RTC INDUSTRIES
2800 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Tel. 847-640-2400
Year Founded 1950
Number of Employees 800
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $147 Million
Defined as the first global, in-store agency, RTC works in strategic relationships with major brands and retailers, managing their in-store efforts and accepting accountability for their success in-store. Our expertise ranges from brand programs, to category merchandising, feature shops and total store environments. With facilities in 18 countries across North and South America, Europe. Asia, The Middle East, and Africa, RTC has the ability to develop the right in-store solutions and to deliver them at lower total cost. Our "Store Ready Solutions" division officers a wide range or pre-tooled, modular merchandising systems.
Offices: U.S. Headquarters: Rolling Meadows, IL; U.S. Manufacturing: Chicago, IL; U.S. Branch Offices: New York, Atlanta, St. Louis; International Locations: London, Warsaw, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Monterrey, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), Buenos Aires, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Lima, Johannesburg, Jeddah, Santa Cruz.
Chief Officers: Walter Nathan, Chairman, Richard Nathan, CEO.
EVERBRITE, INC.
4949 S. 110th St., P.O. Box 20020
Greenfield, WI 53220-0020
Tel. 414-529-3500, Fax 414-529-7191
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees 1,100
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $123 Million
As a full service global marketing partner, Everbrite excels in the world of point-of-purchase. We combine solution-driven designs, innovative technology and unequalled craftsmanship, to create exciting signs and displays with the power to cut through the clutter, stop traffic and generate sales day after day. An industry leader in image and identity management, with extensive in-house design, engineering and manufacturing resources available that allow us to reach beyond a typical supplier.
Sales & manufacturing facilities: Garden Grove, CA, Mt. Vernon, IL, Atlanta, GA, Chanute, KS, Buena Vista, VA, Elkhorn, WI, LaCrosse, WI, Pardeeville, WI, South Milwaukee, WI.
Offices: Corporate Headquarters & Design Center: Greenfield, WI European Sales & Manufacturing Facilities: London, England, Dublin, Ireland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Chief Officers: Carl Wamser, Chairman, William J. Fritz, Pres.
HMG WORLDWIDE CORP.
475 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Tel. 212-736-2300
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 500+
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $80 Million
HMG Worldwide's vision today is to consistently provide our clients with insights, solutions, and opportunities that create result wherever purchase decisions are made. HMG has a leader in in-store marketing for 35 years. It has created any executed landmark merchandising, fixturing, and in-store interactive programs for leading marketers and retailers.In late 1999, HMG complemented this in-store expertise with the purchase of Ego Media, a Web-branding and consulting service. With this competency, HMG now offers the "seamless integration" of retail and e-tail services to meet the integrated marketing needs of its clients. HMG's clients who have benefitted from HMG's “added value” approach are leading retailers and brands, including Coca-Cola, Sara Lee, Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, Sega, Nestle, Wal*Mart, Kmart, Target, CVS, and Walgreens.
Offices: New York (Headquarters), Chicago, Toronto, Reading, PA Brooklyn, NY
Chief Officers: Mike Wahl, Chairman, Andrew Wahl, CEO, Randy Riley, President & COO, Robert Cuddihy, CFO&CIO.
CDA INDUSTRIES INC.
1055 Squires Beach Road
Province Ontario Canada L1W 4A6
Tel. 905-686-7000; 800-456-4271
Fax: 905-686-1177
Year Founded: 1954
Number of Employees: 400
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $62 Million
CDA Industries is one of North America’s largest integrated producers of permanent displays and trade show exhibits. Its reach is global, with offices in North America, South America and Europe, and more than 400,00 total sq. ft. of design, engineering, manufacturing and logistics. Its clients including Armstrong Flooring, Baldwin Hardware, CIBA Vision, Honda, Keebler, Lowes, Rawlings Sporting and Sears. CDA provides comprehensive in-house design capabilities, and follows up with total production in wood, metal, wire and plastic. CDA's design and manufacturing excellence have earned it more than 150 Outstanding Marketing Achievement Awards.
Offices: Pickering Ontario, Vancouver B.C., Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, Greensboro NC, Winston-Salem NC, St. Louis MO, New York NY, Caracas Venezuela, Sao Paulo Brazil, Bristol England.
Chief Officers: Vince Devita, President, Curtis Weems, Executive Vice President, Dale Alexander, Vice President CFO.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
111-01 14th Avenue
College Point, NY 11356
Tel. 718-321-3100; 800-424-4220
Year Founded: 1960
Number of Employees: 150
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 60 Million
Display Technologies, a leading international designer/manufacturer of retail merchandisers, partners with Fortune 500 brand marketers and retailers in many industries; from food, beverage, tobacco and sports, to pet, automotive, lawn/garden and music. TechStoc, the firm’s line of customizable pretooled merchandisers, offers affordable, high-quality displays available with a short leadtime. TechStoc includes endcap/island modular floor racks; gravity feed displays; in-line shelf management systems; power wings; serpentine dispensers; ice barrels; coolers; outdoor merchandisers, beverage bridges; and dup bins. Also available is a complete line of bulk food dispensing and displays. In addition, custom capabilities are offered to meet any specification. From comprehensive market research, field testing, prototype and model making, to manufacturing warehousing, fulfillment and retail expertise, Display Technologies’ merchandisers maximize impact, space-efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Offices: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Florida, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Seattle and, London, England, Mexico City, Mexico, and Melbourne.
