Printing Impressions 400 -- 252-300

(Editor's Note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2003. Therefore, companies that revised their 2002 revenues may have changed their 2002 ranking as compared with the ranking that appeared in last year's Printing Impressions 400. Similarly, the percentage change in sales is calculated on the most recent information provided.)

252 ('02: 262)

Specialty Printing, Niles, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $21.90

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.40

Change (%): +2

Principal Officer: Adam M. LeFebvre

Employees: 92

Primary Specialties: DM 45%; ADV 30%; COM 25%

Web Offset Press Units: 16

Sheetfed Press Units: 12

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

253 ('02: -)

Forum Communications Printing Co., Detroit Lakes, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $21.68

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): -

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Randy Freed

Employees: 200

Primary Specialties: NEWS 25%; PUB 15%; CAT 15%; DIR 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 40

Sheetfed Press Units: 26

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

254 ('02: -)

Southeastern Printing Co., Stuart, FL

Total Sales (Millions): $21.66

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.02

Change (%): +14

Principal Officer: L. J. Hussey

Employees: 155

Primary Specialties: COM 65%; PKG 35%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 37

Other Press Units: 26

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

255 ('02: -)

Creative Printing Services, Des Plaines, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $21.60

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.50

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: John Chesney

Employees: 160

Primary Specialties: FIN 20%; ADV 20%; CAT 15%; COM 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 22

Sheetfed Press Units: 28

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

256 ('02: 264)

Service Web Offset, Chicago, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $21.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.00

Change (%): +2

Principal Officer: Bobby Mitchell

Employees: 85

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 11

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

257 ('02: 291)

Alcom Printing Group, Harleysville, PA

Total Sales (Millions): $21.27

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.74

Change (%): +14

Principal Officer: William Coale

Employees: 135

Primary Specialties: DIR 35%; COM 24%; FIN 15%; DM 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 14

Sheetfed Press Units: 19

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

258 ('02: 144)

Invesprint Corp., Toronto, Canada

Total Sales (Millions): $21.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $24.00

Change (%): -13

Principal Officer: Vincent W. Hockett

Employees: 200

Primary Specialties: PKG 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 40

Sheetfed Press Units: 20

Other Press Units: 98

Ownership: Public

Plants: 2

259 ('02: 328)

Sennett Security Products, Chantilly, VA

Total Sales (Millions): $20.75

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $15.70

Change (%): +32

Principal Officer: Sandra Lane

Employees: 80

Primary Specialties: SPEC 100% (Security)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 43

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

260 ('02: 285)

Hatteras Press, Manasquan, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $20.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.28

Change (%): +6

Principal Officer: Charles F. Duerr

Employees: 120

Primary Specialties: COM 70%; DM 20%; ADV 10%

Web Offset Press Units:

Sheetfed Press Units: N/A

Other Press Units:

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

261 ('02: 277)

Padgett Printing, Dallas, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $20.47

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.31

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: A. David Torok

Employees: 106

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 10

Sheetfed Press Units: 26

Other Press Units: 6

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

262 ('02: 274)

The Allied Group, Cranston, RI

Total Sales (Millions): $20.40

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.50

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Robert C. Clement

Employees: 175

Primary Specialties: BF 40%; COM 30%; DM 5%; SPEC 25% (15% Digital printing and 10% fulfillment)

Web Offset Press Units: 22

Sheetfed Press Units: 23

Other Press Units: 5

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

263 ('02: -)

Gunner Press & Finishing, Waukesha, WI

Total Sales (Millions): $20.30

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.00

Change (%): +13

Principal Officer: J.B. Kenehan

Employees: 56

Primary Specialties: DM 20%; CAT 20%; COM 20%; PUB 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 10

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

Parent: J.B. Kenehan, Waukesha, WI

264 ('02: 273)

Universal Press, Niles, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $20.28

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.74

Change (%): -2

Principal Officer: Jory A. Siegel

Employees: 150

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 29

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

265 ('02: -)

Paramount Graphics, Beaverton, OR

Total Sales (Millions): $20.25

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $15.55

Change (%): +30

Principal Officer: Robert Wilks

Employees: 140

Primary Specialties: COM 40%; BKS 20%; PKG 15%; DM 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 1

Sheetfed Press Units: 6

Other Press Units: 4

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

266 ('02: 255)

JohnsByrne Co., Niles, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $20.20

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $22.00

Change (%): -8

Principal Officer: Corey Gustafson

Employees: 105

Primary Specialties: DM 50%; COM 30%; FIN 20%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 20

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

267 ('02: 337)

Foxfire Printing and Packaging, Newark, DE

Total Sales (Millions): $20.14

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $14.50

Change (%): +39

Principal Officer: John Ferretti

Employees: 170

Primary Specialties: ADV 56%; COM 29%; BKS 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 14

Other Press Units: 11

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

268 ('02: 284)

Fabricon Products, River Rouge, MI

Total Sales (Millions): $20.11

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.73

Change (%): +2

Principal Officer: Bruce L. Dinda

Employees: 105

Primary Specialties: PKG 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 56

