What's New
Thomas Reprographics Acquires AccuGraphics in Austin
July 1, 2008
Thomas Reprographics,Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of AccuGraphics, Inc. in Austin, Texas from Terry and Patty Meyers. Established in 1975, AccuGraphics has become a premier provider of reprographics, presentation graphics and digital publishing solutions. They will operate as AccuGraphics, a division of Thomas Reprographics, Inc. for the next few months. This acquisition will further strengthen our presence in the Austin area. Please join us in welcoming their team to our family of companies!
Thomas Reprographics named Wide Format Imaging Reprographic Shop of the Year
May 6, 2008
Thomas Reprographics has been named Wide Format Imaging Reprographic Shop of the Year by Wide Format Imaging magazine. Click here to read the article.
IRgA Convention in Las Vegas May 13-15
April 9, 2008
Bryan Thomas is president of the International Reprographics Association this year. For details on the upcoming convention in Las Vegas go to www.irga.com.
Chuck Gremillion awarded the George Bukovsky award
April 9, 2008
Chuck Gremillion is being awarded the George Bukovsky award this year at the IRgA convention for his outstanding contributions to the reprographics industry.
Winter Park Blue New to the Thomas Reprographics Family of Companies
April 1, 2008
Thomas Reprographics, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Winter Park Blue, a second-generation print solutions company in Orlando, Florida. “The Winter Park Blue acquisition strengthens our presence in the Florida market,” says Bryan Thomas, president of Thomas Reprographics. “We are pleased that Bob Niemi will run the Orlando division. The 60+ employees with the Winter Park Blue team will be a great addition to the Thomas Reprographics family of companies,” notes Thomas.
Winter Park Blue, a second-generation print solutions company, has grown from its base of reprographics within the construction industry to providing total solutions in making a marketing impact. Over the last 45 years, WP Blue has grown to respond to client’s needs and challenges. “Becoming a part of the Thomas Reprographics family enhances our abilities,” says Bob Niemi. WP Blue currently offers small format printing, construction document copying, planroom, online services, digital color press, photographic printing, finishing services, as well as outdoor graphics and displays.
Thomas Reprographics, Inc., a 52 year old family-owned printing company, is the second largest reprographics company in the United States; has locations in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Southeast Florida; and employs over 900 employees nationally.
New 17,000 sq ft TR Facility Opens in San Antonio
April 1, 2008
Thomas Reprographics is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of a new 17,000 sq ft facility at 1223 Arion Parkway in San Antonio.
KIP Equipment Added to TR Product Offering
November 26, 2007
Thomas Reprographics is pleased to announce the addition of KIP machines to our equipment line for placement on-location or for sale. With a single footprint design, easy to use plotting software and color copying capability with the use of a color plotter this line offers many advantages to our clients. Please let us know if you would like more information.
A&E - The Graphics Complex Sponsors Canstruction® Event in Houston
October 18, 2007
The Houston Chapter of the Society for Design Administration Canstruction® Houston 2007 design/build competition benefiting the Houston Food Bank held their awards ceremony Thursday, October 18 at CenterPoint Energy. Local area architects, engineers and construction professionals used canned food to show off their design/build talents by constructing amazing canstructures. Our Houston division, A&E - The Graphics Complex is the underwriting sponsor for this event.
“MN 150” - Minnesota History Center
October 13, 2007
Albinson Reprographics was honored to have been selected to provide hundreds of graphic reproductions for the new “MN 150” exhibit, which opened October 13 at the Minnesota History Center. The “MN 150” launched the 2008 celebration of 150 years of Minnesota statehood, by exploring changes brought about by powerful people and ordinary citizens. Some of the changes were initiated by something as simple as a hockey game or as broad as a new political party. Over 150 people, places and things are presented and interpreted in the “MN 150” exhibited and we are excited to have been able to contribute to the celebration of Minnesota history. For additional information, visit www.mnhs.org/mn150.
Oktoberfest Party Kicks Off Grand Opening of New Tucson Location
October 11, 2007
The official grand opening for our newest location in Tucson was held on October 11th with an Oktoberfest themed event. Over eighty clients came to celebrate and tour the new store. Come and see the new location at 2903 E. Broadway Blvd.
Houston Stores Rebranded
September 1, 2007
All of our Houston stores are receiving new signage. Due to the acquisition of A&E - The Graphics Complex in December 2006, all the Houston stores will now operate under the name of A&E - The Graphics Complex, a division of Thomas Reprographics. There are now six locations in the Houston area to serve our customers.