Chief Officers: Richard Jay, Pres., Arthur Stein, Chairman.
TRIANGLE DISPLAY GROUP
601 E Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Tel. 215-426-7110
Year Found: 1947
Number of Employees: 350
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $44 Million
Triangle Display Group has been an operating as an independently owned business for over fifth years. We are recognized as one of the premiere, high-end P.O.P. display manufactures in the industry. Our experienced designers offer award-winning, innovative structural and graphic solutions for our clients' merchandising needs, whether it be displays or packaging. Our superior manufacturing capabilities include flexographic and offset printing and die-cutting which is second to none. We also provide secure and specialized pack-out facilities at Atlantic Packaging Incorporated, located in the Philadelphia, Naval Yard.
Number of Offices: Philadelphia, PA, South Salem, NY, Englewood, NJ, Haddam CT.
Chief Officers: Michael Sarbello, Hank Friedman, Jack Grollman.
FLAIR COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, INC.
214 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel. 312-943-5959; Fax 312-943-0881
E-mail: amiller@flairpromo.com
Year Founded: 1964
Number of Employees: 202
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $38.6 Million
Independently owned Flair, founded in 1964, has established and maintained its top tier leadership position with its clients and throughout the promotional marketing industry by being entrepreneurial working hard, providing superlative client service, generating best-in-class award winning strategically sound creative and by consistently having vision and a viable plan for the future. Flair has also successfully forged strong strategic alliances with the nation's leading retailers in the grocery, fast food, mass merchandising, chain drug, club store and the convenience store channels. Flair uses its $10 million investment in technological wizardry to efficiently manage its business from a creative and process perspective. Clients include: Brown & Williamson, Tobacco, California Milk Advisory Board, Dole Food, Dunkin' Donuts, S.C. Johnson, J.M. Smucker Co., Microsoft Corp., Washington Apple Commission, United Distillers.
Number of Offices: Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas.
Chief Officers: Lee Flaherty-Founder, Chairman, CEO; Allyn Miller-President; Bob Walz-Chief Operating Officer; Stan Hardwick-Chief Creative Officer; Debbie Wilkie-Vice President/Director of Marketing; Rich Olson-Vice President/Business Development.
ALCONE MARKETING GROUP
15 Whatney
Irvine, CA 92618
Tel. 949-770-4400
After 7/2000, New address
will be: 4 Studebaker
Irvine, CA 92618
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 887
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $35 Million
Alcone Marketing Group, with offices serving North America, Asia and Europe, is one of the world's largest marketing and promotion agencies. The company provides clients with strategic planning, concept development, creative services, production capabilities, fulfillment, entertainment marketing, interactive promotions, sports and event marketing, direct marketing, incentive programs and promotional media. Clients served include: BAX Global, Burger King Corp., California Lottery, Charles Schwab, Dannon, Del Monte Foods, Eddie Bauer, Encore Entertainment, Foster Farms, LensCrafters, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Nabisco, Lipton, Unilever, United Distillers and Vintners (UDV), U.S. Airways, Specialty Brands Inc.
Offices: Irvine, CA, Darien, CT, London, England, Hong Kong.
Chief Officers: Matthew Alcone, Chairman/CEO, Brad Esty, President, Michael Leber, CFO, Fran Grossman, CCO.
SOUTHERN IMPERIAL, INC.
1400 Eddy Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103
Tel. 815-877-7041
Year Found: 1957
Number of Employees: 230
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 33,000,000
For over 40 years, Southern Imperial has played an integral part in the design and production of retail display components. It offers a wide array of stock products and designs custom components. Its product line ranges from pegboard hooks, label holders and labels to cross merchandising product's display components and customer powder coated wire displays. Its goal is to lead the industry with product knowledge and continuously set new standards that go beyond our customers' expectations.
Number of Offices: Rockford, IL, Ontario, CA, Concord, Ontario, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands.
Chief Officers: Stanley C. Valiulis, CEO; Dale Thomas, CFO; Dean Zaumseil, COO.
TRION INDUSTRIES INC.
