IMI MERCHANDISING
111-01 14th Avenue
College Point, NY 11356
Tel. 718-321-3100
Established: 1944
Number of Employees: 1,100
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $362,716,000
IMI Merchandising is a consortium of marketing and display companies with over 60 years of experience providing retailers and brand owners with p.o.p. solutions to drive sales. IMI’s POP displays, retail fixtures, front-end merchandisers, category solutions, shelf management systems, bulk merchandisers, online marketing services and retail environment design consistently deliver measurable sales uplift and return on investment. Each of its business units-Artform, Cannon Equipment, DCI Marketing and Display Technologies-bring market insight to provide value-added merchandising solutions.
Offices: Domestic: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Seattle International: Banglalore, Dusseldorf, Krakow, Leichestershire, Loughborough, Manchester, Moscow, Nauheim, Paris, Shanghai
Chief Officers: Marshall Goldberg, Group President, IMI Merchandising; Cheryl Smith, CFO, IMI Merchandising; Chuck Gruber, President, Cannon Equipment; Joe Asfour, President, DCI Marketing
ROCKTENN MERCHANDISING
5900 Grassy Creek Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Tel. 336-661-1700
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 1,200
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $324,000,000
RockTenn Merchandising Displays is a leading in-store marketing and merchandising solutions provider. It provides best-in-class merchandising solutions that achieve brand, shopper and retailer objectives at the lowest total cost. It delivers promotional and permanent merchandising programs including design, manufacturing, fulfillment and distribution services to top consumer product companies and retailers.
Offices: Atlanta, GA, Bentonville, AR, Bethel, CT, Bolingbrook, IL, Burbank, CA, Cincinnati, OH, DeKalb, IL, Edwardsville, IL, Hershey, PA, Hunt Valley, MD, Iowa City, IA, Martinsville, VA, Minneapolis, MN, Mississauga, ON Canada, Norcross, GA, Dallas, TX, Pennsauken, NJ, Redmond, WA, Totowa, NJ, Tullahoma, TN, Winston-Salem, NC.
Chief Officer: Craig Gunckel, Executive Vice President, General Mgr.
RTC
2800 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Tel. 847.640.2400
Year Founded: 1950
Number of Employees: 900
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $175,000,000
RTC is a global Retail Activation Agency. It helps marketers to research, plan, develop, test and profitably activate their retail presence. Internal competencies include shopper research, retail strategy, design, implementation and overall program management of large scale and even global retail programs. RTC’s guiding principles are innovation, performance accountability, clarity of communication, and transparency of costs and processes.
Chief Officer: Richard Nathan, CEO.
FFR-DSI, INC.
8181 Darrow Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Tel. 330-998-7800
Year Founded: 1962
Number of employees: 250
2009 P.O.P. VOLUME: $154,000,000
FFR-DSI, Inc. leads the industry in providing Total Retail Solutions designed to increase sales, improve category management, limit shrink and reduce labor at the point of sale. These products include merchandising and loss prevention systems, shelf-edge label holders, sign and literature holders, product merchandisers and fixtures, smallwares, display construction components and more. FFR-DSI, Inc. offers start-to-finish solution delivery, including consultation, design, prototyping, production and fulfillment. Clients include Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, and CVS.
Offices: Twinsburg, OH, Wilder, KY, San Jose, CA, Sacramento, CA, China.
Chief Officers: Stan Burson, President & CEO, Paul Bloom, VP, Marketing.
RAND DIVERSIFIED CO.
3 Ethel Road, Suite 301
Edison, NJ 08817
Tel: 732-287-2525
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 1,000
2009 POP Volume$125,000,000
Rand Diversified is a privately-owned, full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company specializing in product branding & ideation, shopper marketing, and supply chain management. Its turn-key approach focuses on speed-to-market coupled with building brand equity. From concept to distribution, Rand offers a complete spectrum of integrated services that work together to deliver outstanding results - complete with a level of customer care and attention to detail that is superior in the industry.
Offices: Edison, NJ-Headquarters; Edison, NJ-Production Facility; Edwardsville, IL- Production Facility; Tobyhanna, PA-Production Facility
Chief Officers: CEO, Stuart Sklovsky; COO, Don Garda; CFO, David Kauffman; President, John Padovano; Chairman, Jack Wuensch
EVERBRITE, LLC
4949 S. 110th St., P.O. Box 20020
Greenfield, WI 53220-0020
Tel. 414-529-3500
Year Founded: 1927
Headquarters: Greenfield, Wisconsin
Number of Employees: 800
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $121,000,000
Everbrite, a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), has been designing and manufacturing point of purchase signs, displays and outdoor identity systems since 1927. Everbrite provides unrivaled capabilities in custom design, engineering, manufacturing and project management. Beginning with just five employees in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the goals were simple - a dedication to quality, innovation and value that would exceed customer expectations. Today Everbrite, with 800 employees in 8 locations, has become the industry leader in visual identification and LED lighting technology.