Austin Branch of McGraw Hill Construction Relocates to TR Facility
September 1, 2007
On September 1, 2007, the Austin branch of McGraw Hill Construction Planroom relocated into the downtown Austin location of Thomas Reprographics at 304 East Third Street. McGraw Hill Construction Planroom has serviced Austin and central Texas for nearly 30 years. The Planroom has hundreds of local customers that actively view the plans via the internet and physical planroom. Thomas Reprographics has scanned plans for McGraw Hill for over a year and this new exposure will continue to bring new customers to the downtown location. This new addition will allow construction subcontractors to view the plans from the Planroom and order prints in one step. This is another example of how Thomas Reprographics continues to create innovative ways to better serve our A/E/C customers’ needs.
Thomas Reprographics Sponsors Canstruction® Event in Dallas
August 25, 2007
Thomas Reprographics' Dallas division along with the Dallas Society for Design Administration continued as one of the lead sponsors for the annual Canstruction event. A record thirty-one teams of local architects, engineers and construction professionals gathered at NorthPark Center to build structures out of canned goods benefiting the North Texas Food Bank. This year they received over 100,000 cans of food as a direct result of the competition. That's the equivalent of three tractor trailer loads of food!
AIA Sandcastle Competition
June 2, 2007
Houston area architects, designers, engineers and contractors met at East Beach in Galveston with their sandsculpting tools in what is considered one of the world’s largest sandcastle competitions. The Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) hosts this annual competition where 80+ teams have their eyes (and shovels) set on winning the prestigious "Golden Bucket" award. Our Houston division, A&E - The Graphics Complex is the lead sponsor of this event. Firms begin generating ideas, developing designs, and assigning duties months in advance. On the day of the event, the teams stretch along the beach meticulously sculpting their sand piles and working non-stop for five hours. Many of the designs are so intricate and complicated that some teams use large formwork systems, mechanized tampers, and water pumping systems. The judging of the sandcastles is rated on originality of concept, artistic execution of the concept, technical difficulty, carving technique, and utilization of the site.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires A&E - The Graphics Complex in Houston
January 1, 2007
A&E - The Graphics Complex, a 42 year old, Houston based family-owned printing company, has been acquired by Thomas Reprographics, Inc. The acquisition substantially increases Thomas' position as the second largest reprographer in the country. A&E will maintain the name that so many customers have come to know in Houston and the three Thomas locations in Houston will take on the name, A&E - The Graphics Complex, A Division of Thomas Reprographics, Inc. The number of combined A&E and Thomas locations will total seven in the Houston area. Thomas Reprographics welcomes the 250+ employees of A&E and looks forward to continued growth and future expansion.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Reprografia and Digiprint in South Florida
October 16, 2006
Thomas Reprographics has acquired Reprografia, Inc. and Digiprint, Inc. from Richard and Linda Caso. Established in 1980 as a blueprint and materials supplier to Architects and Engineers, Reprografia has evolved and grown into a full service reprographic resource for the architecural/construction communities and beyond. They have four locations in the South Florida area including Miami, Coral Gables, West Palm Beach and Pompano Beach. The partnership of these two firms along with Thomas' previous acquisition of Precision Reprographics, Inc. gives Thomas a solid presence over 80 miles of Southeast Florida coastline from South Miami to North Palm Beach with six very convenient locations.
Thomas Reprographics expands in Austin
January 2, 2006
A new downtown location is now open at 304 E. 3rd St., former site of the Austin Real World series. This state-of-the-art facility will enable us to offer the downtown area with a wide array of printing services. From specialty large format display graphics to small format copying and binding, we are a complete printing solution.
A second location is now open at 1925 Rutland Drive, Suite J. This location will continue to service the many repro accounts that need immediate response in the area. It will have the downtown location to assist with larger, more specialized projects.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Precision Reprographics in South Florida
December 1, 2005
Thomas Reprographics has acquired Precision Reprographics as of December 1, 2005. Precision operates locations in Ft Lauderdale, FL and North Palm Beach, FL. A third location is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2006. Olen Serratt will remain as the General Manager of Precision Reprographics.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Vanco Reprographics
August 1, 2005
Thomas Reprographics, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vanco Reprographics in Houston, Texas from Chris DeLaGarza effective July 31, 2005. Vanco Reprographics was purchased by Chris DeLaGarza in February of 2000. They offer traditional reprographic services and supplies. Vanco has one location and six employees. This acquisition will strengthen the service Thomas Reprographics is able to provide to our Houston market.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Blaylock Reprographics
July 1, 2005
Thomas Reprographics, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Blaylock Reprographics, Inc. from Mark and Nancy Blaylock effective July 1, 2005. Blaylock Reprographics opened in 1986 and offers traditional reprographic services, as well as, small and large format color services to their valued clients. Over the past nineteen years, they have expanded to sixty employees with four locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, one in Phoenix, Arizona and one in Tempe, Arizona. Mark's brother, Chris Blaylock, will remain with Thomas Reprographics as the Assistant District Manager in Dallas. This acquisition will strengthen the service Thomas Reprographics, Inc. is able to provide to our clients in the Dallas and Phoenix markets. Thomas Reprographics, Inc. now has over twenty-five locations throughout Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix, Tucson and Minneapolis.
