CANNON SOLUTIONS
Two Prudential Plaza, Suite 3615
180 N. Stetson
Chicago, Illinois, 60601
Tel. 651-322-6313
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 1600
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $326,473,000
Cannon Solutions, a global consortium of marketing and p.o.p. companies has helped premier retailers and global brands improve their return on investment by using its creativity, innovation and broad marketing and merchandising experience. DCI Marketing, Display Technologies, Trade Fixtures, Artform and Cannon Equipment are the business units delivering the marketing and retail solutions. Cannon Solutions services include the design, engineering and manufacturing of custom POP displays, retail fixtures, front-end merchandisers, category management solutions, bulk bin merchandisers, end caps and shelf management systems. Cannon also provides retail environment design services, and fulfillment services.
Offices: Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Little Rock, Detroit, New Jersey, Chattanooga, UK and Hong Kong.
Chief Officers: Wil Garland, Group President, Cannon Solutions; Cheryl Smith, CFO, Lloyd Everard, Group V.P. Human Resources; Joe Asfour, President - DCI Marketing.
ALLIANCE, DIVISION OF ROCK-TENN CO.
5900 Grassy Creek Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Tel. 336-661-1700
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: Approx. 1,200
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $233,200,000
Alliance develops promotional and permanent displays and packaging programs supported by innovative marketing services for major consumer packaging goods and services companies and retailers. With operating locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Chile, the Alliance Division of Rock-Tenn is one of North America's leading manufacturers of packaging products, merchandising displays and bleached and recycled paperboard.
Offices: Bethel, CT, Bolingbrook, IL, Burr Ridge, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Dekalb, IL, Hershey, PA, Hunt Valley, MD, Lebanon, TN, Burbank, CA, Martinsville, VA, Memphis TN, Norcorss, GA, Pennsauken, NJ, Tullahoma, TN, Winston-Salem, NC.
Chief Officers: Jim Einstein
ARRAY MARKETING
5 East 57th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
212.750.3367
Year Founded: 1898
Number of Employees: 1,000
2006 POP Volume: $125,000,000
Array provides in-store marketing and services including the design, production, installation and fulfillment of store fixtures and point-of-purchase displays for the world's leading retailers and brand manufacturers. Array's clients include DIRECTV, Estee Lauder, Kohler, Lowe's, Lancôme, Kraft Foods, Miller Brewing, Procter & Gamble, Target, and XM Satellite Radio. Headquartered in Toronto, ON, Array has offices in: New York, NY; Chattanooga, TN; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; and internationally, Shenzhen, China. Array has won more awards for creativity than any other company in the in-store marketing industry.
Chief Officers: Rick DeHerder, CEO; Tom Hendren, COO; Kevin Patrick; CFO.
FFR, INC.
28900 Fountain Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44139
Tel. 800-422-2547
Web Site: www.ffr.com
Year Founded: 1962
Number of Employees: 250
2006 P.O.P. Volume: 125,000,000
FFr/Fasteners for Retail provides high-impact merchandising solutions to increase sales, strengthen brand identity, create awareness and improve product and category management at the point of sale. Its products include shelf management systems, shelf-edge label holders, sign holders, hooks, display components, ceiling display systems, and literature holders.
Offices: Cleveland, OH, Oklahoma City, OK, Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, Salt Lake City, UT, Swedesboro, NJ, Bentonville, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA.
Chief Officers: Stan Burson, CEO
EVERBRITE, LLC
4949 S. 110th St., P.O. Box 20020
Greenfield, WI 53220-0020
Tel. 414-529-3500
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees: 850
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $123,000,000
For over 80 years, Everbrite has been on the forefront of developing cutting edge visual technology. Everbrite is recognized as a major designer and manufacturer of superior signs and displays. From its early beginnings of producing neon signs, to the latest in LED technology, Everbrite has the experience to deliver visual communications and branding solutions.
Offices: Greenfield, WI, Elkhorn, WI, La Crosse, WI, Pardeeville, WI, South Milwaukee, WI, Garden Grove, CA, Mt. Vernon, IL, Chanute, KS, Buena Vista, VA.
Chief Officers: William Fritz, Pres.
POP DISPLAYS
555 Tuckahoe Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
Tel. 914-771-4200
(Web Site) www.popdisplaysusa.com
Year Founded: 1953
Number of employees: 800
2006 POP Volume: $100,000,000
POP Displays creates value-added solutions based on clients’ needs. As part of Sun Capital Partners, POP Displays is well resourced. It has relationships with the most dependable resources in China and a fully staffed office in Shenzhen. POP Displays creates breakthrough thinking and interprets it creatively. It has won over 300 merchandising awards. Engineering links Creative and Production, ensuring displays can be executed on time and within budget. In-house capabilities allows it to control the process. With 700,000 sq. ft., POP Displays has a sophisticated infrastructure accommodating everything from design through tooling, assembly and fulfillment. Each customer gets a dedicated cross-functional Project Team. The ISM (Innovative Space Management) division provides a variety of stock retail shelving solutions. Clients include Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Coty, CVS, Estée Lauder, Georgia Pacific, Giant, Hartz, John Frieda, Jordana, Kiehls, Kroger, Lancôme, L'Oreal, Matrix, Maybelline, Philip Morris, Safeway, Sam's Club, Shu Uemura, Signature Brands, Staples, Tom's of Maine, Wal-Mart and Walgreens.