297 Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Tel. 570-824-1000; 800-444-4665
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 400
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $32 Million
Trion is the world's leading manufacturer of display hooks, and the only one committed exclusively to the field. The firm revolutionized merchandising with the introduction of the first straight-entry display hook in 1965, and has since earned over 53 U.S. and international patents. The company's 300,000 sq. ft. computerized production facilities feature the greatest number of automated wire forming machines of any factory complex in the industry. Active customers total over 5,000 firms. Trion's product offerings include display and scanning hooks, shelf management systems, store fixtures, merchandising accessories, sign holders, shelf edge labeling systems, faceouts, waterfalls, stock and custom wire/metal forms and display components. Working in wire, metal injection molded and extruded plastic, Trion is capable of translating any concept to a finished product.
Offices: Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Chief Officers: David R. Thalenfeld, CEO, John S. Thalenfeld, President.
THOMSON-LEEDS CO., INC.
450 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
Tel. 212-679-6700
Year Founded: 1954
Number of Employees: 50
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 25 Million+
Thomson-Leeds is one of the most recognized and admired names in the p.o.s. advertising industry. No company in the world has earned more awards for designing and producing retail communications programs. The company is a full-service agency specializing in in-store research, design, engineering, manufacturing, warehousing and fulfillment. Other areas of specialty include interactive POP programs, advertising specialty product procurement, 3-D direct mail and architectural design. The Company is headquartered in New York City with offices and affiliates throughout the US and Europe. Clients include Philip Morris, Sony, Ford, Duracell, Coca-Cola, New Balance, Unilver and Hunter Douglas.
Offices: Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, London, Amsterdam
Chief Officers: Doug Leeds, Chairman/CEO, Vincent Esposito, President/COO
ALLIED PLASTICS
9445 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55433
Tel. 763-862-4500; 800-328-3113
Year Founded: 1962
Number of Employees: 90
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $25 Million
Allied Plastics has more than 50 years of experience in the design, fabrication and distribution of custom displays and components to the retail industry and the original equipment manufacturer markets. Allied has a full-service production facility equipped with the latest technology that allows them to produce and manage projects competitively, timely and with a high-standard of quality and accuracy. Capabilities include: Vacuum Forming, Line Bending, Drilling, Machining, Drape Forming, Silk-Screen Printing, Gluing, Decorating and CNC routing.
Number of Offices: Minneapolis, MN.
Chief Officers: Scott LaRue, Pete Paulson, Bill Brand.
MCA, INC.
681 First Street, S.W.
Massillon, OH 44646
Tel. 330-833-3165
Year Founded: 1904
Number of Employees: 250
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $25 Million
MCA has been designing and manufacturing P.O.P. and store decor materials since 1904. MCA's core business is printing; lithography, flexography and screen printing on a wide variety of substrates, including polyethylene, polystyrene, acrylics, steel and aluminum. In recent years, the company developed the process of lithographing on polyethylene. Products include banners, pennant, strings, signs, thermometers, clocks, custom-designed displays, store décor and O.E.M. parts manufacturing and powder coating. The company can handle everything in-house in its 350,000 sq. ft facilities. MCA's clients include R.J. Reynolds, Miller Brewing, and Chevron USA.
Offices: Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; San Diego, CA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Raleigh, NC; Tulsa, OK; Metro NYC; New England; Detroit, MI; Massillon, OH.
Chief Officers: Samuel Mollet IV, Chairman; Brian Mollet, President; Joel Zelepsky, V.P. Sales & Marketing
PERFORMANCE PRINTING
3012 Fairmount
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel. 214-665-1000
Year Founded: 1981
Number of Employees: 175
1999 P.O.P. Volume: P-O-P and Related $25 Million
Performance is a single-source supplier of point-of-purchase and promotional marketing materials, offering capabilities in the area of offset and screen printing, display packaging, P-O-P displays, custom date cards an fulfillment. Through its Optigraphics division, Performance is also the world leader in lenticular manufacturing. Clients include Frito-Lay, Anheuser-Busch, Coors, American Airlines, E & J Gallo, Neiman Marcus, Bacardi-Martini and TGIF Friday's.
Number of Offices: Corporate Office and Two Manufacturing Plants - All in Dallas, TX.
Chief Officers: John White-CEO, Mike Stoeckers, President.
MDI
38271 W. Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Tel. 248-553-1900 (800) 228-8925
Fax: 248-488-5700
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 185
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 23,000,000
MDI offers complete design and manufacturing capabilities for creating display systems and permanent fixtures for changeable promotional signage. Our product designs include indoor and outdoor frames, lightboxes, floorstand, menu boards, curb signs and poster display systems, along with plastic modular card holders and accessories. We also offer column cladding and dispenser-enhancements for the petroleum market. With over 100 patents, MDI is one of the world's leading suppliers of promotional displays and image enhancing products.
Offices: New York, California, South Carolina & Michigan
Chief Officers: Robert Sarkisian-Pres./CEO, Aram Najarian-COO.
NASHVILLE DISPLAY
MANUFACTURING CO.
