Printing Impressions 400 -- 51-100

(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.)

51 ('02: 53)

Miami Systems, Cincinnati, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $129.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $138.00

Change (%): -7

Principal Officer: Samuel L. Peters

Employees: 1,200

Primary Specialties: BF 30%; PKG 20%; DM 15%; SPEC 15% (Pre-paid telephone cards; plastic credit cards)

Web Offset Press Units: 73

Sheetfed Press Units: 10

Other Press Units: 8

Ownership: Private

Plants: 9

52 ('02: -)

PIP Printing, Mission Viejo, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $125.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): -

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Catherine Monson

Employees: N/A

Primary Specialties: ADV 25%; DM 20%; CAT 15%; FIN 15%

Web Offset Press Units:

Sheetfed Press Units: N/A

Other Press Units:

Ownership: Private

Plants: N/A

Parent: Franchise Services Inc. (FSI), Mission Viejo, CA

53 ('02: 55)

Champion Industries, Huntington, WV

Total Sales (Millions): $122.88

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $125.14

Change (%): -2

Principal Officer: Marshall T. Reynolds

Employees: 815

Primary Specialties: BF 40%; COM 20%; CAT 15%; PKG 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 1

Sheetfed Press Units: 37

Other Press Units: 58

Ownership: Public

Plants: 11

54 ('02: 59)

TST/Impreso Inc., Coppell, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $121.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $123.00

Change (%): -2

Principal Officer: Marshall Sorokwasz

Employees: 300

Primary Specialties: BF 65%; SPEC 35% (Lasercut sheets, SEC and other forms)

Web Offset Press Units: 17

Sheetfed Press Units: 3

Other Press Units: 4

Ownership: Public

Plants: 6

55 ('02: 56)

ColorGraphics Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $120.20

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $123.10

Change (%): -2

Principal Officer: Christopher N. Madison

Employees: 380

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 32

Sheetfed Press Units: 66

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

56 ('02: 59)

Hess Management Co., Austin, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $120.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $120.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Roy E. Mayers

Employees: 850

Primary Specialties: BKS 50%; CAT 20%; COM 20%; PUB 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 67

Sheetfed Press Units: 22

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

56 ('02: 64)

Premier Print Holdings, Houston, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $120.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $110.00

Change (%): +9

Principal Officer: Donald Gilbert, Jr.

Employees: 700

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 26

Sheetfed Press Units: 176

Other Press Units: 14

Ownership: Private

Plants: 9

58 ('02: 52)

Berlin Industries, Carol Stream, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $118.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $139.00

Change (%): -15

Principal Officer: Bruce M. Smith

Employees: 800

Primary Specialties: DM 40%; ADV 30%; CAT 20%; PUB 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 73

Sheetfed Press Units: 7

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

Parent: Smith Investment, Milwaukee, WI

59 ('02: 57)

Sandy Alexander, Clifton, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $116.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $123.00

Change (%): -6

Principal Officer: Roy Grossman

Employees: 364

Primary Specialties: COM 70%; DM 15%; ADV 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 40

Sheetfed Press Units: 49

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

Parent: Mickelberry Communications, New York, NY

60 ('02: 63)

Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $108.04

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $114.12

Change (%): -5

Principal Officer: David Fiore

Employees: 1,250

Primary Specialties: BKS 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 72

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

Parent: American Achievement, Austin, TX

61 ('02: -)

AdPlex-Rhodes, Houston, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $106.70

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $128.60

Change (%): -17

Principal Officer: Galen Walters

Employees: 750

Primary Specialties: ADV 74%; PREP 24%; DM 2%

Web Offset Press Units: 54

Sheetfed Press Units: 2

Other Press Units: 3

Ownership: Private

Plants: 7

Parent: Windward Capital, New York, NY

62 ('02: 62)

Lithographix Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $106.53

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $117.00

Change (%): -9

Principal Officer: Herb Zebrack

Employees: 475

Primary Specialties: COM 40%; PREP 20%; CAT 15%; ADV 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 34

Sheetfed Press Units: 74

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

63 ('02: 67)