Chief Officers: Owner, Judith Wamser; President, William Fritz
POP DISPLAYS
555 Tuckahoe Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
Tel. 914-771-4200
Year Founded: 1953
Number of employees: 650
2009 POP Volume $100,000,000+
POP Displays is differentiated by its 1) strategic, consultative approach to create value-added solutions, 2) expertise in applying shopper and retailer insights to solutions that can be affordably executed, 3) vertical integration that controls cost, quality and speed to market and 4) sophisticated structure that enables us to develop and manage large, complex programs. It has a best-in-class Creative Department, Model Shop and Industrial Engineers who bring designs to life. It’s 500,000 sq ft facility has tool making, state-of-the-art injection molding with robotics, cellular manufacturing, fabrication, decoration, assembly and warehousing with 6000 pallet positions and 29 dock doors. POP Displays designs and produces custom, permanent and semi-permanent displays, including wall units, category management solutions, floorstands, counter units, power wings and more. Its Innovative Space Management division provides stock shelving solutions. Clients include Betty Crocker, CVS, Georgia Pacific, Kiehls, Lancôme, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Philip Morris, RiteAid, Safeway, Sam's Club, Staples, Walgreens and Walmart.
Offices: Yonkers, NY, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Tampa, FL, Detroit, MI and Shanghai, China.
Chief Officers: Edward Wohlwender CEO, Joe Berzok SVP, Sales.
INNOMARK COMMUNICATIONS
420 Distribution Circle
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Tel: 888.466.6627; 513.285.1040
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees:450+
2009 P.O.P. VOLUME: $100,000,000+
InnoMark is a full service provider of merchandising solutions. It has in-house facilities for: Creative, Pre-Media, Temporary & Permanent P.O.P. Displays, Specialty Packaging, Retail & Promotional Services, Litho & Digital Printing, Fulfillment & Distribution. Innomark works with the latest technology and the best equipment, to give each project the proper execution it deserves.
Offices: AR, AK, CA, CT, IL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, and WI.
Chief Officers: Paul Molyneaux, Gary Boens, Bill Fair.
GREAT NORTHERN CORP.
P.O. Box 044740, 1800 South Street
Racine, WI 53404
Tel. 800-558-4711
Year Founded: 1962
Number of Employees: 95
2009 POP Volume: $97,000,000
Great Northern Corp. is a turnkey consumer packaging and display designer and manufacturer. Its bundled solutions offer endless point-of-sale possibilities-whether it's floor, counter or pallet displays, retail-ready and club store packaging, or brand promotions that include base wrap, case cards and signage. All supported by complete in-house assembly and packing to ensure a comprehensive and safe extension of your supply chain. Great Northern can create a wide range of innovative merchandising options, supported by the latest technology in printing and creative development and delivered through a full service staff of graphic artists and structural design engineers.
Offices: Racine, WI; Appleton, WI, Chippewa Falls, WI; Oshkosh, WI, Minneapolis, MN; Swedesboro, NJ.
Chief Officers: John Davis, CEO, Mike Schliesmann, Sr, VP, Pat Graf, VP, Sales Development
HARBOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
14130 172nd Street
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Tel. 616-842-5330
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 250+
2009 P.O.P. Volume: 60,000,000+
Harbor Industries delivers exceptional consumer experiences by planning, designing, developing, and producing engaging point-of-purchase displays and store fixtures for leading consumer goods companies and retailers. Harbor products are available globally, with sales offices in the United States and partnerships around the world. The company is headquartered in Grand Haven, Michigan, with a state-of-the-art 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Charlevoix, Michigan. To learn more about Harbor Industries and how it creates exceptional retail experiences that connect consumers and brands, go to www.harborind.com.
Offices: Grand Haven, MI-Corp., Headquarters, Charlevoix, MI., Manufacturing.
Chief Officers: Ted Parker Chairman, Tim Parker, President, Cindy Parker Euscher, Executive V.P.
TRION INDUSTRIES, INC.
297 Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Tel. 800-444-4665
Year Founded: 1965
Number of Employees: 340
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $40,000,000
Trion is the world's leading manufacturer of display and scanning hooks. Product lines include shelf management systems; divider and pusher systems; cooler and freezer merchandising systems; anti-theft and security fixtures; bar merchandisers; sign systems; display and scanning hooks; POP display components and hardware. Offering over 45 years of experience in the trade and having earned over 88 patents, the firm first revolutionized merchandising with the introduction of the original straight-entry display hook in 1965, and the first scanning hook in 1978. Recent patented product introductions include WonderBar®, WonderBar+Plus™ and Wonder MultiBar™ Bar Merchandisers; EWT™ Expandable Wire Tray and AMT™ Adjustable Merchandising Tray Systems; ScanLock® Scan Hook Locks, Anti-Sweep™ Hooks, Ditto and Ditto 2 Pick Card Holder anti-theft fixtures; and infoGrip™ promo tag holders.
Offices: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Rockford, IL, Sacramento, CA.
Chief Officers: John Thalenfeld, Pres.
U.S. DISPLAY GROUP Division of U.S. Corrugated, Inc.
810 S. Washington Street
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Tel: 800-951-9585
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 150
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $40,000,000
U.S. Display Group designs and produces custom temporary POP displays and packaging. It has a complete range of capabilities including in-house structural and graphic design, manufacturing, assembly and fulfillment services. U.S. Display Group specializes in corrugated dump bins, pre-packed shippers, case stackers, standees, countertops, and patented pop-ups. Clients include Sanford Brands, Valvoline, Perfetti Van Melle and Texas Instruments.
Offices: Tullahoma, TN; Newark, NJ; Wilmington, OH; Atlanta, GA; Franklin, TN; Murfreesboro, TN.