Offices: Yonkers, NY, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Tampa, FL, Detroit, MI and Shanghai, China.
Chief Officers: Edward Wohlwender, CEO, Joe Berzok, SVP of Sales.
MENASHA DISPLAY GROUP
1645 Bergstrom Road
Neenah, WI 54957-0367
Tel. 888-390-2643
Year Founded: 1849
Number of Employees: Over 500
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $87,000,000+
MENASHA, Retail Integration Institute (RII) is a division of Menasha Packaging LLC, subsidiary of Menasha Corp. Supported by 37 manufacturing facilities throughout the US, Menasha has the resources to provide cost effective solutions. Menasha's experienced designers apply the firm's retail and consumer knowledge to every project. Clients include Hershey, Norelco, Titleist, Beiersdorf, Kraft Foods, Infogrames, Random House, Sony-Columbia Tri-Star, General Mills, 3M, Acco Brands, Rayovac, Kimberly-Clark.
Offices: Philadelphia, New York, Mequon, WI.
LEGGETT & PLATT DISPLAY GROUP
7555 N. Caldwell Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Tel. 847-410-8385
Year Founded: 1871
Number of Employees: N/A
2006 P.O.P Volume: 80,000,000+
Retail Displays for a full range of brands and consumer products in the USA, Europe Mexico, and Latin America. Clients include: HP, Samsung, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, P&G, Wrigleys, Bimbo, Black & Decker as well as others in the premium brand segment and consumer package goods.
Offices: Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, San Francisco, Dallas, London, Mexico City, Stuttgart, Shanghai.
Chief Officer: Bob Hays; Anne McNeill, Scott Tielemann, Lynda Locke.
MEYERS
7277 Boone Avenue N.
Minneapolis, MN 55428
Tel. 763-533-9730
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 335
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $65,000,000
Meyers is one of the country's foremost providers of at-retail marketing solutions. It provides a wide variety of products, making it one of the most comprehensive suppliers in the p.o.p. industry. Meyers designs and produces award winning permanent and temporary displays. It prints retail signage on any substrate and in large format, as well. It produces on pack and at shelf promotional products including game pieces, multi-ply coupons, shelf danglers and shelf talkers and mobiles. And Meyers provides e-solutions that help its clients manage their in-store promotions. It also provides full kitting, distribution and shipping for even the most complicated projects. Clients include Anheuser-Busch, Columbia Sportswear, Hormel, Aveda, Wachovia, Frito Lay, Kraft, Visa, Kellogg's and others.
Offices: San Francisco, Atlanta, Fort Myers, Winston-Salem and Kalamazoo.
Chief Officers: David Dillon, CEO, Chris Dillon, President.
GREAT NORTHERN CORP. PACKAGING & DISPLAY GROUP
1800 South Street
Racine, WI 53404
Tel. 800-558-4711
Year Founded: 1962
Number of Employees: 75
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $60-65,000,000
Great Northern Consumer Packaging and Display Group is a leading producer of creative, cost effective, award winning promotional display, retail packaging, and merchandising solutions. Great Northern has multiple manufacturing locations, broad-based flexo and offset capabilities, and extensive experience in retail channel requirements. Its expertise ranges from concept generation, graphic & structural design, and prototyping through manufacturing, and fulfillment. Customers include SC Johnson, Sara Lee, 3M, Hickory Farms, Rand McNally, Masterlock, American Girl and Nintendo.
Offices: Manufacturing Locations in Appleton WI, Chippewa Falls, WI, Oshkosh, WI, and Racine, WI; Sales Offices also in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL, Monroe, CT, Seattle, WA, Somerville, NJ, Tampa, FL.
Chief Officers: John Davis, President, Mike Schliesmann, SR VP Business Unit Manager, Pat Graf VP Sales.
BEELINE GROUP
7000 Gateway Blvd.
Newark, CA 94560
Tel: 510-713-9100
Year Founded: 1980
Number Of Employees: 160
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $45-50,000,000
Beeline Group is a marketing communications and merchandising focused on in-store product marketing and related activities. For over 25 years it has been involved in the design and production of retail displays, merchandising programs, sales promotions, packaging and collateral materials for leading consumer product companies. Beeline's expertise covers a broad range of activities, from strategic planning and program development to creative concepting, display fabrication and distribution.
Offices: San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Portland, OR; Atlanta, GA; New York Metro; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Mexico City, Mexico; Shanghai, China; United Kingdom.
Chief Officers: Scott Tiedemann, President.
TRION INDUSTRIES, INC.
297 Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Tel. 800-444-4665, 570-824-1000
Web Site: www.triononline.com
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 360
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $42,000,000
Trion is a leading manufacturer of display and scanning hooks and p.o.p. fixtures.