1415 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
Tel. 615-743-2900, 800-251-1150
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 275
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 22.5 Million
Nashville Display has produced distinctive P.O.P. merchandising systems and store fixtures for over 65 years. We offer a total marketing approach that combines planning, research, creative design, engineering and manufacturing; all performed in-house. Nashville Display offers a qualified, experienced management team supported by three plants and warehousing that encompasses over 900,000 sq. ft. Our automated manufacturing equipment includes robotic welders, turret presses and a versatile laser machine to cut metal, plastic and wood. Displays are produced from metal, plastic, wire, tubing, wood and hardboard. A variety of finishes are available including powder and chrome. Our capabilities also include a silk screening operation to provide 4-color process graphics and illuminated signs. We've developed an excellent reputation in the industry for outstanding service, delivering high quality displays and signs at a value and on time. Our collection of POPAI Awards is evidence of design expertise and merchandising excellence. We service many prestigious companies including Bridgestone/Firestone, Sun-Diamond, C.R. Gibson, Dollar General, Auto Zone, Tridon Co., Lorillard Tobacco, Pepperidge Farm and Day Runner.
Offices: 3 Plants: Nashville TN, Dover TN, Lebanon TN.
Chief Officers: Kent Rollins - Division Manager, Richard Hornsby: Director of Sales & Marketing.
TAURUS DISPLAY CORP.
1111 Union Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Tel. 856-488-0600
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 60
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $20 + Million
With corporate headquarters and a state-of-the-art design center in Cherry Hill, NJ and a production facility in Reading, PA. Taurus designs and produces innovative, POP displays and packaging. Taurus offer an exclusive printing process, Lustreprint, which gives graphics unparalleled quality, vibrancy and depth while remaining more cost effective than traditional printing. We opened offices in Hartford, CT and Los Angeles, CA. this year to support growth in a number of industries including home entertainment, publishing, candy, toys, and housewares.
Offices: Cherry Hill, NJ; Reading, PA, Hartford, CT, Los Angeles, CA.
Chief Officers: Peter Bull, Tom Petroni, Christopher Bull.
DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC.
57-13 49th Street
Maspeth, NY 11378
Tel. 718-628-2600
Year Founded: 1974
Number of Employees: 180
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $20 Million
Display System, Inc., the Strategic Merchandising group (SMG), our strategic retail merchandising consulting division, and MediaVision, our in house media division which specializes in the integration of communications technology at retail together, create a unique full-service retail merchandising agency all under on roof
Offices: New York, Atlanta GA, Kalamazoo, MI, Winston-Salem N.C.
Chief Officers Ben Weshler-President, Tom Gisonna-Exec.V.P.
UNITED DISPLAYCRAFT
333 E. Touhy Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel. 847-375-3800
Year Founded: 1955
Number of Employees: 215
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000
United Displaycraft offers full service design through manufacturing of permanent POP displays, illuminated signage and store fixtures. All materials are incorporated including wire, tubing, plastics and woods. High speed wire fabrication and grid welding operations, in conjunction with sheet metal and metal tubing work and high speed powder coating are performed in-house. It has a long time service as a vendor to American Greetings, Brown & Williamson, Skechers, JVC, and Musicland.
Chief Officers: R.M. Carrigan; Jim Black; Eric Freund.
VISUAL MARKETING INC.
154 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel. 312-664-9177
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 25
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $20 Million
Visual Marketing Inc., (VMI), is an employee owned company dedicated to being a preferred marketing partner to its customers. VMI's 25+ employees are career professionals in creative, design, engineering, production and sales of P.O.P. Products range from shelf material to shop within a shop concepts. Client relationships exist within the tobacco, office supply, computer, electronics, health aid, brewery, spirits, snack food and D.I.Y. industries. Most of VMI's work is custom designed to satisfy the needs of customers’ products as they relate to their retail environment.
Chief Officers: Rick Gausselin.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
3600 N. Hawthorne Street
Chattanooga, TN 37406
Tel. 423-624-1191
Year Founded: 1898
Number of Employees: 225
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 18,000,000
Since 1898, American Manufacturing Company has provided high quality, permanent and semi-permanent display and fixtures to retailers and major brand companies. Americans specializes in the design, development and manufacturing of merchandising units or display systems constructed of wood, wire, metal and plastics. We offer a complete array of computer aided design and manufacturing processes within our three facilities totaling over 500,00 sq. ft. American's client list includes companies such as: Target, Lowe's, Sara Lee, Warner-Lambert and Eveready Battery.
Number of Offices: Chattanooga, TN, Decatur, TN, Chicago, IL Dallas, TX, Allentown, PA.
Chief Officers: Everett G. Warren, CEO-William M. Hewgley, Jr. Exec. VP Rick Davis, VP Sales & Marketing Display Group.
AMD INDUSTRIES INC.
4620 W. 19th Street
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel. 708-863-8900
Year Founded: 1922
Number of Employees: 150
1999 P.O.P Volume: $17,581,000
A full service designer and manufacturer of permanent p.o.p. displays and merchandisers, with 266,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, assembly, warehousing and office space, in-house prototyping, design and engineering. Experienced in working with all types of materials.