Chief Officers: Division General Manager: Greg Moore; Director of Sales & Marketing: Lisa Mitchell; Business Development: Brittney Tedder.
UNITED DISPLAYCRAFT
333 East Touhy Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel. 847-375-3800
Year Founded: 1953
Number of Employees: 215
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $40,000,000
For over 56 years United Displaycraft has combined our creativity and high-tech equipment to produce successful in-store marketing solutions for our customers. United Displaycraft is dedicated to the design and manufacturing of permanent point of purchase displays, store fixtures, and custom merchandising solutions. Its expertise includes custom displays to showcase specific products including permanent merchandisers for every possible use. It has a long history of developing and producing digital and interactive display programs.
Offices: Chicago, Dallas, Pennsylvania, Toronto Canada, Shanghai China.
Chief Officers: Sandy Carrigan, CEO; Rich Carrigan, President; Tony Feudner, COO, Tim Jaworski, GM; Paul Eifert, VP Development; Tim Richardson, VP Sales & Development, Anita Michals, CMO
JUSTMAN PACKAGING & DISPLAY
5819 Telegraph Road
Los Angeles, CA 90040
Tel. 323-728-8888
Year Founded: 1989
Number of Employees: 75
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $36,000,000+
For 20 years Justman has offered clients creativity knowledge and experience by executing P.O.P. programs that create impact, increase brand awareness and generate sales. Justman specializes in P.O.P. displays both temporary and permanent, custom packaging (includes litho-laminated boxes folding cartons), pallet displays, and store environments. Taking clients from concept to fulfillment (with approx 170,000 sq ft), Justman has an extensive nationwide clientele and a background in a variety of industries ranging from stationery to cosmetics, entertainment, toys, electronics, sporting goods, pharmaceutical and the food industry. Justman is committed to complete customer satisfaction by providing the highest-quality products and services, while ensuring cost-efficiency.
Chief Officers: Morley Justman, CEO, President, Russell Justman, V.P.
TRINITY, LLC
159 Liberty Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Tel: 732-549-2866
Year Founded: 2001
Number Of Employees: 120
2009 POP VOLUME: $31,000,000
TRINITY combines retail insight and "industrial design" to create fixtures, shelf productivity systems, light fixtures-cornices and under-shelf lighting, using both florescent and LED applications; and various other display elements/environments. TRINITY is focused on multi-material (wood, metal, and plastic) production and assembly, with particular depth of competency in all forms of plastic merchandising-fabrication, vacuum forming, extruding, and injection molding. Regarding injection molding, one can see TRINITY's work in the form of the Campbell's Soup Gravity Feed system in 1000's of stores in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. Lighting merchandising fixtures (i.e. cornices, undershelf, and boxes), both florescent and LED, is also a core TRINITY business. TRINITY operates from a 120M sf facility with 120 associates. TRINITY utilizes an online system called "client project management" and a robust IT enterprise system to ensure real time answers to client project status. Clients include Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Target, Rite Aid, Children's Place, Campbell's, Cadbury, Colgate/MARS, Hallmark, American Standard, L'Oreal, Coty, Starbucks, and Wrigley.
Offices: Metuchen, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Rogers, AR; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; and Minneapolis, MN; strategic alliance with ARNO, headquartered in Germany.
Chief Officers: Randy Riley, George Cox, and John Farinola.
PRESENCE FROM INNOVATION
2290 Ball Drive
St, Louis, MO 63146
Tel. 800-325-2823
Year Founded: 1956
Number of Employees: 105
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $30,000,000+
Presence From Innovations designs and manufactures merchandising innovations for the largest beverage and consumer products companies in the world. The company develops strategic partnerships with clients to deliver new product innovations that increase sales at the point-of-purchase. It has over 50 years of experience in the industry.
Offices: St. Louis, MO, Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX, Montvale NJ, San Diego, CA.
Chief Officer: Janes Watt, President.
NASHVILLE DISPLAY
306 Hartman Drive
Lebanon, TN 37087
Tel. 615-743-2900, 800-251-1150
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 175
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $25,500,000
Nashville Display has produced results oriented custom P.O.P. displays and store fixtures for over 75 years. The company 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 325,000 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 Display's capabilities also include a silk screening operation to provide 4-color process graphics, 6-color digital printed signs, die cutting and laminating. Clients include Office Depot, Whirlpool, Tractor Supply, Sherwin Williams, Toys R Us, Mizuno, Cracker Barrel, Dollar General, MTD, and Sony.
Offices: Dover TN, Lebanon TN.
Chief Officers: Kent Rollins, V.P.-Division Manager, Richard Hornsby: VP Sales & Marketing.
NASHVILLE DISPLAY
306 Hartman Drive
Lebanon, TN 37087
Tel. 615-743-2950, 800-251-1150
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 175
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $26,000,000
Nashville Display has produced results oriented custom P.O.P. displays and store fixtures for 77 years. The company 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 located in Dover, TN and Lebanon, TN, that encompass 325,000 sq. ft. Displays are produced from metal, wire, tubing, plastic, and wood, or a combination of these materials. A variety of finishes are available including powder coating and chrome. Nashville Display's capabilities also include a silk screening operation to provide 4-color process graphics, 6-color digital printed signs, die cutting and laminating. Clients include Office Depot, Whirlpool, Tractor Supply, Sherwin Williams, Toys R Us, Mizuno, Henkel, Cracker Barrel, Dollar General, MTD, Sony, and 20th Century Fox.