Trion produces hooks; shelf-edge & storewide labeling systems; shelf management systems; shelf dividers, gravity feed and pusher systems; power panel and caps, ban merchandisings; freezer/cooler merchandising systems; and anti-theft/security fixtures. Trion's 450,000 sq. ft. plant, inhouse design, engineering, tool & die capabilities and complete forming, stamping and extruding capabilities allow quick reaction to any need.
Offices: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Rockford, IL.
Chief Officers: David Thalenfeld, Chairman, John Thalenfeld, President.
JUSTMAN PACKAGING & DISPLAY
5819 Telegraph Road
Los Angeles, CA 90040
Tel. 323-728-8888
Year Founded: 1989
Number of Employees: 70
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $40,000,000
Justman specializes in P.O.P. displays both temporary and permanent; custom corrugated packaging (includes litho-laminated boxes) folding cartons; pallet displays and store environments.It has a 150m sq ft fulfillment center. It has an extensive nationwide clientele and background in a variety of industries ranging from stationery, entertainment, and toys to cosmetics, electronics, sporting goods, optical and food. Justman Packaging & Display offers creativity, knowledge and experience that enables it to solve clients’ packaging and display needs.
Chief Officers: Morley Justman, President, Russell Justman, V.P.
FELBRO, INC.
3666 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Tel. 800-733-5276
Web Site: www.felbro-inc.com
Year Founded: 1945
Number of Employees: 190
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $39,900,900
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, beverage, spirits, toy, HBA, hardware/tool, entertainment, electronic, stationery, confection, flooring, publishing, home, garden, sporting & recreation, automotive, gift, footwear, apparel, pet, optical, …Felbro does it all.
Offices: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Shanghai China.
Chief Officers: Norman Feldner, Pres./CEO, Scott Meherin, V.P. Marketing & Sales, Howard Feldner, V.P. Opps., Jeff Feldner, V.P. Mfg.
WEBER DISPLAY & PACKAGING
3500 Richmond Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19134
Tel. 215-426-3500
Year Founded: 893
Number of Employees: 120
2006 Sales Volume: $37,000,000
Weber Display & Packaging is an Independent, family owned manufacturer of Corrugated Display Packaging. Fully staffed with Structural & Graphics Design, as well as extensive Customer Service and Marketing Teams, Weber utilizes a comprehensive, consultative approach to increase its clients' Brand Equity at Retail. It creates displays that generate impulse sales. PakSafe is Weber’s Co-Packing/Contract Packaging Operation. PakSafe has the ability to take its customers products, and pack them into pre-packed display units. From there, Weber can ship direct to retailers, as well as distribution centers. The Weber Team is presently engaged in on-going solutions, relative to WalMart's Sustainability Initiatives. Clients include: Snyders of Hanover, Burpee Seed, JVC Electronics, Welch's, CEDE Candy, Simon & Schuster, and Ricola USA.
Chief Officers: Jim Doherty, President of Weber Display & Packaging.
UNITED DISPLAYCRAFT
333 East Touhy Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel. 847-375-3800
Web: www.uniteddisplaycraft.com
Year Founded: 1953
Number of Employees: 250
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $32,000,000
Since 1953, United Displaycraft has produced custom displays in a variety of permanent materials including metal, plastic, wood, and graphics. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, and manufacturing methods we ensure efficient, cost effective production.
Offices: Chicago, Toronto, Dallas, Shanghai.
Chief Officers: Sandy Carrigan, Rich Carrigan.
ADAMS MCCLURE
1245 South Inca
Denver, CO 80223
Tel. 303-777-1984
Year Founded: 1994
Number of Employees: 150
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $30,000,000
Adams McClure specializes in the complete, in-house production of temporary P.O.P. It provides pre-press, CTP, litho on paper, litho on plastic, screen print, die cut and finishing, custom kit packaging and drop shipping. Customers include, Coors, 7-Eleven, Sonic, Burger King, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Arbys.
Offices: Denver, Dallas, Oklahoma City.
Chief Officers: Steve Oldani.
PALMER PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
23001 W. Industrial Drive
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Tel. 586-772-4225
Web Site: www.palmerpromos.com
Year Founded: 1970
Number of Employees: 95
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $26,000,000
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, plus metal tables and custom retail floor merchandisers. Palmer Promotional Products serves the Beverage, Tobacco, Food Service and Telecom Industries.
Chief Officers: James Palmer, Pres.
NASHVILLE DISPLAY
306 Hartman Drive
Lebanon, TN 37087
Tel. 615-743-2900, 800-251-1150
Web Site: www.nashvillewire.com
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 175
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $25,500,000
Nashville Display has produced distinctive P.O.P. merchandising systems and store fixtures for over 70 years. It offers 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 2 plants and an additional warehousing/office location that encompasses over 310,000 sq. ft. 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. Nashville's capabilities also include a silk screening operation to provide 4-color process graphics, 6-color digital printed signs, die cutting and laminating. The company's collection of POPAI Awards is evidence of design expertise and merchandising excellence. Nashville services many prestigious companies including Bridgestone-Firestone, Whirlpool, Wal-Mart, Safeway, Dollar General, Auto Zone, and Target, Cracker Barrel, Tractor Supply, and Mizuno.
