G2 Graphic Service

The 2012 Printing Impressions 400 list of the largest printing companies in the United States and Canada as ranked by annual sales.

The Printing Impressions 400

(Editor's Note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2004. Therefore, companies that revised their 2003 revenues may have changed their 2003 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.) 303 ('03: 319) Freeport Press, Freeport, OH Total Sales (Millions): $15.30 Previous Year's Sales (Millions): $13.85 Change (%): +10 Principal Officer: David G. Pilcher Employees: 140 Primary Specialties: PUB 40%; DM 20%; ADV 20%; CAT 10% Web Offset Press Units: 24 Sheetfed Press Units: 0 Other Press

California Dreamin' You're terminated Arnold Schwarzenegger. Grow up Gary Coleman. Don't vote for a hustler named Larry Flynt. Printer John Beard Jr.—whose family runs Los Angeles-based G2 Graphic Service—has thrown his hat into the ring as a Republican candidate in the recall election for governor of California. The 41-year-old is running on a pro-business platform. "California has customers just like I do," Beard points out. "It just calls them residents. This state would be in a lot better condition if its government treated the people of California like customers, not tenants." Beard knows well the importance of exemplary customer service. Armed with an