Seattle Bindery — Trade Binderies in a Bind?

The opportunity to acquire the tabbing operation appeared a few years after Vine purchased Seattle Bindery. According to Vine, the margins for this work are good, since the majority are custom jobs. It fit nicely into the company's other bindery offerings, and the deal included operators trained to run the equipment. Vine decided to drop the unprofitable mailing component of the bindery purchase and put those dollars toward the tabbing business.