Offices: Lebanon TN.
Chief Officers: Kent Rollins, V.P.-Division Manager, Richard Hornsby, VP Sales & Marketing.
HANKSCRAFT INC.
300 Wengel Drive, P.O. Box 190
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Tel. 608-524-4341
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 350
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $25,000,000
With manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China, Hankscraft Inc. has been a leader in providing animation to draw the in-store customer's attention to the point-of-purchase display. As it enters its 61st year of business, Hankscraft prides itself as being the foremost innovator of the motion display industry. Hankscraft offers a wide range of products from A/C, D/C and solar powered motors, linkage, electronics, LEDs, digital voice chip technology and LCD units. Both motion and electronic samples are designed and prototyped in-house to customer specifications. Stock motors and electronics are often available overnight. Unique design, quick prototype turnaround, on-time custom production, and guaranteed satisfaction are trademarks of Hankscraft.
Offices: Reedsburg, WI, Random Lake, WI, Suzhou, China.
Chief Officers: Dan Braun, CEO; Mark Blume, President; Dave Laridaen, Sales Manager.
TRANS WORLD MARKETING
360 Murray Hill Parkway
East Rutherford NJ 07073
Tel. 201-935-5565
Year Founded: 1966
Number of Employees: 150
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $21,000,000
Trans World Marketing is a leading retail marketing corporation specializing in the design and production of retail displays, fixtures, and store environments. In-house capabilities include marketing, industrial and graphic design, engineering, prototyping, project management, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistical management.
Offices: Two facilities in East Rutherford NJ, including corporate headquarters and a large fixture assembly/warehousing facility. Regional offices: Orlando FL, Danbury, CT, Hartford CT, Los Angeles, CA.
Chief Officers:James Cavaluzzi, CEO, William Carafello, President, Gerry Molitor, Exec. VP, Sales & Mktg.
PACKAGING UNLIMITED, LLC
1729 McCloskey Avenue
Louisville, KY 40210
Tel: 502-515-3900
Year Founded: 1975
Number Of Employees: 365
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000+
For more than 35 years Packaging Unlimited has offered its clients unique solutions to their packaging requirements. It offers a cross functional collaboration to deliver premier packaging solutions for each unique opportunity. Packaging Unlimited's dedicated teams establish efficient project timelines and manage all phases of their customer's brand in their specialized departments. With state-of-the-art printing and die-cutting capabilities, Packaging Unlimited's manufacturing portfolio has expanded to include label laminating, foam die-cutting and fabrication, thermoforming, and multiple sites for full service contract packaging execution. Packaging Unlimited's network of packaging, display, and logistical operations offer over 1.7 million sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space in five cities. Customers include Kroger, R.C Bigelow, Mead Johnson, Reynolds Consumer Products, Brown-Forman, IBM, Unilever, Square D, and Osram Sylvania .
Offices: Louisville, KY Franklin, KY Owensboro, KY, Cincinnati, OH, Lincolnton, NC.
Chief Officers: Pete Hanekamp, CEO Patrick Broderick, VP Pat Humkey, VP, Jeff Workinger, VP,Kathy Donahue, VP.
LG&P IN-STORE AGENCY
650 From Road
Paramus NJ 07652
Tel. 201-634-9099
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 40
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $20,000,000
LG&P is a brand and retail marketing agency that works with major retailers and brand manufacturers. Services range from shopper research and design to global and domestic manufacturing and execution. Clients include Staples, The Home Depot, Masco Bath, Liberty Hardware, Lowe’s, Callaway Golf, Nestle, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Microsoft.
Offices: Paramus, NJ, Toronto, Canada and Ningbo, China, Atlanta GA; Charlotte NC; Carlsbadt CA.
Chief Officers: David Lloyd and Rob Gerstner, Partners.
AMD INDUSTRIES, INC.
4620 W. 19th Street
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel. 800-367-9999
Year Founded: 1922
Number of Employees: 50
2009 P.O.P Volume: $19,000,000
Retail knowledge, creative award-winning designs, time-tested structural integrity, lean manufacturing, sophisticated I.T. and the logistical capabilities and knowledge needed to satisfy today's retailers have combined to earn AMD a reputation for excellence in permanent displays and long term relationships with clients such as Sony, Williamson Dickie, Mfg. and LG MobileComm. The company is differentiated from competitors on the basis of its continuous investment in innovation and technology. The tougher the challenge; weight, designs that really work in a retail environment, flexibility over time, brand enhancement; the more AMD stands out. AMD displays make a permanent difference at retail.
Offices: Cicero, IL, Tucson AZ, Ft. Mitchell, KY
Chief Officers: David Allen, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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 Employees: 117
2009 POP Volume: $18,000,000
E-B Display Co., together with its E-B WireWorks and Stor-Rite divisions, includes 200,000+ sq. ft. of production and warehousing space. E-B's 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.; , Detroit, Michigan;
San Antonio, TX.
Chief Officers: Mike Rotolo, President/CEO, Rick Philyaw, VP Sales
MIRAMAR DESIGNS, LTD.
