Phillips Printing — Passionate by Accident

And, sometimes, a friend in need is a friend, indeed.

Like the time a local fire truck manufacturer contracted Phillips Printing to make 2,500 each of four different four-color flyers for a trade show that was taking place the next day. This was back when Phillips was using the single-color Heidelberg. The job had finished running around 5:30 p.m. when the customer discovered a major error in the text (the customer’s mistake). The job had to be rerun—even though it was after hours, and the shop was already “officially” closed.

But that didn’t stop Phillips. The job had to be done by 5 the next morning, so they revved up the old KORD, and it rolled all night, producing flyer after flyer, one color, one pass at a time. Another all-nighter. . .for another grateful customer.

Considering how devoted and passionate he is about printing today, Phillips laughs when he remembers how reluctantly he first got started.

“I was only a few credits away from getting my associate’s degree when my parents opened the shop,” Phillips says. “I had no intention of being a printer. But, one summer changed my mind. I left school and eventually took over the business—and became quite successful at it. It didn’t take long to realize printing was my destiny.” PI