DIAM INTERNATIONAL
26-45 Brooklyn Queens Expressway
Woodside, NY 11377
Tel. 1-718-278-4300
Year Founded: 1954
Number of Employees 2,500
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $200,000,000
Diam International is an integrated in-store marketing solutions provider, offering services from strategy and concept development through execution and field servicing. The company's global resources assure control, consistency, cost efficiency and single-source accountability.
Specializing in semi-permanent and permanent retail displays and category merchandising solutions, Diam's in-house capabilities include five domestic and international design centers, value engineering, global materials sourcing, manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe, full distribution logistics, stock shelf management systems, display installation and store remodeling services.
DIAM COM, a dedicated research and development division designs and manufactures electronic and video systems, multimedia interactive systems, and solutions for lighting control. Diam's On Line Design group offers web-accessed display catalogs, digital graphics customization, and account management solutions using "Promotion Manager, Diam's proprietary software.
Clients includes: Kodak, Gillette, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney, Nivea, Proctor & Gamble, Lancôme, Marriott, UDV, Dior, DKNY, Chanel, Tissot, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Wal-Mart, Comp USA, and CVS.
Offices: Woodside, New York, El Segundo, CA, Les Mureaux Cedex, France, Leicestershire, UK, Hamburg, Deutshland.
Chief Officers: William Ecker - CEO Diam Group, David Tolly - CFO Diam Group, Mindy Kaufman - COO Diam POP Group, Jacques Dommange - Managing Director Diam Europe, Louis Duprere - Managing Director Diam France, Richard Shaw - Managing Director Diam UK, Jorg Niederhufner - Managing Director Diam Deutschland.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES/CANNON EQUIPMENT
111-01 14th Avenue
College Point, NY 11356
Tel. 718-321-3100
Year Founded: 1960
Number of Employees: 1,150
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $130,000,000
1,000,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing serving brand marketers and retailers. Specialties include P.O.P. displays, retail fixtures, front-end merchandisers, end caps, shelf management and pre-tooled TechStoc displays.
Offices: New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle in the U.S.; as well as London, England, Mexico City, Mexico, Melbourne, Australia.
Chief Officers: Richard Jay, President, Display Technologies.
RTC INDUSTRIES
2800 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Tel. 847-640-2400
Year Founded: 1950
Number of Employees: 800
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $120,000,000
RTC works in strategic partnership with major retailers and brand companies to help them achieve success in-store. Our global infrastructure includes service and/or manufacturing capability in 17 countries around the world.
The In-Store Agency™ provides end-to-end solutions, from developing the right retail strategy to delivering and installing the total program. On a global basis, we are integrating research and strategy with design, manufacturing and logistics management. Our continuum of services includes a specialized brand of in-store research, which is aimed at guiding development efforts based on shopping insights and measuring in-store return-on-investment.
Store Ready Solutions™ offers fully developed products that are ready to ship. Products include Profit Pusher™, the leading spring load shelf organizing system in the retail market and its sister product, Profit Shelf™, our pull out shelving system. A wide variety of other category management and signage systems and modular floor stands are available from stock. We are an acknowledged leader in interactive electronic communications with solutions ranging from electronic catalog systems, to streaming video "mini-Kiosks.™"
Offices: Corporate Headquarters: North America, 2800 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, Contact: Richard Nathan. Latin America: San Jose, Costa Rica, Contact: Marco Robert. Europe/Middle East/Africa: Cobdown House, London Road, Ditton, Aylesford Kent ME20 6DQ, Contact: Mark Jerram. Asia/Australia: Kowloon, Hong Kong. Contact: William Griffith.
Chief Officers: Walter Nathan, Chairman, Richard Nathan, CEO.
ARRAY MARKETING GROUP
633 W. Fifth St., Ste. 6650
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel. 213-452-1200
Year Founded: 1954
Number of Employees: 700
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $115,000,000
Array Marketing Group is the premier provider of In-store marketing services for the world's leading retailers and brand manufacturers. Array's fully integrated, customer-centered approach is designed to satisfy client demand for exceptional merchandising solutions, from concept development through design, manufacturing and implementation. Array has an outstanding suite of resources, including one million square feet of manufacturing capacity.