1301 Forum Way South
Fort Worth, TX 76140
Tel. 817-546-2300
Year Founded: 1971
Number of Employees: 20
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $15,000,000
With over 35 years of successful industry experience in design, engineering, and project management supported with domestic and off-shore production, fulfillment, distribution, and installation, Miramar's focus is to create innovative specialty displays, fixtures, and retail environments that meet the specific needs of each of its clients. Clients include major retailers and brand marketers.
Offices: Fort Worth, TX, Atlanta, GA
Chief Officers: Andrew Carter, Clay Bibb
LAGRAPHICO/MIDNIGHT OIL
3800 Vanowen Street
Burbank, CA 91505
Tel. 818-295-6001
Year Founded: 1978
Number of Employees: 246
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $12,500,000
LAgraphico offers a wide range of services, including premedia, litho offset, grand format and p.o.p. display. LAgraphico and its sister company, Midnight Oil Creative develops key art branding, outdoor, event collateral, packaging, displays, and digital media. Clients include Disney, Warner Bros., NBC/Universal, 20th Century Fox, Activision/Blizzard, Sony Online Entertainment, Microsoft, and the New York Red Bulls.
Chief Officers: Dan Stillwell, Principal, CEO, Brandon Gabriel, Principal, New Business Development, Tom Stillwell, Principal, Chief Creative .
COMPASS DISPLAY GROUP
1141 Atlanta Industrial Drive
Marietta, GA 30066
Tel. 404-367-9100
Year Founded: 1998
Number of Employees: 22
2009 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 UV Litho, digital and screen printing, vacuum forming, heat bending and mounting and finishing. Fabrication includes: wood, metal, wire, and plastics.
Offices: Marietta, GA, St. Louis, MO.
Chief Officers: David Howard, Mark Terry.
PROPRINT SERVICES, INC.
5621 Finch Avenue East Unit #5
Toronto, Ontario Canada M1B 2T9
Web Site: www.pop-online.com
Tel. 888-776-7768, Ext. 246
Year Founded: 1988
Number of Employees: 25-50
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000+
Proprint Services is a full service printer that has been in business for over 20 years with staff having over 100 years combined experience. We offer prepress CTP (computer-to-plate), colour retouching, various colour proofing options, litho, digital (i.e. large banners, print on demand digital print runs) flexo and screen printing. Proprint specializes in national and international P.O.P., including basewrap, posters, brochures, wobblers, danglers, mobiles, headers, entry pads, standees, casecards, countercards, and tentcards as well as kitting and distribution.
Chief Officers: Richard Krakower, Marc Salsky.
NORTHERN WIRE PRODUCTS
6601 Ridgewood Road
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Tel: 320-252-3442; 1-800-458-5549
Year Founded: 1959
Number Of Employees: 77
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000
Northern Wire Products is a premier manufacturer of turn-key custom retail solutions. It specializes in metal fabrication utilizing wire, tube, and sheet metal, and it readily incorporates wood, acrylic, graphics, etc. Northern Wire Products' capabilities include innovative design services, rapid prototyping, efficient manufacturing, and global sourcing.
Chief Officers: Greg Pietrowski, Pres.
FOCUS PACKAGING & DISPLAY
10328 Highlands West Drive
Escondido, CA 92029
Tel. 858-695-3353
Year Founded: 1986
2009 POP. Volume $8,000,000
Focus packaging and display group, established over 20 years ago as a promotions agency has developed into a manufacturing resource, with facilities in China, Taiwan, Germany and Ireland. Focus efforts in developing cutting edge electronic signs including LED, LCD and FiberOptics systems for many display and OEM applications. Focus Corrugated Import Solutions is a full service manufacturer of displays in China.
Offices: Headquarters Escondido, Ca; offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Dusseldorf Germany and Ireland.
Chief Officers: Ed Gerber.
FABCON CREATIVE
1800 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Tel. 714-881-2045
Year Founded: 1975
Number of Employees: 210
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $8,000,000
Fabcon Creative is a leading design and manufacturing facility located in Southern California. It's 200,000 s.f. facility has state-of-the-art machinery with seasoned craftsmen specializing in all types of metal, acrylic, plastics, wood, laminate and veneer. It has a complete painting facility on site as well as silk screen and graphics. Fabcon Creative’s experienced engineering department will infuse durability and value into each project.
Chief Officers: J. Nabs Carlson.
HUNTER DISPLAY
14 Hewlett Avenue
East Patchogue, NY 11772
Tel. 800-POP-2110
Year Founded: 1951
Number of Employees: 65
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $7,500,000
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.
LAUNCH CREATIVE
208 S. Jefferson Street, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Tel: 312.870.9100
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 50
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $6,000,000
Launch Creative Marketing is an integrated brand marketing agency with expertise in creating engaging, customizable marketing solutions through brand design, shopper marketing, promotions and digital media. Launch creates memorable brand experiences for clients such as Sara Lee, ConAgra Foods, Sanford, Kellogg's, Alberto-Culver and Bernina of America.
Chief Officer: Kevin Keating, Pres.
WHITE OAK DISPLAY & DESIGN
400 E Spruce Street
Palmyra, PA 17545
Tel. 717-838-7830
Year Founded: 1980
Number of Employees: 21
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $5,600,000
White Oak Display is a leading independent Designer & Manufacturer of Point of Purchase Displays and Selling Tools. Its award winning capabilities include In-House Design, Manufacturing, Consolidation, Assembly and Fulfillment Services.