Offices: Dover TN, Lebanon TN.
Chief Officers: Kent Rollins, V.P.-Division Manager, Richard Hornsby: Director of Sales & Marketing.
MILFORD ENTERPRISES, INC.
450 Commerce Blvd.
Quakertown PA 18951
Tel: 215-538-2778
Year Founded: 1983
Number Of Employees: 135
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $22,700,000
Milford Enterprises Inc. is a leading designer/manufacturer of Permanent P.O.P. Displays and Retail Environments, Retail Kiosks and Wide-Format Digital Graphics. Customers include: American Standard, Jacuzzi, Friedman's Jewelers, Masland Carpets, Russell Stover, Lutron, Clopay, Verizon, Wireless Zone, Vonage and Zale Corp.
Offices: Quakertown, Doylestown and Pittsburgh, PA.
Chief Officers: Gary Fetterman, CEO; David Clark, V.P., Sales & Mktg.
TRINITY, LLC
159 Liberty Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Tel. 732-549-2866
Year Founded: 2001
Number Of Employees: 120
2006 POP Volume: $22,000,000
TRINITY is a full service retail solutions company specializing in the industrial design and manufacturing of store fixtures, displays and merchandise presentation related components. TRINITY operates a 120,000 sq. ft. facility in Metuchen, NJ, which includes manufacturing, assembly, warehouse/distribution and model making capabilities. The production expertise is focused on multi-material (wood, metal, plastic) production and assembly, with particular depth of competency in all forms of plastic merchandising-fabrication, vacuum forming, extruding, and injection molding. Clients include Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Toys R' Us, Golfsmith, Circuit City, Hallmark, American Standard, Unilever, Aerosoles, and Wrigley.
Offices: Metuchen, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Rogers, AR; and Pittsburgh, PA.
Chief Officers: Randy Riley, George Cox, John Farinola, Bob Carrier.
DESIGN PHASE, INC.
1771 South Lakeside Drive
Waukegan, IL 60085
Tel. 847-473-0077
Year Founded: 1991
Number Of Employees: 73
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $21,000,000
Design Phase is a full service point of purchase display company. Design Phase takes steps to research its client's industry, market position, competition, products and existing promotional methods. It sets out to establish partnerships with all its clients. This enables it to develop customized effective merchandising that meets specific marketing needs and solves unique problems. Clients include: Microsoft, Xbox, Walt Disney Co., AT&T, Best Buy, Dream Works, Fox Home Entertainment, Hasbro, RC2, Masterfoods, Mattel, Media Play/Musicland, MGM Home Entertainment, Sanford, Starlight Children's Foundation, Shell Oil, Staples, Toys R Us, Universal Studios, Vtech, Warner Home Video.
Offices: Waukegan, Illinois, Shenzhen, China, Los Angeles, California, Woodstock, Connecticut.
Chief Officers: Michael Eckert, President, Mary Beth Hecks, V.P., Sales.
GAMON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1601 Lively Blvd.
Elk Grove, IL 60007
Tel. 847-956-7710
Year Founded: 1976
Number of Employees: 20+
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000+
Gamon works with advertisers to bring innovation to in-store marketing. It works with such companies as Kraft Foods, Campbell South Co., Random House, Proctor & Gamble, Pepsi and Quaker, to devise unique methods to add advertising space and make the general shopping experience easier for the consumer.
Chief Officers: Terry Johnson, Travis Johnson.
U.S. DISPLAY GROUP
810 S. Washington Street
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Tel: 800-951-9585
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 182
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000
U.S. Display Group is a leading independent designer and manufacturer of custom p.o.p. displays and packaging. As a multi-site manufacturer with over one hundred combined years in operation, U.S. Display Group has a complete range of capabilities including in-house structural and graphic design, manufacturing, assembly and fulfillment services. Specializing in corrugated multishelves, dump bins, prepack shippers, case stackers, standees, countertops, and patented pop-ups, U.S. Display Group provides innovative ideas, quality products and exceptional service to a wide range of consumer product marketers and retailers. U.S. Display Group is AIB certified, ISO 9001-2000 certified, and FDA registered. U.S. Display Group's clients include Sanford Brands, Saatchi & Saatchi X, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Perfetti/Van Melle, Sara Lee, Valvoline, Blockbuster, Texas Instrument and Office Depot.
Offices: Tullahoma, TN; Additional Offices: Newark, NJ; Columbus, OH; Wilmington, OH; Chattanooga, TN; Franklin, TN, and Murfreesboro, TN.
Chief Officers: General Manager: Greg Moore; Corporate Director, Sales & Marketing: Lisa Mitchell; Business Dev., Brittney Tedder.
INTERNATIONAL VISUAL CORP.
4765 Des Grandes Prairies
Montreal, QC H1R 1A5 Canada
Tel. 514-643-0570, 800-644-7595
Fax: 514-643-4973
Year Founded: 1952
Number of Employees: 450
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000
IVC offers design and fabrication of custom POP and signage, in addition to a large selection of stock sign holders. IVC works with high quality and high impact resins, along with metal and wood elements to create distinctive displays. Top POP Account 2006-Microsoft.
