PRINTING INDUSTRY VETERANS — LASTING IMPRESSIONS

At the age of 17, Darlow started out with his father, who opened Cardinal Press in 1952 as a Ludlow metal typesetting operation. The company, which evolved into Cardinal Typesetting Service and Cardinal Communications Group, lasted until the mid-’90s, when it was purchased by Unit Digital.

Darlow, who was CEO of Cardinal at the time of its sale, kept plugging away. He provided estimating, sales and consulting work for a number of Big Apple printers, including Elements, Digital Ink and Allmedia Graphics. Working out of his home in sunny Sarasota, FL, Darlow recently parted ways with Allmedia and is ramping up a new business with an old and familiar surname: Cardinal Services of New York.