Offices: Cicero, IL, Cincinnati, Ohio, Farmington, Minnesota.
Chief Officers: David E. Allen, President/CEO, Tim Richardson, V.P. Sales & Marketing.
CORMARK
10500 West Lunt Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018
Tel. 847-298-3400
Year Founded: 1990
Number of Employees: 47
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $17 Million
Cormark is an in store marketing services organization specializing in p.o.p. display manufacturing, consumer research, brand-category communications strategy, packaging and retail technology. It focuses on providing its clients with complete marketing solutions that result in increased competitive advantage to succeed in a global marketing place. Its state of the art manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Brazil provide cost effectiveness and expertise in all processes. Cormark specializes in large custom programs and roll outs. Its stock products are in use at major retailers world wide. Clients include most major retailers as well as brand marketing in the D.I.Y., sporting goods apparel, heath+beauty, power equipment and entertainment categories.
Offices: Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Chief Officers: Pat Anaconda, Walter Miranda, Thomas Conway, William Goonik.
LEDAN INC.
315 Roslyn Road
Mineola, NY 11501
Tel. 516-747-5300
Year Founded: 45
Number of Employees: 32
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 16,000,000
Ledan Inc. is a global merchandising solutions company with offices in New York and London. We specialize in store within store, category management and open sell systems. Ledan's clients include Coty, Avon, The Limited, Campbells, Johnson & Johnson, Elizabeth Arden and Federated Department Stores.
Offices: New York, London.
Chief Officers Stephon Leo, President, Dan Leo, CEO, Mike Geremia, V.P.
SHANNEN PROMOTIONS
232 Madison Avenue, #204
New York, NY 10016
Tel. 212-687-9284
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 12
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 15 Million+
Shannen Promotions is a diversified sales promotion agency specializing in permanent and temporary displays. Shannen maintains a division specializing in paper, fabric banners, tablecloths, and collateral props. Clients include R.J.R. Nabisco. Chanel, Lancôme, Lancaster, Sara Lee, Hanes Hosiery, Clarins, Redken, Shiseido, L’Oreal, Liz Claiborne
Offices: New York, Chicago
Chief Officers: Howard Annenberg, President.
E-B DISPLAY COMPANY
1369 Sanders Avenue S.W.
Massillon, OH 44648
Tel. 330-833-4101; 800-321-9869
Fax: 330-833-9844
Web Site: www.ebdisplay.com
Year Founded: 1952
Number of Employees: 185
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $15,000,000.00
E-B Display Co., the parent company of E-B WireWorks and Store-Rite, was founded in 1952. Manufacturing and assembly facilities have been added, supporting the production of custom displays in a variety of materials. E-B Display, Inc. has facilities that include 2000,000 sq. ft. of production and warehousing space. In addition to wire, tubing and metal, E-B products display in plastic, wood, and corrugated. E-B provides a full range of point-of-sales production and signage, plus warehousing and drop shipping service.
Offices: Massillon, OH, Richmond, VA, Atlanta, GA.
Chief Officers: William Baucom, C.E.O., Betty Baucom, C.O.O., Jack Guthrie, V.P., Marketing/Sales, Bill Henderhan, V.P., Wireworks, Mike Rotolo, V.P., Custom Display.
STERLING PROMOTIONAL CORP.
3010 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577
Tel. 914-694-6500
Fax: 914-694-2070
Year Founded: 1977
Number of Employees: 16
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $14,900,000
Sterling Promotional Corp. is a developer and manufacturer of custom inflatable and premium items from around the world. It owns its factories which have recently been certified with highest certification available. Sterling has a full time creative and engineering department, model shop, with prototype turnaround within 3 weeks. It specializes in the beverage, toy, cosmetic, entertainment and packaging goods industries. Sterling has full warehousing and drop shipment facilities.
Offices: Purchase, New York, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Chief Officer: Steve G. Linder
PALMER PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
23001 W. Industrial Drive
ST. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Tel. 810-772-4225
Year Found: 1985
Number of Employees: 95
1999 P.O.P. Volume: 13,000,000
Designer and producer of wide array of Point-Of-Purchase Displays including light boxes, menu boards, Pub signs, acrylic menu holders, screen printing services, film output, clocks, banners, acrylic fabrication warehousing and fulfillment.
Chief Officer: James Palmer, President, James Wennechuk, Director of Sales
ART MERCHANDISING, INC.
