The Garvey Group — All Under Four Roofs

Some of the goals for 2008, according to Kulis, are to identify product categories for large-format and develop the firm’s sales staffing beyond its current geographic base.

Milwaukee: This facility, which specializes in 40˝ general commercial, packaging and plastics printing, recently reaped a new six-color Rapida 105 Universal with UV coater, a Bobst diecutter and Kluge folder/gluer, as well as a Screen platesetter. Adding the UV press, notes General Manager Dennis Muraro, has given the facility a point of differentiation, especially with its ability to print on and then diecut thicker caliper plastics.

Muraro underscores the significance of The Garvey Group’s smooth interplant relationships. “I once worked for a big consolidator, and I’ve seen here that a lot of our projects touch multiple divisions,” he says. “As a group, we’ve got to constantly work on building relationships with the other facilities to coordinate work more efficiently. And we’ve done a great job at that. When I look at our best accounts and our most successful salespeople serving those accounts, they’ve all got work that transcends several facilities.”

Oak Creek, WI: Kitting, fulfillment and distribution augment the GFS (Global Fulfillment Services) facility’s digital printing capabilities of both variable data and static black-and-white work. Web-to-print ordering addresses client needs for short-run marketing materials. It’s the smallest of the four operations, but carries with it a lot of firepower, notes General Manager Don Ford.

“We do a lot of large digital runs where customers want variable images or data,” he says. “We may print the shells through our litho shop, then do the variable side here. For smaller runs, we have online templates set up and print the entire job in-house. It offers our clients a lot of flexibility. Litho is the most cost-effective process for their long runs, and their Web library will have the items that are not used as frequently.”