Offices: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, WI, Chattanooga, TN, Toronto, On, Paris, France.
Chief Officers: Rick De Herder.
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
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $101,172,000
As a full service global marketing partner, Everbrite combines 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. Everbrite is a leader in image and identity management, with extensive in-house design, engineering and manufacturing resources.
Offices: Sales & Manufacturing Facilities: Garden Grove, CA, Mt. Vernon, IL, Atlanta, GA, Chanute, KS, Buena Vista, VA, Stamford, CT, Elkhorn, WI, LaCrosse, WI, Pardeeville, WI, South Milwaukee, WI.
Offices: Corporate Headquarters and Design Center: Greenfield, WI European Sales & Manufacturing Facilities: London, England, Dublin, Ireland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Chief Officers: Carl Wamser, Chairman and William J. Fritz, CEO.
DCI MARKETING INC.
2727 W. Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Tel. 800-778-4805, 414-228-7000
Year Founded: 1944
Number of Employees: 275
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $80,000,000
For more than 50 years, DCI Marketing has been a leader in providing award-winning merchandising and marketing programs designed to strengthen brand image, promote customer loyalty and increase sales for America's premier companies. These programs include p.o.p. merchandising systems, retail environmen design, stock merchandising, incentive programs and interactive point-of-sale devices. The company's 350,000 sq. ft. of facilities include design, model shop, production, fulfillment, distribution and warehousing. DCI has regional offices nationwide to service clients throughout the U.S. and internationally, and maintains affiliate relationships in several European nations.
Offices: Milwaukee (headquarters); Chicago; Detroit; Dallas; Los Angeles; New York, Destin, Florida.
Chief Officers: David Knox, Chairman, Alan LaFreniere, President, John Davies, V.P., Sales, James Perkins, Chief Financial Officer.
TRIANGLE DISPLAY GROUP
601 E Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Tel. 215-426-7110
Year Founded: 1947
Number of Employees: 355
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $52,000,000
Triangle Display Group has been operating as an independently owned business for over 50 years. We are recognized as one of the premiere, high-end P.O.P. display manufacturers 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 Inc., located in the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
Offices: Philadelphia, PA, South Salem, NY, Englewood, NJ, Haddam CT.
Chief Officers: Michael Sarbello, Hank Friedman, Jack Grollman.
FELBRO, INC.
3666 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Tel. (800) 7-Felbro, 800-733-5276, 323-263-8686
Year Founded: 1945
Number of Employees: 225
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $50,000,000+
As a full service designer, fabricator and direct manufacturer of custom P-O-P displays and fixtures, Felbro has a 57 year history of providing temporary, semi-permanent and permanent solutions in all available materials. Whether it is food, snacks/nuts, beverage, spirits, toy, HBA, hardware/tool, entertainment, electronic, stationary, confection, flooring, publishing, home, garden, sporting/recreation, automotive, gift, footwear, apparel, pet, optical, GM goods…Felbro does it all.
Offices: Los Angeles - San Francisco - Milwaukee.
Chief Officers: Norman Feldner, Pres./CEO, Neil C. Shaw, Exec. V.P. Marketing & Sales; Howard Feldner, V.P. Opps., Jeff Feldner, V.P. Mfg.
FLAIR COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, INC.
214 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel. 312-943-5959; Fax 312-943-0881
Wes Site: www.flairpromo.com
Year Founded: 1964
Number of Employees: 155
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $42,600,000
On November 1, 1964, Flair Communications Agency was founded in Chicago. Today, Flair is the largest independently owned full-service marketing agency in the United States, with 281 full-time Associates and offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The entrepreneurial spirit that comes from being independently owned doubles Flair's productivity over industry norms.
Our business philosophy recognizes that to reach tomorrow, we must be successful today in generating profitable results for our clients by delivering the greatest value for the most economical prices. That philosophy is propelling us toward our goal of becoming the preeminent promotional marketing agency in the world.
