History

Marymoor Press was founded in April of 1983, with a small but scrappy staff of two. Not having a lot of experience under our belts, most of our lessons were learned at the "School of Hard Knocks". Perseverance, cost competitiveness, and the fact that we are fast learners, kept us going for the first few years.

1983 - Marymoor Press was founded. A new start-up business (yes, we still remember the aches and pains of being a start-up), we built our customer base from the ground up. We are still servicing some of the first customers we assisted in 1983.

1985 - Purchased a new Itek 430 camera. As a cutting edge piece of the equipment in those days, we have been embracing technology and change from our beginnings. This new piece of equipment allowed us to produce a higher quality product and also the added benefit of shooting negatives and halftones in-house.

1987 - Purchased our first 2-color press. Being able to run 2 colors in 1 pass through the press, cut press time in half and made registration problems a thing of the past. It was very successful beyond time to delivery, it helped us take advantage of technology to produce a superior quality product and reduce customer costs.

1988 - Brought change to Marymoor Press, we moved the business to a space that was double the size of our existing space allowing our team to align processes and workflow in a more economical process. This increased our productivity three-fold by allowing us to re-organize our filing system and create larger and more efficient workspaces for each phase of our operation. It is always easier to complete a job when you have the proper work space and this enabled Marymoor Press to really roll up our sleeves and finish some very large volume high quality work in a reduced timeframe.

1989 - Purchased a Heidelberg Windmill letterpress, an industry icon in quality, which brought services such as Numbering, Die-cutting, Scoring and Perforating in-house. Being able to do these things on-site not only shortened lead times, it also cuts out a "middle man" and was one of many cost saving initiatives passed along to our wonderful customer.

1990 - Purchased the Chief 19 offset press allowing us to print larger sheet sizes and increased our in-house capabilities. Typesetting was also brought in-house with the purchase of a Compugraphic Photo-Typesetter. In-house typesetting was a major convenience not only for us, but also for our customers. It allowed us to give our customers more personalized service, and faster turn around on corrections or alterations. With quality at the forefront of our actions, this was a big win for our customer's ability to obtain the services they wanted at a price they were willing to pay.

1993 - Demand for our services constantly on the rise, we out grew our second space and tripled our working space from it's original size. It also positioned Marymoor Press to be flexible in our job scheduling so that your last minute "must have it today" emergencies didn't impact previously scheduled work. To this date we still have last minute changes and orders and with our flexibility we can meet your deadlines without sacrificing quality.

1994 - Out with the Compugraphic…..We are keeping pace with the techies. In with the computer age. We purchased our first computer system designed specifically for designing print work for our customers. This system along with associated industry software programs is always being upgraded. Twice a year we evaluate our existing technology and compare it to potential quality advances via upgrade and take the appropriate steps to ensure our customers obtain the latest print technology with each order. Staying on the cutting edge on edge of technology means you stay at the forefront of your industry holding especially true in the printing business.

1998 - As Marymoor Press continues to grow we continually obtain those pieces of equipment necessary to meet our customer's needs. By purchasing a second, larger and more capable "2 color press" we increased our capacity and ability to accept more demanding and specialized printing jobs. Our second "2 color press" enables us to print more demanding jobs with larger solids (ink coverage) and even closer registration.

2000 - Recently we purchased a Direct-to-Plate Imaging System. Your artwork and our in-house computer generated artwork is laser imaged onto plate material eliminating the need for negatives and metal plates. This move was in response the widely used graphics present in today's society and our desire to eliminate environmentally harmful waste. This system also gives our customers superior quality at a greatly reduced cost. We were one of the first shops in the area to use this system and thoroughly demonstrating our commitment to our customers, the environment, and our community.