menomonee Falls, WI $197.60 $177.40 +11 F.E. Treis 575 CAT 92%; PUB 4%; COM 4% 30 0 0 Private 1 |
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42 44 Courier Corp., N. Chelmsford, MA $188.30 $162.00 +16 James F. Conway III 1,366 BKS 100% 50 37 2 Public 6 |
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43 40 IGI Earth Color, New York, NY $188.00E $170.00 +11 Robert Kashan 800 COM 35%; DM 20%; PKG 15%; PREP 15% 24 130 0 Private 7 |
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44 41 St. Joseph Printing*, Concord, Canada $181.00 $167.00 +8 Tony Gagliano 1,600 COM 34%; SPEC 26% (Copy centers; distribution/photograph); ADV 15%; PUB 9% 38 41 0 Private 3 *Parent: St. Joseph Corp., Concord, Canada |
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45 117 Kelmscott Communications, San Francisco, CA $175.00E $56.00 +213 Ronald J. Jensen N/A COM 70%; PKG 10%; DIR 10%; ADV 10% N/A N/A N/A Private 10 |
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46 46 Hess Management Co., Austin, TX $170.00 $160.00 +6 Roy E. Mayers 1,000 BKS 50%; CAT 20%; COM 20%; PUB 10% 97 23 0 Private 4 |
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47 49 Ennis Business Forms, DeSoto, TX $166.53 $150.92 +10 Keith S. Walters 2,300 BF 91%; SPEC 9% N/A N/A N/A Public 30 |
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48 65 Cunningham Graphics Int'l*, Jersey City, NJ $166.00 $112.80 +47 Michael R. Cunningham 1,350 FIN 45%; COM 40%; PUB 10%; DIR 5% 51 191 28 Public 18 *Parent: ADP, Roseland, NJ |
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49 50 Fort Dearborn Co., Niles, IL $165.00 $150.00 +10 Richard J. Adler Sr. 1,000 PKG 92%; PREP 8% 0 97 97 Private 11 |
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50 54 The Sheridan Group, Hunt Valley, MD $164.45 $135.30 +22 John A. Saxton 2,000 PUB 75%; BKS 25% 92 27 0 Private 5 |
Legend: Not Listed? |
- Companies:
- Arandell Corp.
- arvato AG
- Brown Printing
- Cadmus Communications Corporation
- Clondalkin Group
- Consolidated Graphics
- Courier Corp.
- Deluxe Corp.
- Fort Dearborn
- Hess Management Co.
- Journal Communications Inc.
- Merrill Corp.
- Perry Judd's Inc.
- Printing Arts
- Quad/Graphics
- Quebecor World
- Specialty Printing
- Standard Register
- Taylor Corp.
- The Sheridan Group
- Transcontinental Inc.
- Valassis Communications