Flair has created successful integrated marketing solutions for clients that include: American Dairy Association, Ameritech, Brown & Williamson, California Milk Advisory Board, CAN Insurance, ConAgra Foods, Dole Foods, Kellogg's, Microsoft, Saputo, J.M. Smucker and World Kitchen.
Offices: Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Chief Officers: Lee Flaherty Founder, CEO, Allyn Miller, President; Bob Walz, COO, CFO, Stan Hardwick, VP Executive Creative Director, Debbie Wilkie, VP Strategic Planning, Rich Olson, VP Account Management.
ARCHBOLD CONTAINER CORP
800 West Barre Road - P.O. Box 10
Archbold, OH 43502-0010
Tel. 800-446-2520
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 140
2001 P.O.P Volume: $38,400,000
Archbold Container is an independent sheet plant capable of up to 8-color, one pass direct flexo print with UV coating. In addition, ACC's production capabilities include rotary and flat bed die cutting, full and spot labeling, specialty gluing, jumbo die cutting and EPS foam products.
ACC also provides in-house graphic and structural design, mock-up prototype samples and complete assembly, packing and fulfillment services.
With a focus on high-end graphic retail packaging and displays, many of our products are produced using mini and micro fluted corrugated materials.
A sampling of our major clients includes Sauder Furniture, Libbey Glass, Spangler Candy, Elmer's Products, J M Smuckers, IAM's Pet Food, Archway Cookie, Wabash Valley Popcorn and Chamberlin Garage Door Products.
Chief Officers: Lynn Aschliman.
PERFORMANCE COMPANIES
2929 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
Tel. 214-665-1000
Year Founded: 1981
Number of Employees: 175
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $34,000,000
Performance Companies, made up of Performance Printing, Performance Display, Optigraphics and Performance Card Solutions, is a single-source supplier of P-O-P and promotional marketing materials, offering capabilities in offset, screen lenticular and digital printing, as well as display packaging, transaction cards, P-O-P displays and fulfillment. Clients include Frito-Lay, Anheuser-Busch, Coors, American Airlines, E & J Gallo, Neiman Marcus, Bacardi-Martini and TGIF Friday's.
Offices: Corporate Office and Two Manufacturing Plants - All in Dallas.
Chief Officers: Chris Pumpelly, Chairman, CEO, John White.
TRION INDUSTRIES INC.
297 Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Tel. 570-824-1000; 800-444-4665
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 350
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $33,500,000
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.
CORMARK
1951 Touhy Avenue
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Tel. 800-211-9646
Year Founded: 1990
Number of Employees: 78
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $27,200,000
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 worldwide.
Offices: Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Chief Officers: Pat Anaconda, Walter Miranda, Tom Conway, William Goonik.
VISUAL MARKETING INC.
154 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel. 312-664-9177
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 28
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $23,500,000
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, food and D.I.Y. industries.
Chief Officers: Rich Gausselin V.P. Marketing.
MDI
38271 W. Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Tel. 248-553-1900
Fax: 248-488-5700
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 200
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $22,100,000
MDI is one of the world's leading turnkey designers, engineers and manufacturers of images-enhancing display fixture and promotional signage system solutions, with over 100 patents. Proprietary products include: the changeable message PosterGrip® front-loading poster system (indoor and outdoor applications); and WindMaster® outdoor curb sign holder with dual-spring base for wind resistance. Industries served include major mass retail, petroleum, fast food (QSR), convenience store, and other consumer-based public and private commercial/industrial venues. Signage systems include illuminated and nonilluminated poster frames (and lightboxes), floorstands, banner track, menu boards and curb signs. Fixtures range from POP product displays to architectural branding elements, such as petroleum dispenser décor and canopy column cladding.
Offices: Headquartered in Farmington Hill, MI; Corporate Sales Representatives and Manufacturers Representatives Located Throughout U.S.
Chief Officers: Robert Sarkisian, Chairman; David Duthie, CEO.
ACRYLIC DESIGN ASSOCIATES
6050 Nathan Lane
Minneapolis, MN 55442
Tel. 800-445-2167
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 120
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $22,000,000
Acrylic Design Associates 125,000 sq. ft. facility offers in-house UV screening, die cutting and laser and CNC equipment. Acrylic Design utilizes an array of materials to bring together in a complete fixture - wood, metal, wire, and plastics.