PBM Graphics, Research Triangle Park, NC

Total Sales (Millions): $102.20

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $95.30

Change (%): +7

Principal Officer: Terry L. Pegram

Employees: 900

Primary Specialties: COM 85%; PUB 5%; PREP 5%; ADV 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 11

Sheetfed Press Units: 90

Other Press Units: 21

Ownership: Private

Plants: 5

64 ('02: -)

CRABAR/GBF, Dayton, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $102.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $101.00

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: Roger Brown

Employees: 505

Primary Specialties: BF 80%; DM 10%; PKG 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 305

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 6

Ownership: Private

Plants: 8

65 ('02: 48)

The Segerdahl Corp., Wheeling, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $100.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $150.00

Change (%): -33

Principal Officer: Earl E. Segerdahl

Employees: 300

Primary Specialties: N/A

Web Offset Press Units: 44

Sheetfed Press Units: 21

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

66 ('02: 90)

MultiColor Corp., Cincinnati, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $99.56

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $72.60

Change (%): +37

Principal Officer: Francis D. Gerace

Employees: 490

Primary Specialties: PKG 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 7

Other Press Units: 114

Ownership: Public

Plants: 6

67 ('02: 69)

The Instant Web Companies, Chanhassen, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $98.70

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $91.99

Change (%): +7

Principal Officer: James N. Andersen

Employees: 950

Primary Specialties: DM 95%; COM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 72

Sheetfed Press Units: 4

Other Press Units: 19

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

68 ('02: 58)

Japs-Olson Co., St. Louis Park, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $95.79

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $122.48

Change (%): -22

Principal Officer: Michael W. Beddor

Employees: 685

Primary Specialties: DM 80%; COM 20%

Web Offset Press Units: 112

Sheetfed Press Units: 58

Other Press Units: 52

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

69 ('02: 70)

MPI Label Systems, Sebring, OH

Total Sales (Millions): $91.50

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $90.50

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: Randy L. Kocher

Employees: 550

Primary Specialties: PKG 90%; SPEC 10% (UV flexo; rotary screen; IRC's (instant redeemable coupons)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 60

Ownership: Private

Plants: 7

70 ('02: 73)

DSFI, Addison, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $88.80

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $88.00

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: Malcolm C. Geffen

Employees: 210

Primary Specialties: BF 100%

Web Offset Press Units:

Sheetfed Press Units: N/A

Other Press Units:

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

71 ('02: 75)

Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO

Total Sales (Millions): $88.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $84.00

Change (%): +5

Principal Officer: Don O. Walsworth

Employees: 1,400

Primary Specialties: BKS 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 6

Sheetfed Press Units: 61

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

72 ('02: 65)

Henry Wurst Inc., N. Kansas City, MO

Total Sales (Millions): $87.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $109.60

Change (%): -21

Principal Officer: Michael S. Wurst

Employees: 550

Primary Specialties: COM 37%; DM 25%; FIN 15%; CAT 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 37

Sheetfed Press Units: 105

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 8

73 ('02: 72)

K/P Corp., San Ramon, CA

Total Sales (Millions): $84.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $89.00

Change (%): -6

Principal Officer: Rich Barbee

Employees: 675

Primary Specialties: COM 28%; PUB 22%; DM 14%; BKS 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 3

Sheetfed Press Units: 34

Other Press Units: 9

Ownership: Employee

Plants: 12

74 ('02: 82)

Canadian Bank Note, Ottawa, Canada

Total Sales (Millions): $83.38

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $87.65

Change (%): +13

Principal Officer: Doug Arends

Employees: 700

Primary Specialties: SPEC 100% (Security)

Web Offset Press Units:

Sheetfed Press Units: N/A

Other Press Units:

Ownership: Public

Plants: 6

75 ('02: 76)

Spencer Press, Wells, ME

Total Sales (Millions): $82.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $82.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Stephen P. Spenlinhauer

Employees: 550

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

Web Offset Press Units: 43

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

76 ('02: 68)

Applied Printing Technologies, Moonachie, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $80.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $95.00

Change (%): -16

Principal Officer: Carl S. Grossman

Employees: 335

Primary Specialties: FIN 24%; COM 21%; ADV 20%; PUB 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 35

Sheetfed Press Units: 80

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

76 ('02: 71)

Continental Web Press, Itasca, IL

Total Sales (Millions): $80.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $90.00

Change (%): -11

Principal Officer: Kenneth W. Field Sr.