Offices: Palmyra, PA, York, PA, Lancaster, PA.
Chief Officers: Richard Caldwell, President, Bryan Hynicka, V.P.
DIAMOND MARKETING, LLC
11512 N Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53092
Tel. 262-241-5216
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Employees: 20
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $5,000,000
Diamond Marketing specializes in custom permanent or semi-permanent p.o.p. display programs and premium/promotional needs. Diamond provides a full spectrum of in-store marketing solutions and services including: market research, strategy development, 3d design, engineering, prototyping, production, and logistics management. It also has full-service assembly, collation, logistics and warehousing management services available. Diamond Marketing, a woman-owned business, is in the process of being WBE certified.
Offices: Mequon, WI, Milwaukee, WI.
Chief Officer: Kim (Ausloos) Laufer.
SMS
760 Lakeside Drive, Ste. D
Gurnee, IL 60030
Tel. 847-249-4939
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 50
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $4,500,000
SMS delivers custom retail solutions, specializing in custom fixtures, temporary displays, signage programs and promotional execution. For more than a decade, SMS has managed large-scale retail programs for leading brands. SMS offers unique retail solutions that begin with strategic brand expression and expert engineering and proceed through display and fixture development, manufacturing, execution and ongoing measurement for the full life-cycle of retail programs. Its client list includes: Behr, Black & Decker, Bosch, Home Depot, Hunter Fan, Ingersoll Rand, Knaack, Lowe's Home Improvement, Menards, Skechers, Skil, Suzuki, and True Value. SMS is WBE Certified.
Offices: Gurnee, IL - Milwaukee, WI - Los Angeles, CA - Indianapolis, IN .
Chief Officers: Pamela Zastrow, Pres.
SYNSOR CORPORATION
1920 Merrill Creek Parkway
Everett, WA 98203
Tel. 425-551-1300
Year Founded: 1971
Number Of Employees: 100
2009 POP Volume: $3,000,000+
Synsor Corp. provides complete retail environments including; in-store kiosks, fixtures, shoppers marketing displays, and interactive solutions. Synsor serves retailers; apparel, electronics, mass food and drug, and office supply stores, C-stores, warehouse clubs, food service and airports. Clients include Kodak, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Costco, Safeway, Eddie Bauer, Charlotte Russe, and Alaska Airlines.
Chief Officers: Gary Bullock, CEO; Mark Tomlinson, COO.
CONCEPT DESIGNS
981 Commercial Street
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: 650 213-9900
Year Founded: 1993
Number Of Employees: 9
2009 POP Volume: $3,000,000 +
Concept Designs specializes in designing and managing the manufacture of custom, permanent retail displays. The company's clientele include Easton Bell Sports, Smartwool, Brooks Sports, Ariat, Shimano, Cascade Designs, Superfeet, Suunto, LG Electronics, Monster Cable.
Chief Officer: Louis Hsiao.
ACRYLIC DESIGNS, INC.
36 Precision Drive
North Springfield, VT 05150
Tel. 802-886-8579
Year Founded: 1973
Number of Employees: 40
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $N/A
Full service permanent P.O.P. design and manufacturing. Serving clients in the distilled spirits and malt beverage industries, consumer electronics, sporting goods, chain retailers, and a wide variety of brand marketers. Capabilities include flatbed digital printing, screen printing, CNC routing, laser cutting, plastic fabrication, wood fabrication, resin casting, and overseas sourcing of all permanent display requirements.
Chief Officers: Thomas Davidson
ALPAK DISPLAY GROUP
575 N. Midland Avenue
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Tel. 866-44-DISPLAY (34775)
Year Founded: 1955
Number of Employees: 45
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
ALPAK now offers 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, fulfillment and warehousing at its new headquarters in Saddle Brook, NJ. ALPAK's new "Planogramming™ Program" for the internet (www.alpak.com) allows 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.
BEELINE GROUP
7000 Gateway Blvd.
Newark, CA 94560
Tel: 510-713-9100
Year Founded: 1980
Number Of Employees: 100
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N.A.
Beeline Group is focused on in-store product marketing and related activities. It creates retail displays, merchandising programs, sales promotions, packaging and collateral materials for leading consumer product companies. Beeline's expertise includes strategic planning and program development to creative 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, Pres.
CLEARR CORPORATION
6325 Sandburg Road
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Tel. 763-398-5400
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 90
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $N/A
Clearr Corp. offers a wide variety of Light Boxes, Poster Frames, Frameless Displays, Scrolling Backlit Displays, 3-Message Prismatic Displays, Edgelit Displays, Literature Holders, and Simulated Neon Signs. Itsframeless displays can be either backlit or nonlit and in all popular sizes, custom sizes, and in "mega" sizes.
Chief Officers: Andy Steinfeldt, Pres. Pete Nelson, VP/GM, Don Steen, CFO, Ryan Lester, Mkt. Mgr.