Chief Officer: Bill McNeely Sr., Bill McNeely Jr.
TAURUS DISPLAY CORP.
1111 Union Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Tel. 856-488-0600
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 56
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $21,000,000
Taurus designs and produces innovative, POP displays and packaging. Taurus offers an exclusive printing process, Lustreprint, which gives graphics vibrancy and depth while remaining more cost effective than traditional printing.
Offices: Sales and Design Center, Cherry Hill, NJ, Manufacturing, Reading, PA.
Chief Officers: Peter Bull, Chris Bull, Tom Petroni.
JOHN STARK PRINTING COMPANY, INC.
12969 Manchester Road
St. Louis, MO 63131
Tel. 314-966-6800; 800-452-4POP
Year Founded: 1898
Number of Employees: 105
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $20,248, 632
Operating nationally, we specialize in large format, sheet-fed, full color lithography, focusing on P.O.P. and packaging materials. Our range of presses, from 28-1/2" thru 60", in six and eight colors. Print conventional, hybrid, UV inks; In Line UV, aqueous, varnish coating on 51" 8/C press. Printing on plastic materials, and on thick stocks, from 60# text to 40 pt. Plastic and board are unique features. In House services: Complete EPP, CREO very large format CTP; CAD, die-making, die-cutting services; folder-gluing; design, fulfillment, warehousing. Clients: Anheuser-Busch, Hallmark, Payless Shoe Source.
Offices: St. Louis, MO, (Headquarters), Kansas City, Chicago.
Chief Officers: Cliff Kelly, President; Pat Ryan, Exec. V.P./General Manager; Eric Bomball, C.F.O.; Dodie Nelke, Controller.
NASHVILLE DISPLAY MANUFACTURING CO.
1415 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
Tel. 615-743-2900, 800-251-1150
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 160
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000
Nashville Display has produced distinctive P.O.P. merchandising systems and store fixtures for almost 70 years. We offer a total marketing approach that combines planning, research, creative design, engineering and manufacturing, all in house. Nashville Display offers a qualified, experienced management team supported by 3 facilities consisting of 2 plants and an additional warehousing/office location that encompasses over 310,000 sq. ft. Our manufacturing arsenal includes robotic welders, turret presses, laser equipment to cut metal, plastic and wood and CNC wire benders. Displays are produced from metal, wire, tubing, plastic, wood, and hardboard or a combination of these materials. 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 have 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 Clients - Bridgestone/Firestone, Whirlpool Corp, M&M/Mars, Lorillard Tobacco, Wal-Mart, Safeway, Dollar General, Auto Zone.
Offices: 3 Facilities: Nashville TN, Dover TN, Lebanon TN.
Chief Officers: Kent Rollins, V.P.-Division Manager, Richard Hornsby: Director of Sales & Marketing
E-B DISPLAY COMPANY
1369 Sanders Avenue S.W., P.O. Box 650
Massillon, OH 44647
Tel. 330-833-4101; 800-321-9869
Fax: 330-833-9844
Web Site: www.ebdisplay.com
Year Founded: 1952
Number of Employees: 185
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $18,000,000
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 has facilities that include 200,000 sq. ft. of production and warehousing space. In addition to wire, tubing and metal, E-B produces displays in plastic, wood, and corrugated. E-B provides a full range of point-of-sale production, plus warehousing and drop shipping.
Number of Offices: Massillon, OH, Richmond, VA, Atlanta, GA.
Officers: Betty Baucom, C.E.O., Mike Rotolo, President/C.O.O., E-B Display, Bill Henderhan, President/C.O.O., E-B Wire Works.
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: 60
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $16,000,000+
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 Quality. We have received special awards from POPAI. We have developed 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, and complete all types of decorations including silk screening and hot-stamping.
Offices: NY - Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles.
Chief Officer: Stuart Kaitz, President, Alan Foshay.