Offices: Montreal, Shanghai.
Chief Officers: Nick Vardaro - President, Jeff Kastner: VP Salesv.
E-B DISPLAY COMPANY, INC.
1369 Sanders Ave. SW, P.O. Box 650
Massillon, Oh 44648
Tel. 330-833-4101; 800-321-9869
Year Founded: 1952
Number of Employee's: 170
2006 POP Volume: $20,000,000
Established in 1952, E-B Display Co., Inc., together with its E-B WireWorks and Stor-Rite divisions, includes 200,000+ sq. ft. of production and warehousing space. E-B capabilities include Design, Prototype, Manufacturing, Assembly, Warehousing and Drop Shipping of all manner of POP displays. E-B's Graphics division produces both digital and screen printed items. Construction materials include plastic, wood, wire, tubing, metal and corrugated.
Offices: Massillon, OH Richmond, VA Mooresville, NC Cleveland, OH.
Chief Officers: Mike Rotolo, President/CEO, Rick Philyaw, VP-Sales.
VISUAL MARKETING INC.
154 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel: 312-664-9177
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 25
2006 P.O.P. Volume $18,000,000
Visual Marketing Inc, is an employee owned, full service p.o.p. advertising company that specializes in custom, permanent and multi-material retail merchandising. Centrally located in the heart of downtown Chicago, with close proximity to its manufacturing partners, Visual Marketing provides an ideal distribution hub. VMI has been designing, engineering and producing quality display and category management solutions in partnership with retailers and manufacturers for over 35 years.
Chief Officers: Larry Zock, CEO, Keith Rojc, President.
STERLING PROMOTIONAL, CORP.
558 Westchester Avenue
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Tel. 914-939-3535
Web Site: www.sterlingpromo.com
Year Founded: 1977
Number of Employees: 16
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $17,500,000
Sterling Promotional Corp. is a developer and manufacturer of custom premium items and inflatables 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: Rye Brook, New York, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada.
Chief Officer: Steve G. Linder.
HANKSCRAFT/AJS
300 Wengel Drive, P.O. Box 190
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Tel. 608-524-4341
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 200
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $17,000,000
Hankscraft/AJS has over 55 years of manufacturing capabilities in the P.O.P. industry. With manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China, Hankscraft/AJS produces electronics, including LED's and audio units; micro AC, DC and solar motors for incorporating motion & animation into displays; wood, urethane, and acrylic tap handles; injection molded and thermoformed plastics; and custom metal and wood fabrication. Hankscraft/AJS also manufactures complete displays including LCD screens, clocks and lenticular displays with Hankscraft's factory in Suzhou, China.
Offices: Reedsburg, WI, Random Lake, WI, Suzhou, China.
Chief Officers: Dan Braun-President, Joe Fish-Vice President, Mark Blume-General Manager, Dave Laridaen-Sales Manager.
AMD INDUSTRIES, INC.
4620 W. 19th Street
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel. 800-367-9999
Year Founded: 1922
Number of Employees: 55
2006 P.O.P Volume: $14,535,000
AMD is a marketing company with total focus on the point of decision in retail where consumers say "yes" to your products. In other words, we drive results by helping you close the most important sales you make. AMD offers a turnkey system from concept through production using a variety of materials including metal, wire, wood, plastics, hardboard, pegboard and or electronics in motion. AMD is recognized as a leader in the in-store merchandising industry and has been in continuous operation for 85 years.
Offices: Cicero, IL, Tucson AZ, Ft. Mitchell, KY.
Chief Officers: David E. Allen, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
RETAIL SOLUTION CENTER
75 Hanse Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520
Tel. 516-771-7000
Year Founded: 2003
Number of Employees: 50
2006 P.O.P. Volume: 14,000,000+
Retail Solution Center meets today's demanding merchandising challenges with its proprietary "Science of Selling" approach combining research-situational and needs analyses and consumer buying characteristics with compelling designs and graphics; ground-breaking technology; state-of-the-art, cost-effective manufacturing; and customer-focused service. RSC's team is adept at addressing consumer, retailer and client needs by providing services that encompass distinctive concepts, quality value-engineering, custom prototyping and a range of manufacturing options. RSC also offers an assortment of semi-custom stock displays. A new subsidiary, RSC Molding, specializes in injection molding.
Offices: Freeport, NY, Simpsonville, KY, Ontario, CA.
Chief Officers: Deborah Leo, CEO; Stephen Leo, President.
