Print Suppliers Increase Work for Government During Economic Downturn

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 24, 2008 -
Print Suppliers Increase Work for Government During Economic Downturn
Top 50 GPO Suppliers List to be published quarterly

CHAMBERSBURG, PA – Print suppliers are finding opportunity during a sluggish economy by doing work for the   U. S. Government Printing Office (GPO) according to Government Print Management, the leading representative of print suppliers to government in the United States and a division of e-LYNXX Corporation.

"Commercial print, direct mail and print marketing suppliers have long known that steady work from federal, state and local governments can be lucrative," said Deborah Snider, senior vice president of Government Print Management, a division of e-LYNXX Corporation. "More and more suppliers are looking to the GPO and other agencies for work to replace jobs cancelled by commercial customers during these challenging economic times.  While doing work for the government requires experience and knowledge of governmental practices, policies and procedures, there are experts with print management firms that can assist."

The number of print suppliers obtaining GPO work during the past quarter (July through September) was 1,170, and the work for the top 50 suppliers during this period was valued at $79,806,921.  During the past 12 months, approximately 1,900 suppliers won GPO print work valued at $410 million.  

"Since 85 percent of the jobs that the GPO procures are for less than $3500, many suppliers find them to be ideal for filling what would otherwise be idle production time," Snider said.  "For those that rely heavily on GPO to fill downtime, this very competitive work can increase profitability from an industry average of 3% to 14% or so."

Snider also announced that Government Print Management's popular "Top 50 GPO Suppliers List" will now be released quarterly, not just annually.  "We believe that by our releasing this additional information, we may be able to encourage printers that need additional revenues to seriously consider the powerful strategy of immediately filling available downtime with contributing revenues," she said.  

According to Snider, “Results for the third quarter of 2008 put our client, NPC (News Printing Company) of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, in the number one spot, having won $10,129.638 in jobs from July through September.  Many of these top 50 GPO suppliers are also clients of Government Print Management and have obviously benefitted from our exclusive services.”



TOP 50 GPO SUPPLIERS LIST FOR THE 3RD QUARTER OF 2008
Rank   Company   Location   Winnings   
1   NPC   Claysburg, PA   $10,129,638   
2   Monarch Litho   Montebello, CA   $8,829,375   
3   Signature Graphics   Portland, OR   $5,174,330   
4   Fry Communications   Mechanicsburg, PA   $3,472,667   
5   SourceLink   Elk Grove Village, IL   $3,303,279   
6   Intelligencer Printing   Lancaster, PA   $3,153,189   
7   RR Donnelley   Chicago, IL   $2,964,580   
8   Gateway Press   Louisville, KY   $2,538,516   
9   Cenveo   Stamford, CT   $2,389,233   
10   McDonald & Eudy Printers   Temple Hills, MD   $2,281,123   
11   Vertis   Baltimore, MD   $2,269,630   
12   Enterprise Group   Discovery Bay, CA   $1,880,965   
13   Gray Graphics Corp.   Capitol Heights, MD   $1,528,477   
14   Quintessential Color Group   Upper Marlboro, MD   $1,429,699   
15   Colonial Press Int'l.   Miami, FL   $1,347,764   
16   V.N. Products, Inc. / Very Nice   Foothill Ranch, CA   $1,202,245   
17   Printwell Acquisitions   Taylor, MI   $1,194,955   
18   World Marketing   Omaha, NE   $1,190,904   
19   Trend Offset Printing   Los Alamitos, CA   $1,164,113   
20   Quantum Color Graphics LLC   Morton Grove, IL   $1,124,027   
21   KD8 Enterprises   Centerville, UT   $1,013,216   
22   Schmitz Press   Sparks, MD   $997,477   
23   United Book Press   Baltimore, MD   $976,538   
24   BKR Printing   Salt Lake City, UT   $900,169   
25   S & W Manufacturing   Florence, SC   $899,037   
26   Digital-Ink   Wormleysburg, PA   $866,422   
27   Darby Printing   Atlanta, GA   $800,840   
28   Envision   Wichita, KS   $766,063   
29   P.A. Hutchison   Mayfield, PA   $759,631   
30   Sterling Press   Salt Lake City, UT   $757,343   
31   Consolidated Graphics   Houston, TX   $754,325   
32   TPS Enterprises   Newton, IL   $745,718   
33   Opsec   Lancaster, PA   $685,088   
34   Alcom Printing Group   Harleysville, PA   $679,604   
35   District Creative Printing   Upper Marlboro, MD   $674,731   
36   Production Press   Jacksonville, IL   $652,595   
37   Peake Printers   Cheverly, MD   $649,106   
38   Universal Printing Company   DeSoto, TX   $644,064   
39   Coastal Mailing Inc.   Salinas, CA   $635,708   
40   Precision Printing Inc.   Moberly, MO   $611,057   
41   Standard Register   Dayton, OH   $610,169   
42   Specialized Printed Forms   Caledonia, NY   $589,830   
43   Goodway Graphics of Virginia   Springfield, VA   $589,054   
44   Premium King   Chalfont, PA   $586,979   
45   Omaha Printing Company   Omaha, NE   $586,094   
46   Techna-Graphics Inc.   Washington, DC   $576,652   
47   West Shore Printing   Mechanicsburg, PA   $571,597   
48   Data Integrators Inc.   Woodbridge, VA   $561,167   
49   Albuquerque Printing Company   Albuquerque, NM   $551,389   
50   WBT Industries   Los Angeles, CA   $546,549   

The list is compiled from data assembled by Government Print Management from its exclusive databases
and encompasses activity beginning July 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2008.