PALMER PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
23001 W. Industrial Drive
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Tel. 586-772-4225
Year Founded: 1985
Number of Employees: 110
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $16,000,000
Designer and producer of a 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. Same products as featured, plus metal tables and custom retail floor merchandisers - signage beverage, Tobacco, Ford service and Telecom Industries.
Officers: James Palmer, President, James Wennechuk, Director of Sales.
STERLING PROMOTIONAL CORP.
3010 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577
Tel. 914-694-6500
Fax: 914-694-2070
Year Founded: 1977
Number of Employees: 16
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $15,800,000
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.
DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC.
57-13 49th Street
Maspeth, NY 11378
Tel. 718-628-2600
Year Founded: 1974
Number of Employees: 150
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $15,000,000
Display Systems, 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 one roof.
Offices: Maspeth, New York, Winston-Salem, NC, Los Angeles, CA.
Chief Officer: Ben Weshler, Pres.
LINPAC DISPLAYS INC.
810 S. Washington Street
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Tel. 931-455-9585
Year Founded: 1984
Number of Employees: 104
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $15,000,000
LINPAC Displays is a full service display manufacturer, providing structural and graphic design, manufacturing and fulfillment It offers custom designs while also providing graphics support to boost the branding and marketing campaigns. It can pack and direct ship display units. LINPAC’s client list includes: Avery Dennison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cumberland Swan, McNeil Nutritional, Mechtronics, Perfetti, Ralcorp, Sanford, Spectrum Brands, Thomas Nelson, and Tyco Adhesives.
Offices: (4) - Main Office - Tullahoma, TN, Orlando, FL, Cincinnati, OH, Atlanta, GA.
Chief Officer: General Manager - Greg Moore, Director of Sales - Lisa Mitchell.
SHANNEN PROMOTIONS
232 Madison Avenue, #204
New York, NY 10016
Tel. 212-687-9284
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 12
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $13,975,000
Shannen Promotions, is a diversified sales promotion agency specializing in the design and production of 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 Officer: Howard Annenberg, Pres.
AMD INDUSTRIES INC.
4620 W. 19th Street
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel. 708-863-8900
Year Founded: 1922
Number of Employees: 75
2001 P.O.P Volume: $12,599,000
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, Ft. Mitchell, KY.
Officers: David E. Allen, President & CEO, Tim Richardson, V.P. Sales & Marketing.
EASTERN DISPLAY GROUP
498 Kinsley Avenue
Providence, RI 02909
Tel. 401-861-1350
Year Founded: 1956
Number of employees: 145
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $12,500,000
Eastern Display Group has been serving our industry for over 45 years, creating POP displays and fixtures. Eastern has 160,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehousing capability with three separate divisions. Eastern Wire is a wire and metal fabricator with in-house automated powder coating. Impulse Display Makers creates acrylic displays and components. Crystal Craft Fixturing creates store fixturing of wood, glass and metals.
Offices: Providence, RI, New York, NY.
Chief Officers: Rick Granoff, Pres., Burt Weiser, V.P. Marketing, Jeff Freeman, V.P. Sales, John Lafleur, SR, V.P.
GLACIER COOLER CO., INC.
152 Short Woods Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
Tel. 203-438-3401, 800-835-2857
Fax: 203-438-7008
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: Over 35
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $11,000,000+
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.
CREATIVE DISPLAYWORKS
266 Applewood Crescent
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada L4K 4B4
Tel. 905-760-0103
Year Founded: 1998
Number of Employees: 100
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
Creative Displayworks Corporation designs and manufacturers P.O.P. displays and store fixtures incorporating wood, metal, glass and plastics. Clients include Avent America, AMC Theatres, Blockbuster Video, Future Shop/BestBuy, ICI Paints, Jones Apparel, Microsoft, Mizuno, Moen, Nike, Nintendo, Polo Ralph Lauren, Staples, Sears, Targus, Toys 'R Us, Spalding, Whirlpool, Warner Bros.
Offices: Vaughan, Ontario, Canada - Sacramento, CA.
Chief Officer: Dan Gutfreund.