601 W. 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
Tel. 212-924-6400
Fax: 212-627-8327
E-mail: pop@artmerchandising.com
Year Founded: 1988
Number of Employees: 65
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $12,000,000+
Art Merchandising offers unique design, detailed models and samples, and cost efficient manufacturing. We pride ourselves on Delivering Displays on Time, Within Budget, and of the Highest Standard of Quality. Over the years, we have received special awards from POPAI as well as recognition from our clients. One of the most notable one's was being named “Supplier of the Year” by Discover Card; they cited Extraordinary Service and Commitment to Quality. Going the “extra mile” has helped us develop long term relationships with companies like Canon, Discover Card, Hershey's Pepsi-Cola, and Reebok. We injection mold and vacuum-form plastic; fabricate wood, wire and acrylic; print, die-cut and mount corrugated board; and complete all types of decorations including silk screening and hot-stamping.
Offices: Boston, Chicago, New York.
Chief Officer: Stu Kaitz, President.
INTERNATIONAL PATTERNS
50 Inez Drive Bay
Shore, NY 11706
Tel.631-952-2000; 800-435-9559
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 120
1999 P.O.P. Volume $12,000,000
International Patterns specializes in Light Boxes, including transparency illuminators and signs. It also provides menuboards and merchandising aids to the Fast Food Industry. It offers many stock sizes of vacuum formed light boxes and also manufactures in steel and aluminum. It brings engineering expertise to bear on the customer's problems and then uses cellular manufacturing to make it happen on time. Number of Offices: Bay Shore, NY. Chief Officers: Paul Kaplan, President.
EASTERN WIRE PRODUCTS
498 Kinsley Avenue
Providence, RI 02909
Tel. 401-861-1350
Year Founded: 1956
Number of employees: 150
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $10,500,000.00
Eastern Wire Products has been serving our industry for over 42 years creating high quality POP displays and fixtures. Eastern has 170,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehousing capability with three separate divisions. Eastern Wire is a wire and metal fabricator with in-house full automated plating and powder coating. Impulse Display Makers, our plastics and woods division, creates acrylic displays and components. Crystal Craft Fixturing creates store fixturing of wood, glass and metals.
Offices: Providence, RI, Lincoln, RI, New York, NY.
Chief Officers: Rick Granoff, Pres., Burt Weiser, Sr. V.P. Marketing.
GLACIER COOLER CO., INC.
152 Short Woods Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
Tel. 203-746-1690, 800-835-2857
Fax: 203-746-9262
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: Over 35
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000+
Glacier Cooler Company is the largest ice barrel manufacturer in the world. This family owned privately held corporation is known for its quality, prices and service.
Offices: Eastbound, WA; Chicago IL; Danbury, CT.
Chief Officers: Greg Hansen, Pres.
HUNTER DISPLAY
14 Hewlett Avenue
East Patchogue, NY 11772
Tel. 631-475-5900
Year Founded: 1951
Number of Employees: 100+
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $10 Million
Hunter Display is a designer and manufacturer of p.o.p. displays since 1951. Our 50 year history started as a behind the scenes manufacturer of fixtures for such prominent store chairs as Macys, A&S, and Lord & Taylor, and has evolved into a full-service designer and manufacturer working with Walmart, K-mart, Home Depot, and most of the mass merchants. Our capabilities include: wire, metal, and tubing fabrication, woodworking and plastic fabrication, and fully automated powder coating. Our in-house designing, prototype and production capabilities: are all linked to provide cost and lead-time efficiencies on all projects.
Offices: East Patchogue, NY, Eastern Regional Sales Office: Wilmington, DE.
Chief Officers: Sandy Stoll, CEO, Ken Kasper, Exec V.P. Operations
HANKSCRAFT MOTORS
300 Wengel Drive
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Tel. 608-524-4341
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 75
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $9,000,00
For over 50 years as supplier to the p.o.p. industry of A.C. and D.C. motors, hardware linkages LED & Incandescent Light Circuitry, Voice chip Technology & Turntables.
Offices: Reedsburg, WI; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, IL.
Chief Officers: Dan Braun Pres.; Joe Fish-VP Sales & Mktg.; Barry Borchert-VP Finance.
ETTINGER DISPLAYS INC.
63 Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel. 516-436-5600
Year Founded: 1977
Number of Employees: 85
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $8 Million
A tradition of success, for 23 years, EDI has been captivating both retailers and consumers with creative and innovative displays. Our team of professionals are specialists in creative design and manufacturing of point-of-purchase programs. EDI maintains in-house capabilities for design, prototype development, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution. This provides our clients with state-of-the-art solutions to meet their requirements on time and within budget.
Offices: Hauppauge, NY, N.J. + MI.
Chief Officers: Judd Ettinger
DISPLAY CREATIONS INC.
1970 Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Tel. 718-257-2300
Year Founded: 1953
Number of Employees: 55
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $7,000,000
Display Creations, established in 1952, is a manufacturer of permanent p.o.p. displays. Located in an 80,000 sq. ft. modern facility, Display Creations provides clients with computer aided design and creative services combined with a full production plant. Specialties include fabrication of wire, metal, tubing, plastic, and wood, including powder coating, hot stamping and silk screening.
Chief Officers: Ronald Newman, George Ruggeri, Michael Mathles.
