Superior Bindery — A Cut Above

By Erik Cagle

The trade bindery business is doing just fine, thank you, despite whispers of its imminent demise. Superior Bindery is proof positive that there is a viable place for companies that specialize in comprehensive, full-service binding and finishing services.

For all the talk of commercial printers looking for ways to add value to their core competencies and becoming one-stop shops (right down through binding and finishing), the Northeast has become a fertile feeding ground for Hingham, MA-based Superior Bindery, owned by Donny Charlebois, the son of a successful Boston-based bindery operator. Just 20 minutes south of Boston, Superior Bindery realized more than $12.5 million in sales combined with sister company Baystate Bindery, formerly among its largest competitors and one of a half-dozen businesses absorbed by Charlebois since the company opened its doors in late 1990.