HANKSCRAFT/AJS
300 Wengel Drive
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Tel. 608-524-4341
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 120
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
Hankscraft/AJS is a blended operation of two companies representing over 50 years of quality manufacturer capabilities in the p.o.p. industry. With multiple manufacturing facilities, Hankscraft/AJS produces micro AC, DC and solar motors, electronics, wooden, molded urethane, and acrylic tap handles, as well as custom metal and wood fabrication. Hankscraft/AJS also manufactures and imports complete displays including neon clocks and lenticular displays.
Offices: Reedsburg, WI, Random Lake, WI.
Chief Officers: Dan Braun-President, Joe Fish-VP Product Development, David Schield-VP Display Products Group.
HUNTER DISPLAY
14 Hewlett Avenue
East Patchogue, NY 11772
Tel. 631-475-5900
Year Founded: 1951
Number of Employees: 100+
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
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 chains 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, sheet metal, and tubing fabrication. Full-service 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.
Chief Officers: Sandy Stoll, CEO, Ken Kasper, Exec. V.P. Operations.
LINGO MANUFACTURING CO.
7400 Industrial Road
Florence, KY 41042
Tel. 800-354-9771
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees: 75
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $9,000,000
Lingo is a full-service custom display manufacturer with 72 years in the P.O.P. industry. Lingo specializes in sheet metal and wire and can incorporate wood, acrylics, tubing and slatwall into its displays. It offers onsite warehousing and state of the art finishing capabilities.
Chief Officers: Mark Lingo, President, Jeff Carroll, Vice President.
KENT DESIGN & MFG.
3522 Lousma Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2282
Tel. 1-800-373-4627
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 55
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $8,500,000
Kent custom designs and manufactures P.O.P. 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, beverages, sporting goods, footwear, and entertainment companies, including Walmart, Kmart, Kellogg, Warner Bros., Sony and Meijer.
Chief Officers: Larry Miller, Pres., Nate Spahn, V.P., Gerard Gausselin, V.P., Sales & Marketing.
ETTINGER DISPLAYS INC.
40 Commerce Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel. 631-436-5600
Year Founded: 1977
Number of Employees: 85
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $8,000,000
For 24 years, EDI has captivated retailers and consumers with innovative displays. Our team of professionals are specialists in creative design and manufacturing of displays. EDI maintains in-house capabilities for design, prototype development, manufacturing, and warehousing.
Offices: Hauppauge, NY, N.J. + MI.
Chief Officers: Judd Ettinger, Pres.
INTERNATIONAL PATTERNS
50 Inez Drive
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Tel.631-952-2000; 800-435-9559
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 110
2001 P.O.P. Volume $6,500,000
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.
DISPLAY CREATIONS INC.
1970 Industrial Park Road
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Tel. 718-257-2300
Year Founded: 1953
Number of Employees: 55
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $5,500,000
Display Creations, established in 1952, is a manufacturer of permanent P.O.P. displays. Located in a 100,000 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, Michael Mathless, Jeffrey Baum.
BEEMAK PLASTICS, INC.
18554 S. Susana Road
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
Tel. 800-421-4393
Year Founded: 1951
Number of Employees: 60
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $4,900,000
Established in 1951, Beemak Plastics was revolutionary in its recognition of the potential of the market for plastic injection-molded literature holders. Beemak quickly became the industry leader for not only literature holders but also exciting POP's, merchandisers and display solutions. While our innovations and success have spawned imitators, throughout its history, the Beemak name has remained synonymous with products diversity and the highest quality of service. From custom display design and assembly to silk screening and fulfillment, there's virtually nothing we can't do to meet the needs of our clients, among whom are Marketing, Display, and Advertising Specialty companies, along with Major Retailers. We have become the world's largest manufacturer of injection-molded and fabricated display products. Our ever-expanding array of the latest in tooling and machinery, coupled with our creative and dedicated staff, will ensure that Beemak Plastics will remain an industry leader for year to come.
Offices: 1 location in Rancho Dominguez, CA.
Chief Officers: Chris Braun, President, and Tim Rahman, CFO.