KENT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
3522 Lousma Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2282
Tel. 1-800-373-4627
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 55
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $6,500,00
Kent custom designs and manufactures wire and metal displays. Kent offers CAD Design, engineering consultation and rapid prototyping capabilities. Process capabilities include manufacturing, finishing, assembly and shipping. Kent services most major retailers, food, furniture, and entertainment companies.
Chief Officers: Larry Miller.
LINGO MANUFACTURING CO.,
7400 Industrial Road
Florence, KY 41042
Tel. 800-354-9771
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees: 75
1999 P.O.P. Volume: $6.2 Million
Lingo is a full-service custom display manufacturer with 70 years in the POP industry. Lingo specializes in sheet metal and wire and can incorporate wood, acrylics, tubing and slatwall into its displays. It offers on-site warehousing and state of the art finishing capabilities.
Chief Officers: Charles Lingo, CEO & Chairman, Mark Lingo, President & Treasurer, Jeff Carroll, VP & GM.
AG INDUSTRIES
One American Road
Cleveland, OH 44144
Tel. 216-252-6737 or 800-388-1244
Year Founded: 1960
Number of Employees: 400
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
AG Industries, a subsidiary of American Greetings Corp., is one of the largest designers and producers of custom permanent p.o.p. displays in the U.S. with over 500,0000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and 400,00 sq. ft. of warehousing. AGI has advanced capabilities: wood working, vacuum forming, metal fabrication, injection molding, hot stamping, silk screening and powder coating.
Offices: New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, Arkansas.
Chief Officers: Gary Johnston, Pres., Chris Mortenson, V.P. Marketing.
ALPAK MFG. CORP.
181 Boyd Street, P.O. Box 339
Montgomery, NY 12549
Tel. 914-457-9100
Web Site: www.alpak.com
Year Founded: 1955
Number of Employees: 45
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Alpak Manufacturing Corp., a full-service corrugated display manufacturer, is on it's way to revolutionizing how displays are designed, ordered, and produced. Alpak was one of the very first companies in the P.O.P. industry to have a fully developed, interactive web site incorporating its Stock Display Program. This Program consists of a wide variety of pre-tooled displays which can be utilized for a wide variety of products. Having been fully on-line since 1997, Alpak is currently undergoing it's second phase of a three-phase Internet Plan: Updating its web site to allow for “on line design” to take place. This is referred to as the “Resizeable” Program, which will be password generated. The third phase, which will take place in later 2001, will entail Custom Product Retailing, On-line! Alpak has also upgraded to the 2000 version of Artios’ CAD system, in addition to purchasing a new Artios/Kongsberg Cutting Table with dedicated Workstation, allowing for quicker response time, as well as multiple sample-making - with the added Internet capability of transmitting designs in process Companies such as Time Warner, Sony, Anheuser-Busch, Universal, and Random House have all successfully implemented Alpak custom-printed stock displays. Alpak also provides mounting & finishing, labeling, and drop-shipping.
Chief Officers: Cliff Taub.
ART-PHYL CREATIONS
16250 NW 48 Ave., P.O. Box 5457
Miami, FL 33014
Tel. 305-624-2333; 1-800-327-8318
Year Founded: 1957
Number of Employees: 55
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Manufacturer of stock plastic merchandisers, including J-Hooks, strip merchandisers, shelf extenders, stock P.O.P. display racks, wire & plastic peghooks, literature, garment, sports and implement displayers, literature & garment racks. Owns and operates 14 injection molding presses to 400 ton capacity.
Chief Officers: Art Hochman, Pres, Sam Gwinn Exec. VP
CLEARR CORPORATION
3750 Williston Road
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Tel. 952-931-2100; 800-548-3269
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 95
19999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Clearr Corp. offers a comprehensive range of backlit, edgelit, and nonlit graphic display products. Sequential-image, programmable multi-image and scrolling units are also available. We provide bright, color-correct illumination in our backlit displays, which include economical metal and narrow-profile backlite displays such as the LUMINAIRE ULTRA E and LUMINAIRE ULTRA II lightboxes; programmable multi-image backlit display Lite Wall; sequential-image displays like the MOVINGPIX Scroller, and NEON PLUS E economical Simulated Neon Signs. Clearr's non-illuminated graphic display products include the sleek and economical STRETCHFRAME, the PRINTFRAME clasp frame, the TRIAD prismatic sequential-image display with “wave effect” image transition and the Suspension magnetic-suspension display systems.
Chief Officers: Andy Steinfeldt-President, Pete Nelson-V.P
CONCEPT DISPLAYS
1140 South Rockefeller Avenue
Ontario, CA 91761
Tel. 909-974-1106
Web Site: www.conceptdisplays.com
Year Founded: 1997
Number of Employees: 50
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Concept Displays designs unique merchandising fixtures including floor displays and counter stands. It combines advanced tooling and manufacturing technology, and unsurpassed design capabilities. The result is award winning display fixtures incorporating the latest advances in plastic, metal, wood composite and corrugated materials. Display lines include optical, jewelry, cosmetics, and watches. Concept has over 50,000 square feet of manufacturing and assembly space. Accounts served include J.C. Penny, M. Ward, Target, Fred Meyer, Mervyn's, K-Mart, Rite Aid, & Wal-Mart.