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

269 ('02: 227)

Peake Printers, Cheverly, MD

Total Sales (Millions): $20.10

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $24.80

Change (%): -19

Principal Officer: Jay E. Rupard

Employees: 160

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 6

Sheetfed Press Units: 39

Other Press Units: 2

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

270 ('02: 263)

Fisher Group, Hiawatha, IA

Total Sales (Millions): $20.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.10

Change (%): -5

Principal Officer: Martin C. Fisher

Employees: 145

Primary Specialties: DM 90%; ADV 6%; CAT 4%

Web Offset Press Units: 13

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

270 ('02: 293)

Valco Graphics, Seattle, WA

Total Sales (Millions): $20.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.47

Change (%): +8

Principal Officer: Robert Valentine

Employees: 105

Primary Specialties: COM 35%; DM 30%; CAT 20%; PUB 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 6

Sheetfed Press Units: 10

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

272 ('02: 271)

Best Label Co., Cerritos, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $19.79

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.77

Change (%): -5

Principal Officer: Donald Ingle

Employees: 145

Primary Specialties: PKG 95%; SPEC 5% (Distributor of labeling machines)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 184

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

273 ('02: 296)

Forest Corp., Twinsburg, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $19.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.30

Change (%): +7

Principal Officer: Reynold E. Bookman

Employees: 220

Primary Specialties: SPEC 100% (Screen printing/POP, large-format litho and digital)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 23

Other Press Units: 23

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

273 ('02: 283)

Kohler Print Group, St. Louis, MO

Total Sales (Millions): $19.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.80

Change (%): -2

Principal Officer: Kevin C. Kohler

Employees: 95

Primary Specialties: COM 45%; SPEC 30% (Point-of-sale); DM 10%; PKG 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 21

Other Press Units: 5

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

273 ('02: 264)

Phoenix Marketing Services, Claremont, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $19.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.00

Change (%): -7

Principal Officer: Cynthia Casey

Employees: 98

Primary Specialties: COM 70%; SPEC 10% (Creative design); DM 10%; PREP 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 18

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

276 ('02: 278)

Mossberg & Co., S. Bend, IN

Total Sales (Millions): $19.44

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.28

Change (%): -4

Principal Officer: James W. Hillman

Employees: 132

Primary Specialties: COM 60%; PKG 12%; FIN 10%; CAT 8%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 36

Other Press Units: 13

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

277 ('02: 297)

ABS Graphics, Addison, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $19.27

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.02

Change (%): +7

Principal Officer: Kenneth Vander Veen

Employees: 115

Primary Specialties: COM 95%; SPEC 5% (Used equipment resale/dealer)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 21

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

278 ('02: 244)

Datatel Resources, Monaca, PA

Total Sales (Millions): $19.10

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $23.10

Change (%): -17

Principal Officer: Allen J. Simon

Employees: 78

Primary Specialties: BF 75%; DM 25%

Web Offset Press Units: 45

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

279 ('02: 312)

Baesman Printing, Hilliard, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $17.00

Change (%): +12

Principal Officer: Richard F. Baesman

Employees: 115

Primary Specialties: COM 60%; DM 40%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 25

Other Press Units: 6

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

279 ('02: 279)

Classic Graphics, Charlotte, NC

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.00

Change (%): -5

Principal Officer: David Pitts

Employees: 135

Primary Specialties: COM 45%; DM 20%; FIN 20%; CAT 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 24

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

279 ('02: 274)

Mercury Print Productions, Rochester, NY

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.50

Change (%): -7

Principal Officer: Valerie D. Mannix

Employees: 140

Primary Specialties: COM 75%; SPEC 15% (Print-on-demand); BKS 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 24

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

279 ('02: 264)

Midland Press, Davenport, IA

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.00

Change (%): -10

Principal Officer: Gene M. Blanc

Employees: 192

Primary Specialties: SPEC 43% (Technology, educational); CAT 30%; DIR 20%; COM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 4

Sheetfed Press Units: 2

Other Press Units: 12

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

279 ('02: 288)

Rose Printing, Tallahassee, FL

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Charles Rosenberg

Employees: 154

Primary Specialties: BKS 60%; PUB 30%; CAT 5%; COM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 13

Sheetfed Press Units: 15

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

279 ('02: 288)

VG Reed & Sons, Louisville, KY

Total Sales (Millions): $19.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Howard Reed

Employees: 180

Primary Specialties: FIN 35%; COM 20%; CAT 15%; DIR 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 22

Sheetfed Press Units: 6

Other Press Units: 9

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

285 ('02: 343)

SOURCECORP Printing and Direct Mail Solutions, Tulsa, OK

Total Sales (Millions): $18.48

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $14.33

Change (%): +29

Principal Officer: Jeffrey Pelcher

Employees: 180

Primary Specialties: DM 60%; COM 40%

Web Offset Press Units: 13

Sheetfed Press Units: 25

Other Press Units: 4

Ownership: Public

Plants: 1

286 ('02: 311)