KOSAKURA & ASSOCIATES
2215 S. Standard Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Tel. 714-668-3000
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 35
2001 P.O.P. Volume: $3,600,000
We make permanent POP and POS Displays using wood, acrylic and wire. We have recently moved to a new and bigger facility and we have at the same time acquired some new CNC machines clients served: Black Decker, Masco, Tool Santec, RS1 Home Products, Fabric Carpets, Smi and Paints, Audiouox.
Chief Officer: Giovanni A. Rubatto, Chris Kiepfer.
AG INDUSTRIES
One American Road
Cleveland, OH 44144
Tel. 216-252-6737 or 800-388-1244
Year Founded: 1960
Number of Employees: 500+
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
AG Industries, a subsidiary of American Greetings Corp., is one of the largest designers and in-house producers of custom permanent merchandising solutions. AGI provides Creative Design, Development and Prototyping Services from two offices in Cleveland and Chicago and has over 500,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and 400,00 sq. ft. of warehousing space available at its production facility in Forest City, NC. AGI has advanced capabilities in wood working, metal fabrication, vacuum forming, injection molding, hot stamping, silk screening, powder coating, and assembly.
Offices: HQ & Full-Services Development Office in Cleveland, OH; Full-Service Development Office in Chicago, IL; Manufacturing Facility in Forest City, NC; Regional U.S. Sales Offices.
Chief Officers: Chris Mortenson, President; Mike Wovna, V.P. Sales; Steve Dopp, V.P. Chicago Op's; Mike Bumgardner, V.P. Mfg.
ALPAK MFG. CORP.
181 Boyd Street, P.O. Box 339
Montgomery, NY 12549
Tel. 845-457-9100
Web Site: www.alpak.com
Year Founded: 1955
Number of Employees: 45
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Alpak Manufacturing Corp., a full-service corrugated display manufacturer, is on its way to revolutionizing how displays are designed, ordered, and produced. Alpak began its eighteen-page interactive web site back in 1997, and is now putting the finishing touch on revamping the site with over one dozen additional Stock Displays, all kept in inventory. In addition, the new site will allow for a near-complete shopability, including e-commerce (already active on it's sister site: www.toystorage.com) as will as Custom Printing, Resizing, and Fulfillment Particulars…all on line! Alpak is fully computerized internally as well utilizing the latest state-of-the-art CAD system, complete file-swapping, and Repetitive Customer Prototyping for allowing feedback from multiple reps and retailers within days, not weeks. Companies such as Time Warner, Sony, Anheuser-Busch, Universal, and Random House have all successfully implemented Alpak Custom-printed Stock Displays, saving valuable time and money, while creating eye-catching, P.O.P. displays. Alpak also provides expert mounting and finishing, labeling, and drop-shipping.
Chief Officer: Jason Taub.
ART-PHYL CREATIONS
16250 NW 48 Avenue
Miami, FL 33014
Tel. 305-624-2333; 1-800-327-8318
Year Founded: 1957
Number of Employees: 55
2001 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.
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.
CLEARR CORPORATION
6325 Sandburg Road
Minnapolis, MN 55427
Tel. 763-398-5400; 800-548-3269
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 95
2001 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 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 Tension Literative Holders.
Our comprehensive range of prismatic displays feature Triold, large-format prismatic display with illuminated prisms. Graphic Revolutions (standard model) also has internally-illuminated prisms and provides exceptional visual impact to interior applications. TriAd is available in a wide variety of easy-to-use configurations for both interior and exerterior applications, RotaView and Power Pictures deliver extraordinary visual impact and versatility, at affordable prices.
Chief Officers: Andy Steinfeldt-President, Pete Nelson-V.P.
DESIGN PRODUCTIONS INC.
9 Industrial Park
Waldwick, NJ 07463
Tel. 201-447-5656
Fax: 201-447-5858
Web Site: www.designproductionsinc.com
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 21
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Design Productions has assisted advertisers stimulate consumer purchases at the point-of-sale for over three decades. They have 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, Pres.