Employees: 400

Primary Specialties: CAT 60%; DM 40%

Web Offset Press Units: 108

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

76 ('02: 88)

The Dingley Press, Lisbon, ME

Total Sales (Millions): $80.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $73.00

Change (%): +10

Principal Officer: Christopher A. Pierce

Employees: 450

Primary Specialties: CAT 95%; COM 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 32

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

76 ('02: 79)

L.P. Thebault Co., Parsippany, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $80.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $78.00

Change (%): +3

Principal Officer: J. Brian Thebault

Employees: 270

Primary Specialties: COM 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 18

Sheetfed Press Units: 34

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

80 ('02: 89)

IntegraColor, Mesquite, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $78.96

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $72.80

Change (%): +8

Principal Officer: Larry C. King

Employees: 602

Primary Specialties: COM 60%; PKG 40%

Web Offset Press Units: 18

Sheetfed Press Units: 61

Other Press Units: 48

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

81 ('02: 77)

Maple-Vail Book Mfg., York, PA

Total Sales (Millions): $78.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $80.00

Change (%): -3

Principal Officer: James S. Wisotzkey

Employees: 1,000

Primary Specialties: BKS 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 20

Sheetfed Press Units: 31

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

82 ('02: 83)

Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI

Total Sales (Millions): $76.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $75.00

Change (%): +1

Principal Officer: John J. Edwards

Employees: 790

Primary Specialties: BKS 90%; PUB 10%

Web Offset Press Units: 8

Sheetfed Press Units: 48

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 6

82 ('02: 80)

GM Nameplate, Seattle, WA

Total Sales (Millions): $76.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $76.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Don Root

Employees: 800

Primary Specialties: PKG 14%; SPEC 86% (Nameplates, graphic overlays, labels, electronic key panels)

Web Offset Press Units: 6

Sheetfed Press Units: 7

Other Press Units: 40

Ownership: Private

Plants: 7

84 ('02: 91)

Creel Printing, Las Vegas, NV

Total Sales (Millions): $73.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $70.00

Change (%): +4

Principal Officer: Allan Creel

Employees: 280

Primary Specialties: PUB 40%; CAT 40%; COM 20%

Web Offset Press Units: 39

Sheetfed Press Units: 18

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

85 ('02: 87)

L.K. Litho, Middle Island, NY

Total Sales (Millions): $72.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $65.00

Change (%): +11

Principal Officer: Andrew S. Linick

Employees: 37

Primary Specialties: DM 40%; BKS 30%; PUB 25%; ADV 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 22

Sheetfed Press Units: 16

Other Press Units: 8

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

Parent: The Linick Group, Middle Island, NY

86 ('02: 122)

Paris Business Products, Burlington, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $70.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $50.00

Change (%): +40

Principal Officer: Gerard M. Toscani

Employees: 101

Primary Specialties: BF 30%; BCP 2%; SPEC 68% (Retail packaged ink-jet, laser papers and media)

Web Offset Press Units: 24

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

86 ('02: 91)

TAPEMARK, W. St. Paul, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $70.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $70.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Bob Klas Jr.