CORNERSTONE DISPLAY
13834 Del Sur Street.
San Fernando, CA 91340
Tel: 1-818-897-1541; 888-267-6379
Year Founded: 1994
Number of Employees: 49
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Cornerstone Display Group has provided custom permanent, semi-permanent and temporary display merchandising solutions. Cornerstone offers a broad range of Point-of-Purchase services including brand extension, in-store design and virtual merchandising. Its CDG6 Methodology combines award-winning design with domestic and international manufacturing options. Clients include Twentieth Century Fox, Honda, American Suzuki, Avia, Clif Bar, Clorox Co., Direct TV, Disney Consumer Products, Epson, Kawasaki, Kmart, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan and Rain Bird.
Offices: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, Milwaukee, WI, Jacksonville, FL.
Chief Officers: Tom Hester, Pres. & CEO, Tim Arnold, GM & CFO.
DESIGN PHASE, INC.
1771 South Lakeside Drive
Waukegan, IL 60085
Tel. 847-473-0077
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 73
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Design Phase is a full service point of purchase display company. Design Phase takes steps to research its client's industry, market position and existing promotional methods. This enables it to develop customized effective merchandising that meets specific marketing needs. Clients include: Microsoft, Xbox, Walt Disney, AT&T, Best Buy, Dream Works, Fox Home Entertainment, Hasbro, Honeywell, Mars Snackfoods, MGM Home Entertainment, Monster, Shell Oil, Staples, Toys R Us, and Warner Home Video.
Offices: Los Angeles, CA, Shenzhen, China, Yorkshire, England.
Chief Officers: Michael Eckert, President, Mary Beth Hicks, V.P. Sales.
J.H. DUNNING, CORP.
1 Dunning Lane
N. Walpole, NH 03609
Tel: 800-235-6139
Year Founded: 1906
Number of Employees: 25
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
J.H. Dunning specializes, in custom quality point-of-purchase floor and counter displays. Clients Encompass beverage, food, snack, health and beauty, and vitamin categories as well as housewares and hardware. It offers quick turn around, drop shipping and low production runs.
Chief Officers: Todd Walker, Pres.
FLAIR DISPLAY INC.
13920 Merritt Avenue
Bronx, NY 10466
Tel. 718-324-9330
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Flair is a full service designer and manufacturer of promotional, semi-permanent and permanent P.O.P. displays, store fixtures and visual merchandisers. Flair is supported by a 65,000 sq. ft. in-house manufacturing facility incorporating a complete and integrated range of resources. Flair's in-house capabilities include concept development, engineering, prototype and model making, woodworking, acrylic and plastic fabrication, wire, tubing and metal fabrication, screen-printing, hot-stamping, assembly, warehousing & fulfillment.
Chief Officers: Eugene DiLorenz
HENSCHEL-STEINAU, INC.
300 Grand Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel. 201-567-7100; 800-526-0133
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 37
2009 P.O.P. Volume: $N/A
Henschel-Steinau is an award-winning designer and manufacturer providing retail marketing solutions to major consumer goods marketers and retailers. HS capabilities encompass temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent displays, using multi-material designs. Most recently, HS executed high profile in-store launches for the OTC conversions of the drugs Zegerid and Zyrtec. HS introduced the patented EZ Load® Shelf Management System and the EcoPDQ, which is used in Walmart stores.
Chief Officers: Gary Forman, Michael Luberto
HERITAGE SIGN & DISPLAY
344 Industrial Road
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
Tel. 570.645.8701
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Heritage Sign and Display is an award-winning designer and manufacturer of custom Point of Purchase signs and display systems. It’s modern, 55,000 sq. ft. factory houses facilities for UV and conventional screen printing, vacuum forming, acrylic fabrication, custom framing, product assembly, packing and shipping.
Chief Officer: Jason Amodea.
MARV-O-LUS MFG. CO.
220 N. Washtenaw
Chicago, IL 60612
Year Founded: 1957
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
With over 55 years experience designing and manufacturing wire display racks and store fixtures, Marvolus can provide all types of racks to client specifications. With thousands of satisfied customers, Marvolus has earned a reputation for outstanding customer service and custom design.
Chief Officer: Michael Glassenberg.
MASONWAYS INDESTRUCTABLE PLASTICS
580 Village Blvd. #330
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Tel. 561-478-8838
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Masonways is the leading manufacturer of Heavy Duty Plastic Display Bases and Bulk Merchandisers in the U.S. and Canada. It’s line of End Cap Bases, Side Stacks/Wing Displays, Spot and Bulk Merchandising Bases, Display Cubes, Dunnage/Storage Racks, Pallet Guards and many other display solutions are designed to keep merchandise off the floor, help to lower labor costs, improve store safety, reduce clutter and make stores more visually appealing while giving sales a boost.
Chief Officer: Judd Ettinger.
FRANK MAYER & ASSOCIATES
1975 Wisconsin Ave
Grafton, WI 53024
Tel: 1-800-225-3987
Year Founded: 1931
Number of Employees: 100
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Frank Mayer & Associates, Inc. is a custom in-store merchandising company offering point-of-purchase displays, interactive kiosk solutions and promotional marketing programs. Clients include Nintendo of America, Walmart, Lexus, John Deere, Sony.
Offices: New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Cincinnati, OH, Austin, TX, Grafton, WI (Headquarters)
Chief Officers: Mike Mayer, Pres., Allen Buchholz, Exec. VP, Sales, Bill Miazga, Exec. VP Operations, Ed Abell, Sr. VP, Creative, Ron Bowers, Sr. VP New Business Dev.