CLEARR CORPORATION
6325 Sandburg Road
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Tel. 763-398-5400; 800-548-3269
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 85
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $13,500,000
Clearr Corp. offers a comprehensive range of backlit, edgelit, nonlit, and motion display products. Clearr provides bright, color-correct illumination in its backlit displays, which include the narrow-profile LUMINAIRE ULTRA® II and XXLite™, our new large-format indoor backlit display. Clearr also offers PANORAMA™ convex-faced backlit displays. Economical backlit displays include LUMINAIRE® and its economical metal backlit display LUMINAIRE ULTRA® E, Clearr's non-illuminated graphic display products include the PRINTFRAME™ clasp frame, TENSION™ and EUROSTAND™ literature holders, and the economical STRETCHFRAME™.Clearr's motion displays include prismatic displays, as well as scrolling backlit displays. Prismatic displays range from miniature, small-, and medium-format TRIAD® models to internally-illuminated GRAPHIC REVOLUTIONS®, to large-format TRIOLA™ displays. Clearr jas also introduced TRIOLA™ Radius, curved-face 3-message prismatic displays. MOVINGPX™, a scrolling-backlit display, comes in a variety of sizes and holds up to 19 images.
Chief Officers: Andy Steinfeldt - President, Pete Nelson-V.P.
MAY ADVERTISING INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
1200 Forum Way South
Fort Worth, TX 76140
Tel. 800-800-4629
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 122
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $13,300,000
May Advertising’s p.o.p. product line includes aluminum signage, curb signs, L.E.D. and illuminated signs, decals, snap-lock frames and various other P.O.P. products.The company's specialties include screen printing, digital printing, embossing, die cutting, roll forming, and vacuum forming. Clients include: Anheuser Busch, Citicorp, Coors, Costco HEB, E*Trade, Fossil, Frito-Lay, Interstate Batteries, Lorillard Tobacco, Miller Brewing, Pepsi., R.J. Reynolds, and Sam's Club.
Chief Officers: Deborah Horn, President, Allan Meyer, V.P. & Phillip Meyer, V.P. Operations.
COMPASS DISPLAY GROUP
1141 Atlanta Industrial Drive
Marietta, GA 30066
Tel. 404-367-9100
Year Founded: 1998
Number Of Employees: 34
2006 P.O.P. VOLUME: $12,500,000
Compass Display Group designs and manufactures custom permanent, temporary displays and merchandisers. CDG also provides custom signage solutions including illuminated and non-illuminated. In-house equipment includes large format lithography, digital and screenprinting, vacuum forming, heat bending and a variety of mounting and finishing processes. Fabrication includes: wood, metal, wire, and plastics.
Offices: Marietta, GA, Battle Creek, MI ,St. Louis, MO
Chief Officers: David Howard, Mark Terry
M&M DISPLAYS, INC.
7700 Brewster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19153
Tel: 215-365-5200
Year Founded: 1945
Number of Employees: 70
2006 P.O.P Volume: $11,400,000
M&M Displays is a "creative" p.o.p. company specializing in metal extrusion design, as well as wire and sheet metal fabrication. It’s plastics expertise includes rotational, structural, injection and thermoform molding. Finishing capabilities include die cutting, laminating, heat bending, laser cutting, and embossing. Screen printing capabilities are driven by two large format, in-line presses. M&M prints on a wide variety of substrates for interior and exterior use. It also offers digital printing.
Chief Officers: Michael Fell, Pres., Christopher Mace, Exec. V.P. Production, Bob Schneider, V.P. Sales/Mktg.
PROPRINT SERVICES, INC.
5621 Finch Avenue East Unit #5
Toronto, Ontario Canada M1B 2T9
Web Site: www.pop-online.com
Tel. 888-776-7768
Number of Employees: 50+
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000++
Proprint Services is a one Stop P.O.P. shop manufacturing temporary pos and on premise materials for local, regional and national programs. Everything from pole signs, base wraps, scratch n win, Shelf talkers, cling vinyl, end aisles, counter displays, tent cards, posters, wobblers and standees for large and small clients.
Chief Officers: Marc Salsky, Richard Krakower.
BRAESIDE DISPLAYS
795 Bartlett Avenue
Antioch, IL 60002
Tel. 800-837-9888
Year Founded: 1975
Number of Employees: 60
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
Braeside Displays is a vertically integrated manufacturer of POP displays. Braeside stocks over 1500 proprietary products for immediate shipment and over 50% of annual sales are designed, engineered and produced for specific products. In addition to a strong inventory, Braeside Displays holds the rights to 80 proprietary molds along with multiple process and design patents. In response to market demand, Braeside Displays is a direct importer of metal, wood, plastic displays and components and a master distributor of complementary lines of hardware and ancillary components.
Chief Officers: Lee Sachnoff, Pres.
INTERNATIONAL PATTERNS
50 Inez Drive
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Tel.631-952-2000; 800-435-9559
Year Founded: 1968
Number of Employees: 95
2006 P.O.P. Volume $10,000,000
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.
Chief Officers: Paul Kaplan, CEO
MULTI DIMENSIONAL RESOURCES, INC.
190 Jony Drive
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Tel: 201-935-8400
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Employees: 75
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
Multi Dimensional Resources specializes in the innovation of high quality, impactful, highly effective and value-added p.o.p. displays, retail store fixtures and packaging that move merchandise, reduce TCO (total cost of ownership) and increase ROI. MDR focuses on vertical integration and cutting-edge technology with all phases of production performed in-house, from initial brainstorming through final execution and distribution.
Offices: Carlstadt, NJ, Atlanta, GA.
Chief Officers: Richard Heyderman, CEO.