Employees: 300

Primary Specialties: PKG 100%

Web Offset Press Units:

Sheetfed Press Units: N/A

Other Press Units:

Ownership: Private

Plants: 4

86 ('02: 91)

Toppan Printing Co. America, Somerset, NJ

Total Sales (Millions): $70.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $70.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Seishi Tanoue

Employees: 180

Primary Specialties: BKS 55%; COM 30%; CAT 15%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 41

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

86 ('02: 99)

Webcom Limited, Scarborough, Canada

Total Sales (Millions): $70.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $65.00

Change (%): +8

Principal Officer: Warren D. Wilkins

Employees: 326

Primary Specialties: BKS 40%; CAT 30%; DIR 30%

Web Offset Press Units: 28

Sheetfed Press Units: 12

Other Press Units: 1

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

86 ('02: 77)

Webcrafters Inc., Madison, WI

Total Sales (Millions): $70.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $80.00

Change (%): -13

Principal Officer: Jac B. Garner

Employees: 700

Primary Specialties: BKS 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 58

Sheetfed Press Units: 0

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

91 ('02: 85)

Holden Communications, Minneapolis, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $69.60

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $74.30

Change (%): -6

Principal Officer: George T. Holden

Employees: 620

Primary Specialties: DM 75%; BF 20%; PKG 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 100

Sheetfed Press Units: 6

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 5

92 ('02: 91)

Keller Crescent Co., Evansville, IN

Total Sales (Millions): $69.22

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $70.00

Change (%): -1

Principal Officer: Thomas M. Smythe

Employees: 502

Primary Specialties: PKG 70%; SPEC 10% (Advertising services); ADV 10%; CAT 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 4

Sheetfed Press Units: 43

Other Press Units: 58

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

93 ('02: 102)

Gibraltar Packaging Group, Hastings, NE

Total Sales (Millions): $67.38

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $63.80

Change (%): +6

Principal Officer: Richard Hinrichs

Employees: 235

Primary Specialties: PKG 100%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 43

Other Press Units: 18

Ownership: Public

Plants: 3

94 ('02: 83)

Williamson Printing, Dallas, TX

Total Sales (Millions): $66.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $72.00

Change (%): -8

Principal Officer: Jerry Williamson

Employees: 400

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

Web Offset Press Units: 24

Sheetfed Press Units: 52

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

95 ('02: 95)

Graphic Technology, New Century, KS

Total Sales (Millions): $65.43

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $68.30

Change (%): -4

Principal Officer: W.J. Leonard

Employees: 175

Primary Specialties: PKG 60%; SPEC 40% (Cards, toner and printers)

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 2

Other Press Units: 74

Ownership: Public

Plants: 3

Parent: Nitto Denko, Osaka, Japan

96 ('02: 113)

Meyers Printing, Minneapolis, MN

Total Sales (Millions): $65.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $54.00

Change (%): +20

Principal Officer: David Dillon

Employees: 325

Primary Specialties: SPEC 54% (Point-of-purchase/displays); PKG 46%

Web Offset Press Units: 0

Sheetfed Press Units: 24

Other Press Units: 18

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

96 ('02: 113)

Solisco Printers, Scott, Canada

Total Sales (Millions): $65.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $54.00

Change (%): +20

Principal Officer: Jean Grégoire

Employees: 300

Primary Specialties: PUB 50%; CAT 25%; BKS 25%

Web Offset Press Units: 53

Sheetfed Press Units: 5

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

98 ('02: 101)

Ames Safety Envelope, Somerville, MA

Total Sales (Millions): $64.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $64.00

Change (%): -

Principal Officer: Tom Kell

Employees: 534

Primary Specialties: SPEC 88% (X-ray jackets and folders); PKG 10%; FIN 2%

Web Offset Press Units: 8

Sheetfed Press Units: 24

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 2

98 ('02: 97)

The Hennegan Co., Florence, KY

Total Sales (Millions): $64.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $67.00

Change (%): -4

Principal Officer: Robert B. Ott Sr.

Employees: 360

Primary Specialties: COM 80%; ADV 20%

Web Offset Press Units: 20

Sheetfed Press Units: 41

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 1

98 ('02: 100)

National Graphics, N. Branford, CT

Total Sales (Millions): $64.00

Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $64.60

Change (%): -1

Principal Officer: Nicholas M. Napoli

Employees: 359

Primary Specialties: DM 60%; COM 30%; BF 5%; ADV 5%

Web Offset Press Units: 65

Sheetfed Press Units: 13

Other Press Units: 0

Ownership: Private

Plants: 3

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.