New Equipment: The Jeti 3300
June 16, 2005
Thomas Reprographics is pleased to announce the addition of the Jeti 3300 inkjet printer. This 300 dpi printer produces beautiful graphics up to ten feet wide by any length on vinyl, canvas, fabrics, mesh and paper.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Go Repro
March 1, 2005
Thomas Reprographics has acquired Go Repro in Phoenix, Arizona from Steve Richter. Go Repro has 15 employees in one Phoenix location. They have been providing traditional reprographic services to the Phoenix area for twenty-six years. Go Repro was known as Reprographic Systems, until the name was changed in 2002 to better reflect a changing industry. Steve Richter plans to retire and his two sons, Ryan and Brandon, will remain with Thomas Reprographics.
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Cline Graphics
December 1, 2004
Thomas Reprographics acquired Cline Graphics in Houston, Texas effective December 1, 2004. Cline Graphics provides fleet graphics (truck sides, vehicle wraps, bus graphics, etc.) for clients such as Eagle Global Logistics, Academy, Ryder Truck Lines and Mattress Firm. They operate with eight full-time employees and two part-time employees. The three previous partners will all remain with the company. Bill Cline will remain as manager of the operation, his twin brother, George, will continue to run production and David Scardino will remain as a salesperson. They will operate as Cline Graphics: A division of Thomas Reprographics. Thomas now offers fleet graphics in all of our cities.
New Equipment: The Digital Die Cutter
August 23, 2004
Introducing the new digital die cutter at Thomas Reprographics. It's a fully automated, digital cutting system capable of creating custom cutouts for your small and large format signs and graphics. The digital die cutter opens up unlimited creative possibilities for your POP displays, trade show booth graphics, ceiling danglers and more.
Albinson Reprographics and ProColor Join Forces
August 16, 2004
Albinson Reprographics and Professional Color Services (ProColor) joined forces today, August 16, 2004. Both companies will continue their unique business offerings while benefiting from this strategic union. “This union makes a very capable, large format graphic supplier”, said Roger Strege, Albinson's General Manager. “You've got two graphics companies with rich histories joining together. Their services are complementary creating a stronger corporate group with better graphic solutions for our customers.”
Albinson Reprographics LLC was founded by Vogel Albinson, Sr. in 1946 and currently has four locations in Minnesota. Their reprographic and facility management services are well known throughout the architectural and corporate community. ProColor was founded by Howard Hanson, Bob Sanders and Rollie Rustad in 1959 and has been at their Minneapolis Downtown location for the past 25 years. Service to the professional photography and advertising community is still the core of their business. Both businesses grew being closely held, family run entities. Over the years, large format output, scanning, retouching, archiving and internet services have grown for both companies. The ability to draw on each other's expertise will make both groups stronger.
While each business unit will continue under their own name, they will physically move together at Albinson's 1401 Glenwood location. The business partnership owning ProColor's 909 Hennepin location sold the building in June. Albinson is currently using just half of the Glenwood building creating this opportunity for ProColor. “We'll move ProColor from four floors of production to one stream-lined production area”, Strege added.
For ProColor, it's a great relocation opportunity that keeps the business close to their customers located in the heart of the city. With Albinson's past photographic services, many needed items like floor drains and extensive plumbing still exist in the Glenwood location. During the next few months, ProColor will be involved in a full remodel of the 1401 Glenwood location. As the new location is prepared, ProColor will move in stages resulting with no interruption of service to its clients.
In 2000, Albinson Reprographics was purchased by Albinson Reprographics/ProColor based in Dallas, Texas. Since 1956, Albinson Reprographics/ProColor has become the largest family owned and operated reprographics company in the country. ProColor is proud to be joining this graphic group that demonstrates our same corporate values, family involvement and personal commitment to our customers.
Any questions may be directed to:
Paul Karpinko, Albinson Reprographics/ProColor District Manager, paulwk@albinson.com, 612.374.1120
Bryan Thomas, Albinson Reprographics/ProColor President, bryan@thomasrepro.com, 972.231.7227
www.albinson.com, www.thomasrepro.com
Thomas Reprographics Acquires Tucson Blueprint
August 1, 2004
Thomas Reprographics announced the acquisition of Tucson Blueprint from Richard Grijalza effective August 1, 2004. Tucson Blueprint has twenty employees and two locations in Tucson, Arizona. They have been providing printing and copying services along with supplies and equipment for architectural and engineering needs for over eighty-five years to Southern Arizona and Mexico. Tucson is approximately 115 miles south of the Phoenix metropolitan area. With seven locations in the Phoenix area, Thomas Reprographics now has nine stores in Arizona. This acquisition will further broaden the opportunities to service more of Arizona.