Offices: Ontario, California.
Chief Officers: Jimmy Vianu, President; Richard Enholm, V.P.
DESIGN PRODUCTIONS INC
9 Industrial Park
Waldwick, NJ 07463
Tel. 201-447-5656
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 20
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Design Productions has assisted advertisers stimulate consumer purchases at the point-of-sale for three decades. It has assembled one of the largest inventories of “stock” injection molding tools in the industry. Many times these “stock items” serve as the foundation on which to achieve clients’ custom display needs. Design Productions’ designs often integrate a variety of materials, including plastics, wood, corrugated, and wire.
Chief Officers: Tom Murphy, President
E AND E DISPLAY GROUP
910 E. 29th Street
Lawrence, KS 66046-4926
Tel. 785-843-9240; 1-800-456-7798
Year Founded: 1956
Number of Employees: 350
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Our 400,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and warehouse facility allows us to service your needs. E and E offers many materials and processes under one roof: corrugated, plastic, metal, wire, wood, and glass. We have won one or more POPAI OMA awards every year since 1976 besides other industry awards. Our clients include: Best Buy, Coleman, Enesco, General Mills, Hallmark, Kellogg, Whirlpool and Wilson Art.
Offices: Dallas, TX, Kalamazoo, MI, Kansas City, MO, Lawrence, KS, Minneapolis, MN,
Chief Officers: Ed White, C.E.O., Daryl Morgan, C.E.O./President, Jack Pierce, VP Hallmark Sales, Keith White, VP Quality, Tony Bridwell, National Sales Manager.
HERITAGE SIGN AND DISPLAY
P.O. Box 158, 344 Industrial Rd
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
Tel. 570-545-8701
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 50
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Heritage Sign & Display is a producer of custom P.O.P. displays, including mirrors, lighted signs, polarized motion signs, clocks, Neo-Neon signs, product glorifiers, Shape-Lites, and custom molded foam items. Heritage maintains an automated screen printing department with pre-press capabilities. It has in-house facilities for mirror production, woodworking, vacuum forming, CNC cutting, and foam fabrication. Clients include Anheuser-Busch, Bacardi, Nokia, Ovation Guitars, Rockport, R.J. Reynolds, United Distillers & Vintners, Coors, Iams, and PepsiCo.
Offices: Nesquehoning, PA, White Plains, NY
Chief Officer: Jason Amodea, Pres.
FRANK MAYER & ASSOCIATES
1975 Wisconsin Avenue
Grafton, WI 53024
Tel. 800-225-3987
Year Founded: 1931
Number of Employees: 110
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
FMA is a full service designer and producer of P.O.P. display, merchandising systems, sales promotion and direct marketing programs.
Offices: Austin; Chicago; Boston, Los Angeles; Milwaukee; New York; Brazil, Mexico, The Netherlands, France, Belgium.
Chief Officers: Frank W. Mayer, CEO; Michael Mayer, Pres./COO; Allen Buchholz, Exec. V.P.
MERCHANDISING INVENTIVES
917 North Shore Drive
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Tel. 847-295-9700
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 40
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Merchandising Inventives, is a world leader in the design of unique p.o.p. displays and hardware. M.I. has developed some of P.O.P.’s firsts in stock structural components. M.I. has a world wide customer base, including Disney, Sony, Kmart, Walmart and Walgreen.
Offices: Lake Bluff IL, Mexico City Mexico.
Chief Officers: Ethan Berger, CEO.
ROYAL PROMOTION GROUP
119 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel. 212-246-3780
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 50
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
The Royal Promotion Group has helped some of the world’s most celebrated companies carry their product’s distinctive image into the retail setting. We have worked with prominent companies in all aspects of retailing, some of which include: Cosmair, Estee Lauder, Sanofi, The Limited, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Royal has become highly regarded for its ability to identify the image of a selling environment and a brand. Its capabilities include temporary and permanent displays, shop-in-shop environments, fixturing and display collateral.
Offices: New York & California.
Chief Officers: Bruce Teitelbaum, President.
THORCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
1300 E 12th Street, P.O. Box 110
Lamar, MO 64759
Tel. 417-682-3375
Year Founded: 1899
Number of Employees: 735
1999 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Thorco designs and manufactures custom P.O.P. display's and fixtures. Clients include Wal-Mart, Hallmark, Best Buy, and Payless Cashways.
Offices: Lamar, MO, Butler, MO; Cassville, MO
Chief Officers: Kenneth Howard-President, Richard Winter, General Manager, Jeff Gardner-Controller.
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