MENASHA PACKAGING
1645 Bergstrom Road
Neenah, WI 54957-0367
Tel. 888-390-2643
Year Founded: 1849
Number of Employees: 1,000+
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Menasha Packaging’s innovative point-of-purchase displays command consumer attention, and generate sales. Menasha’s staff of award-winning graphic artists and experienced structural engineers in its own in-house model shop develop merchandising displays that build brand equity. From simple tray components that exponentially add supply chain efficiency to total shelf concepts that are retail-ready and shelf-ready, Menasha Packaging engineers solutions that help its clients win at the store floor.
MERCHANDISING INVENTIVES
1177 Corporate Grove Drive
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Tel. 800-367-5653
Year Founded: 1946
2009 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.
Chief Officer: Ethan Berger.
MERIDIAN DISPLAY
162 York Ave E
St. Paul, MN 55117
Tel: 800-786-2501
Year Founded: 1998
Number of Employees: 100
2009 POP Volume: N/A
Meridian Display is a full-service manufacturer of point-of-purchase displays. Meridian Display offers thee distinct product lines. Express Stock DisplaysTM are available immediately on-line in quantities up to 250 units. Pre-Designed Displays® offer over 100 styles of displays that can be customized with graphics without requiring custom cutting dies. Meridian also has designers on staff to create custom displays.
Chief Officers: Joel Tilsner, Pres.; Len Mackley, GM; Mike Mackley, Dir., Sales; Michelle Lee, Dir. Mktg.
MIDWAY DISPLAYS, INC.
6554 S. Austin Ave.
Bedford Park, IL 60038
Tel. 708-563-2323
Year founded: 1982
Number of employees: 25
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Midway Displays, Inc. is the leading supplier of stock displays and components in the industry. Midway offers the largest selection of stock Plastic and Metal bases, and assorted merchandising components such as rotors, sign clips, hooks, trays and dump bins.
We are also a supplier of custom fabricated metal tubing. Midway's Corrugated Components and Devices division, supplies components and services to the corrugated display and packaging industry. It is the leading supplier of Shelf Support Tubes to the industry.
OUTWATER PLASTICS
24 River Road, P.O. Box 500
Bogota, NJ 07603
Tel. 800-631-8375, 201-498-8750
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 225
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
With sales/warehouses in New Jersey, Arizona and Canada, Outwater Plastics Industries stocks more than 65,000+ Component Products for the display industries including Plastic & Aluminum Extrusions, Lighting; Surfacing Materials; Casters; Fasteners; The FOGA® Display Fastening System; Flexilight™ Rope Lighting; Literature Displays; Slatwall; Sign Holders; Display Motors & Turntables.
Offices: Bogota, NJ, Phoenix, AZ.
Chief Officers: Peter Kessler, Pres.
PRACTICAL RETAIL MERCHANDISING, INC.
1 Williamsburg Road
Evanston, IL 60203
Tel. 847-679-4052
Year Founded: 2007
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Practical Retail Merchandising designs and manufactures permanent and promotional retail merchandising in wire, metal, plastic, wood and corrugated. Its pre-design evaluation step by step process, ultimately leads to a Practical retail solution which saves budget dollars, time and ensures a quality product.
Chief Officer: Richard J. Gausselin
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.
4300 West 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60632
Tel. 773-927-5000
Year Founded: 1938
Number of Employees: 435+
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Rapid Display has won more OMA Award in each of the last 11 years, than any other display supplier. This has included 4DOY awards and 280 OMA awards.
Offices: Chicago, IL, Union City, CA.
Chief Officers: Earl Abramson, CEO, David Abramson, President/COO.
T.M. SHEA PRODUCTS, INC.
984 Livernois Rd
Troy, MI 48083
Tel: 248.589.3272
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
T.M. Shea Products Inc. specializes in capturing unused air space and converting it into new selling opportunities via our systems approach: off the gondola, on the floor and in the air. T.M. Shea Products partners with retailers and brand manufacturers to create marking solutions that form a “store-within-a-store concept.”
Chief Officer: Thomas Shea, Pres.
WALLS & FORMS, INC.
204 Airline Drive, Suite 200
Coppell, Texas 75019
Tel. 972.745.0800
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
Walls+Forms, Inc., specializes in the design, fabrication and manufacturing of retail display systems, accessories and signage. It is recognized for its competitively priced, high quality display solutions. The Walls+Forms' concept is based on simplicity, quick order availability, and ease of customization. The company supports its design and manufacturing capabilities with more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing.
Chief Officer: Dan South
THE W/M DISPLAY GROUP
1040-1050 West 40th Street
Chicago, IL 60609-2503
Tel. 773-254-3700 X 28
2009 P.O.P. Volume: N/A
The W/M Display Group is the creative catalyst that connects the product, retailer, and consumer through smart displays and retail strategies that build brands and increase sales. Its experience, research and creativity transform display designs into merchandising solutions that inspire clients and improve retail sales. Clients are offered personal service, responsiveness, and attention to detail. Manufacturing includes domestic and global sourcing with a strict focus on quality, delivery, and value. Clients include Home Depot, McDonalds and Wrigley's.
Chief Officers: Paul Scriba, Pres., Bruce Newbury, VP Sales & Marketing.
Chief Officers: Paul Scriba, Pres., Bruce Newbury, VP Sales & Marketing.
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