DeLancey Printing, Alexandria, VA

Total Sales (Millions): $18.35

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $17.17

Change (%): +7

Principal Officer: Merle DeLancey

Employees: 99

Primary Specialties: COM 50%; CAT 25%; PUB 15%; DM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 20

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

287 ('02: 313)

Burton & Mayer, Brookfield, WI

Total Sales (Millions): $18.30

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $16.80

Change (%): +9

Principal Officer: Tim Burton

Employees: 100

Primary Specialties: COM 70%; SPEC 10% (Pocket folders); DM 10%; CAT 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 41

Other Press Units: 7

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

288 ('02: -)

Repacorp Label Products, Tipp City, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $18.20

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $16.00

Change (%): +14

Principal Officer: Rick M. Heinl

Employees: 120

Primary Specialties: PKG 90%; SPEC 10% (Screen and wide-format printing)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 5

Other Press Units: 19

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

289 ('02: 264)

Candid Litho Printing, New York, NY

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.00

Change (%): -14

Principal Officer: Howard Weinstein

Employees: 130

Primary Specialties: COM 50%; DM 20%; ADV 20%; FIN 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 30

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

289 ('02: 298)

J.S. McCarthy Printers, Augusta, ME

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Richard Tardiff

Employees: 170

Primary Specialties: COM 80%; PREP 10%; ADV 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 33

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

289 ('02: 264)

Johnson & Quin, Niles, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $21.00

Change (%): -14

Principal Officer: David R. Henkel

Employees: 110

Primary Specialties: DM 70%; BF 20%; ADV 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 25

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

289 ('02: 279)

McCormick-Armstrong, Wichita, KS

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.00

Change (%): -10

Principal Officer: Jacob W. Shaffer

Employees: 140

Primary Specialties: COM 65%; CAT 10%; ADV 8%; DM 7%

Web Offset Press Units: 10

Sheetfed Press Units: 16

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

289 ('02: 287)

Textile Printing, Chattanooga, TN

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Joseph A. Schmissrauter III

Employees: 150

Primary Specialties: PKG 90%; PREP 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 16

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

289 ('02: 288)

Tursso Companies, St. Paul, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $18.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Dennis J. Tursso

Employees: 115

Primary Specialties: PKG 65%; COM 20%; SPEC 5% (InfoPac); PREP 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 29

Other Press Units: 90

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

295 ('02: 271)

John Stark Printing, St. Louis, MO

Total Sales (Millions): $17.89

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $20.77

Change (%): -14

Principal Officer: Cliff A. Kelley

Employees: 100

Primary Specialties: SPEC 80% (POP displays); PKG 15%; COM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 26

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

296 ('02: 295)

DS Graphics, Lowell, MA

Total Sales (Millions): $17.85

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $18.34

Change (%): -3

Principal Officer: Jeffrey Pallis

Employees: 140

Primary Specialties: BKS 35%; SPEC 20% (Fulfillment); DM 15%; CAT 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 2

Sheetfed Press Units: 18

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

297 ('02: 286)

Impress Communications, Canoga Park, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $17.80

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $19.21

Change (%): -7

Principal Officer: Nicholas Liakas

Employees: 96

Primary Specialties: COM 40%; CAT 30%; PREP 30%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 24

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

298 ('02: -)

St. Louis Lithographing, St. Louis, MO

Total Sales (Millions): $17.60

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $16.20

Change (%): +9

Principal Officer: John B. Smart III

Employees: 142

Primary Specialties: PKG 70%; SPEC 30% (Large-format specialty printing, foil stamping, embossing, steel-rule die-cutting, UV printing, POP)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 16

Other Press Units: 10

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

299 ('02: 306)

Starr Toof Printing, Memphis, TN

Total Sales (Millions): $17.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $17.30

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: Stillman McFadden

Employees: 120

Primary Specialties: COM 75%; CAT 15%; DM 5%; BKS 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 7

Sheetfed Press Units: 25

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

300 ('02: 241)

Data Papers, Muncy, PA

Total Sales (Millions): $17.49

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $23.65

Change (%): -26

Principal Officer: Rodger L. Melvin

Employees: 104

Primary Specialties: BF 72%; FIN 10%; PKG 8%; DM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 36

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 14

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

Legend:

ADV--Advertising Inserts and Other Preprints

BCP--Bank Check Printing

BKS--Book Printing

BF--Business Forms

CAT--Catalogs

PREP--Prepress Services

DIR--Directories

DM--Direct Mail

FIN-Financial Printing

PKB--Flexible Packaging, Paperboard, Envelopes, Tags, Labels, Folding Cartons

COM--General Commercial Printing

NEWS--Newspapers

PUB--Publications and Periodicals

SPEC--Specialty Printing

N/A--Not Available

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The Printing Impressions 400 ranking was compiled and edited by Kristen Monte, associate editor.