KENT DESIGN & MFG.
3522 Lousma Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2282
Tel. 800-373-4627
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 55
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $9,650,000
Kent Designs specializes in custom designed P.O.P. displays, fixture and shelving. It offers CAD design, engineering consultation and rapid prototyping. Kent's manufacturing capabilities include a state-of-the-art powder-coat paint line, in-house assembly, warehousing and fulfillment. Kent offers displays made of wire, tube and sheet metal as well as those incorporating plastic, wood and acrylic. Clients include Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us, Wolverine, Kellogg, Sony and Meijer.
Chief Officers: Larry Miller, President, Nate Spahn, Vice President.
ALGAR PLASTICS CANADA
950 Montee' De Liesse
Ville St. Laurent, Quebec H4T 1N8 Canada
Tel. 514-341-0271
Year Founded: 1982
Number of Employees: 50
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $9,000,000
Acrylic, Melamine, Wood + Metal P.O.P. Displays serving Clients such as Loreal, Timex, and Lasenza.
Offices: Montreal, Toronto.
Chief Officers: Allen Sandler, Sean Sandler, Barry Pokrass
LINGO MANUFACTURING
7400 Industrial Road
Florence, KY 41042
Tel. 800-354-9771
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees: 50
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $8,000,000
Since 1927, LINGO has been an industry leader in the design, production and distribution of award-winning, custom, permanent P.O.P. displays. Lingo offers in-house design, estimating, prototyping, manufacturing, finishing, assembly, packaging, warehousing and drop shipping.
Chief Officers: Mark Lingo, President, Jeff Carroll, Vice President.
S2K GRAPHICS
9255 Deering Avenue
Chatsworth , CA 91311
Tel: 800-270-7446
Year Founded: 1989
Number of Employees: 47
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $8,000,000
S2K is a full-service P.O.P. provider incorporating creative design, state-of-the-art scientific color-matching production, and complete fulfillment capability all under one roof. S2K has been ranked in the Top 5% of all U.S. printers for both digital and screen print quality. Clients include prestigious national accounts in the fast food, soft drink and print/copy industries. S2K also serves franchise organizations across various retail markets.
Offices: Los Angeles & San Francisco.
Officers: Dan Pulos CEO, Philip Garcia, V.P., Sam Greenstone, V.P.
ACI PLASTICS, INC.
3945 West Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Tel. 314-534-6503
Web Site: www.aciplastics.net
Year Founded: 1967
Number of Employees: 40
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $7,500,000
Since 1967, ACI Plastics has been the "go to" source for plastics supply and fabrication in display fixtures, P.O.P., signage, promotional items and signholders. Clients include Dillard's, Federated Department Stores, Foot Locker, Anheuser Busch and Brown Shoe.
Offices: Little Rock, AR; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO.
Chief Officers: Michael J. Conway.
FOCUS PACKAGING AND DISPLAY GROUP
10328 Highlands West Drive
Escondido, CA 92029
Tel. 858-695-3353
Year Founded: 1986
Number of Employees: 210
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $7,120,000
Focus Packaging and Display Group, established 20 years ago as a promotions agency has developed into a manufacturing resource, with facilities in China, Taiwan, Germany and Ireland. Focus corrugated import solutions manufactures corrugated displays in China. Focus' electronics division manufactures LED, Fiberoptics and LCD systems.
Offices: Headquarters Escondido, CA; Offices in Hong Kong, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Taiwan.
Chief Officers: Ed Gerber.
ACRYLIC DESIGNS, INC.
36 Precision Drive
North Springfield, VT 05150
Tel. 802-886-8579
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 40
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $7,000,000
Full service permanent P.O.P. serving clients in the distilled spirits and malt beverage industries, sporting goods, chain retailers, and a wide variety of brand marketers.
Chief Officers: Thomas Davidson.
HUNTER DISPLAY
14 Hewlett Avenue
East Patchogue, NY 11772
Tel. 800-POP-2110
Year Founded: 1951
Number of Employees: 70
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $7,000,000
Hunter Display is a custom p.o.p. display manufacturer, specializing in permanent displays. Hunter offers professional design and development ideas and expertise in mass merchandising. It is an approved display manufacturer for Wal-Mart, and Home Depot. Its capabilities include: wire, sheet metal, and tubing fabrication, woodworking, plastic fabrication, and automated powder coating. Its in-house designing, prototype and production capabilities are linked to provide cost and time efficiencies.
Chief Officers: Sandy Stoll, CEO, Ken Kasper, Exec. VP Operations.
DIAMOND MARKETING, LLC
11512 N Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53092
Tel. 262-241-5216
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Employees: 20+
2006 P.O.P. Volume: $6,000,000
Diamond Marketing is a permanent p.o.p. company, specializing in the entire spectrum of the P-O-P industry, including: market research, design, engineering, prototyping, production, assembly, warehousing and global distribution. A talented team of project managers, designers, and production managers work together.
Offices: Mequon, WI, Milwaukee, WI.
Chief Officers: Kim Ausloos Howard, Trent Schanen.