HERITAGE SIGN AND DISPLAY
344 Industrial Drive, P.O. Box 158
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
Tel. 570-645-8701
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 50
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Heritage Sign & Display is a producer of custom P.O.P. sign & displays, including mirrors, lighted signs, polarized motion signs, electro-luminescent displays, clocks, Neo-Neon signs, product glorifiers, Shape-Lites™, Shape-Writes™, and custom molded foam items. Heritage has a state of the art screen printing facility with complete pre-press capability. It maintains in-house facilities for mirror production and beveling, woodworking, mold making, vacuum forming, CNC cutting, and polyurethane foam fabrication. Heritage maintains a diverse client base, including Allied Domecq, Anheuser-Busch, Bonfire Snowboards, Campbell's Soups, Cooper Tires, Coors, Grady White, Head-Tyrolia, Hershey's, Miller, and Swedish Match.
Offices: Nesquehoning, PA, White Plains, NY.
Chief Officer: Jason Amodea, President, Lydia Amodea, Vice President.
MERCHANDISING INVENTIVES
1665 So. Waukegan Road
Waukegan, IL 60085
Tel. 847-688-0591
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 61
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Since 1946 Merchandising Inventives has been supplying creative P.O.P. solutions along with in-stock display hardware. Sol Berger, Founder of MII and P.O.P. Hall of Fame member, pioneered the idea of utilizing the ceiling as an important facet of advertising. Merchandising Inventives stocks hundreds of P.O.P. products, including a line of mobile kits, banner hangers, ceiling hardware and signage connectors, merchandising strips, shelf display clips and hooks, sign and literature holders, corrugated displays, corrugated accessories, litho poles and display assembly hardware. Merchandising Inventives has a world wide customer base, including Disney, Sony, Wal-Mart, Walgreen's, Anheuser Busch, and Kinko's.
Offices: Corporate Headquarters, Waukegan IL: Mexico City Mexico, Miami FL, CA.
Chief Officers: Ethan Berger, President/CEO, Dan Jezierny, V.P., Operations; Barry Robbins, Marketing Manager; Tom Jikomes, Sales.
NEW DIMENSIONS RESEARCH
260 Spagnoli Road
Melville, NY 11747
Tel. 631-694-1356; 800-637-8870
Year Founded: 1963
Number of Employees: 220+
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
NDR Designs and Manufactures award winning displays in plastic, metal and wood. NDR has enjoyed a long reputation of excellent design, quality, and service. NDR maintains over 154,000 sq. ft. with in house injection molding, extruding, wire shop, wood shop, vacuum forming, silk screening and assembly. NDR has been making displays for nearly 40 years and just received "Vendor of the Year" recognition from Gillette.
Chief Officers: Timothy Mason - CEO, Jeff Mason - President.
OXFORD INNOVATIONS
Division of Tim-Bar Corporation
201 S. College Avenue, P.O. Box 189
New Oxford, PA 17350
Tel. 717-624-3500
Year Founded: 1988
Number of Employees: 200+
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Oxford Innovations is a leading single-source designer and manufacturer of custom corrugated display and POP packaging. We are ISO 9001 and offer assembly, packout and distribution.
Offices: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, New Oxford, PA, Chicago, IL, Oak Ridge, NC.
Chief Officers: David. Benfield, V.P., Tim-Bar, Division Sales Manager.
ROYAL PROMOTION GROUP
119 West 57th Street, Suite 906
New York, NY 10019
Tel. 212-246-3780
Fax: 212-399-9135
E-mail: bruceteitelbaum@royalpromo.com
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 50
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
The Royal Promotion Group has helped some of the world's most celebrated companies carry their distinctive image into the retail setting. We have worked with: Unilever, L'Oreal, Estee Lauder and Shiseido Cosmetics. Our capabilities include temporary and permanent displays, shop-in-shop environments, fixturing and display collateral.
Chief Officer: Bruce E. 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: 825
2001 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Thorco Industries designs and manufactures custom P.O.P. displays and fixtures. Clients include Wal-Mart, Hallmark, Best Buy, and Family Dollar.
Offices: Lamar, MO, Butler, MO; Cassville, MO.
Chief Officers: Kenneth Howard-President, Perry Ankerson, G.M.
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