ALPAK DISPLAY GROUP
575 N. Midland Avenue
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Tel. 866-44-DISPLAY (34775)
Year Founded: 1955
Number of Employees: 45
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
ALPAK now offers nearly 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, fulfillment and warehousing at its new headquarters in Saddle Brook, NJ. ALPAK’s new "P-O-Planogramming(tm) Program" for the internet (www.alpak.com) will allow marketers to instantly determine the possible SKU capacity and configuration for their product for every ALPAK Stock Display. ALPAK continues to maximize the use of Stock Display theory to allow the most effective means possible for consumer product marketers to bring their product to retail quickly, cost-effectively, and in a strikingly graphic manner. Companies such as Sony, Anheuser-Busch and Random House have implemented ALPAK Custom-printed Stock Displays.
Offices: North Jersey, South Jersey, Long Island, New England, MI.
Chief Officer: Jason Taub, V.P.
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
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Manufacturer of stock displays, including J-Hooks, strip merchandisers, shelf extenders, stock P.O.P. display racks, wire & plastic peg hooks, literature, garment, sports and implement displayers, literature & garment racks. Owns and operates 15 injection molding presses to 500 ton capacity and 6 totally automatic wire forming machines.
Chief Officers: Art Hochman, Pres, Sam Gwinn Exec. VP.
COUNTERPOINT®
6355 Sunset Corporate Drive
Las Vegas, NV 87120
Tel. 800-270-3538
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 270
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
CounterPoint is a leading manufacturer of counter mats. All mats are produced in-house at its state-of-the-art Las Vegas facility. CounterPoint offers an extensive line of Hard Surface, Ultra-Thin, Lenticular, Window or Fabric counter mats.
Offices: Las Vegas, NV, Lindon, UT.
Chief Officers: Ed Hamilton, President, Gary Dorrity, Gen. Manager.
HERITAGE SIGN AND DISPLAY
344 Industrial Drive
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
Tel. 570-645-8701
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 50
2006 P.O.P Volume: N/A
Heritage produces custom P.O.P. including advertising mirrors, lighted signs, clocks, chalkboards, dry-erase boards, product glorifiers, Shape-Lites™, and Shape-Writes.™ Heritage has recently added large-format, rigid substrate digital printing. Services include mirror production, woodworking, mold making, vacuum forming, CNC, acrylic fabrication, hot stamping, and poly foam fabrication.
Offices: Nesquehoning, PA, White Plains, NY.
Chief Officer: Jason Amodea, President, Lydia Amodea, V.P.
MERCHANDISING INVENTIVES
1665 South Waukegan Road
Waukegan, IL 60085
Tel. 800-367-5653
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 50
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Merchandising Inventives is a leading supplier of merchandising systems and accessories. Products include sign holders. shelf management systems. literature holders. shelf-edge labeling systems. display hardware. ceiling display systems, merchandising strips and display hooks.
Offices: New York, Texas, CA.
Chief Officer: Ethan Berger
NEW DIMENSIONS RESEARCH
260 Spagnoli Road
Melville, NY 11747
Tel. 631-694-1356; 800-637-8870
Year Founded: 1963
Number of Employees: 220+
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
New Dimensions Research, (NDR), designs and manufactures award winning displays in plastic, metal and wood. NDR maintains over 154,000 sq. ft. with in house injection molding, extruding, wire shop, wood shop, vacuum forming, silk screening and assembly.
Chief Officers: Timothy Mason - CEO, Jeff Mason - President.
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.
4300 West 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60632
Tel. 773-927-5000
Year Founded: 1938
Number of Employees: 435+
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
For over 68 years, Rapid Displays has been pushing the limits of P.O.P. by designing, fabricating and distributing P-O-P programs that capture attention strengthen brands and generate purchases.
Offices: Chicago, Boston, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Union City, CA, Los Angeles, Portland.
Chief Officers: Earl Abramson, CEO, David Abramson, President.
THE ROYAL PROMOTION GROUP
119 West 57th Street, Suite 906
Tel. 212-246-3780
Fax: 212-399-9135
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 100
2006 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. It has worked with prominent companies in all aspects of retailing, including: Unilever, L'Oreal USA, M.A.C. Cosmetics and Kiehls. Royal's capabilities include temporary and permanent displays, collateral, retail environments and store fixtures.
Chief Officer: 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: 670
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Thorco designs and manufactures custom P.O.P. displays and fixtures. Clients include Best Buy, Hallmark, and Wal-Mart.
Offices: Lamar, MO, Manufacturing Locations: Lamar, MO, Cassville, MO, Butler, MO, Nevada, MO.
Chief Officers: Kenneth Howard & Perry Ankerson.
THE W/M DISPLAY GROUP
1040-1050 West 40th Street
Chicago, IL 60609-2503
Tel. 773-254-3700 X 28
Fax: 773-254-3188
2006 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
The W/M Display Group specializes in helping companies increase sales at retail. It offers a creative team of seasoned retail marketers, accomplished designers and engineers, and in-house manufacturing to provide innovative, cost effective merchandising solutions. Clients include Home Depot, McDonalds and Wrigley's.
Chief Officers: Paul Scriba
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