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THE TOP 50 P.O.P. COMPANIES
April/May, 2011


ROCKTENN MERCHANDISING
5900 Grassy Creek Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Tel. 336-661-1700
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees: 1,200
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $335,000,000

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, Marlton, NJ, Martinsville, VA, Minneapolis, MN, Mississauga, ON Canada, Norcross, GA, Dallas, TX, Redmond, WA, Totowa, NJ, Tullahoma, TN, Winston-Salem, NC.

Chief Officer: Craig Gunckel, Exec. Vice President, General Mgr.


IMI MERCHANDISING
111-01 14th Avenue
College Point, NY 11356
Tel. 404-444-9800
Year Founded: 1944
Number of Employees: 1,100
2010 P.O.P. VOLUME: $278,819,000

IMI Merchandising, a global consortium of marketing and merchandising Point-of-Purchase companies has helped retailers and global brands improve their return on investment by using its creativity and broad marketing and merchandising experience. IMI Merchandising business units include Display Technologies, Trade Fixtures, DCI Marketing, Artform and Cannon Equipment. IMI Merchandising provides design and manufacturing of P-O-P displays, digital merchandising, retail fixtures, front-end merchandisers, stock products, category management solutions and shelf management systems as well as retail environment design services and fulfillment services. IMI Merchandising serves Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries including, retail (grocery, mass merchandise, D-I-Y, drug, C-store and specialty), cosmetics, tobacco, coffee, beverage, packaged goods, natural foods, candy, teas, spices, dairy, pet, nursery, automotive, consumer electronics, sporting goods and petroleum.

OFFICES: (Domestic) Atlanta, Chattanooga, Chicago, Detroit, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle.

OFFICES: (International) Bangalore, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Krakow, Leichestershire, Loughborough, Manchester, Moscow, Paris, Shanghai

CHIEF OFFICERS: Marshall Goldberg, IMI Merchandising Group Pres. & Pres., Display Technologies; Tony Puglisi, CFO, IMI Merchandising; Mike Doody, Pres., DCI Marketing; Eric Neuman, Pres., Display Technologies; Chuck Gruber, Pres., Cannon Equipment; Paul McWilliam, Pres., Artform


RTC
2800 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Tel: 847.640.2400
Year Founded: 1950
Number of Employees: 900
2010 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: 300
2010 P.O.P. VOLUME: $160,000,000

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, display 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, Shenzhen, China

Chief Officers: Stan Burson, President & CEO, Paul Bloom, VP, Mktg.


RAND DIVERSIFIED CO.
3 Ethel Road
Edison, NJ 08817
Tel. 732-287-2525
Year Founded: 1972
Number of Employees: 1,261
2010 POP Volume $125,000,000

Rand Diversified is a privately-owned, full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company. Rand is a full-service contract packaging and at-retail marketing company. At the intersection of RFP-driven costs savings and shopper marketing execution stands a diversified company that can develop award-winning packaging and displays that sell more product at retail.

Offices: Edison, NJ-Headquarters; Edison, NJ-Production Facility; Edwardsville, IL- Production Facility; Tobyhanna, PA-Production Facility; Chicago, IL - Sales Office; Kansas City, KS - Sales Office

Chief Officers: CEO, Stuart Sklovsky; COO, Don Garda; CFO, David Kauffman; Pres., 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
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $124,000,000

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.

President, David Heger


GREAT NORTHERN CORP.
P.O. Box 044740, 1800 South S.
Racine, WI 53404
Tel. 800-558-4711
Year Founded: 1962
Number of Employees: 985
2010 POP Volume: $113,000,000

Great Northern Corp. is a turnkey consumer packaging and in-store 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, developed with shopper marketing and retail insights, 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


POP DISPLAYS
555 Tuckahoe Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
Tel. 914-771-4200
Year Founded: 1953
Number of employees: 650
2010 POP Volume: $100,000,000+

POP Displays is differentiated by 1) A strategic, consultative approach to understand and apply shopper and retailer insights to create value-added solutions, 2) A vertical integration that controls cost, quality and speed to market and 3) A sophisticated structure that enables it to develop and manage large, complex programs. POP Displays immerses itself in the brief to bring strategic insights to every project. Its best-in-class Creative Department, Model Shop and Design Engineers bring concepts to life, affordably. It’s 500,000 sq ft facility includes tool making, state-of-the-art injection molding with robotics, fabrication, decoration, assembly and warehousing. POP Displays designs and produces custom, permanent and semi-permanent displays. Clients include Walmart, CVS, Georgia Pacific, Groupe Marcelle (Canada), L'Oreal, Maybelline, Nestle, Philip Morris, Safeway, Sam's Club 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


INNOMARK COMMUNICATIONS
420 Distribution Circle
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Tel: 888.466.6627; 513.285.1040
Year Founded: 1991
Number of Employees:450+
2010 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


HARBOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
14130 172nd Street
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Tel. 616-842-5330
Year Founded: 1946
Number of Employees: 250+
2010 P.O.P. Volume: 55,000,000+

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: 370
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $41,000,000+

Trion is the world's leading manufacturer of display and scanning hooks. Complete product lines include shelf management systems; divider and pusher systems; cooler and freezer merchandising systems; storewide labeling systems; anti-theft and security fixtures; bar merchandisers; display and scanning hooks; POP display components and hardware. Offering over 45 years of experience in the trade and having earned over 88 U.S. and international patents for innovations, 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 Pick Card Holder anti-theft fixtures; and infoGrip™ built-in promo tag holders for Clear Scan® labeling systems.

Offices: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Rockford, IL, Sacramento, CA.

Chief Officers: John Thalenfeld, Pres.


UNITED DISPLAYCRAFT
333 East Touhy Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel. 847-375-3800
Year Founded: 1953
Number of Employees: 215
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $40,000,000

For over 56 years United Displaycraft has combined its creativity and high-tech equipment to produce successful in-store marketing solutions for its 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: Rich Carrigan, President; Tony Feudner, COO; 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
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $38,000,000

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.


AMD INDUSTRIES, INC.
4620 W. 19th Street
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel. 800-367-9999
Year Founded: 1922
Number of Employees: 50
2010 P.O.P Volume: $34,800,000

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. AMD is differentiated from competitors on the basis of its continuous investment in innovation and technology. The tougher the challenge; weight, 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


VANGUARD PACKAGING
8800 NE Underground Drive, Pillar#255e
Kansas City, MO 64l6l
Tel. 8l6-455-4000
Year Founded: 1975
Number of Employees: 110
20l0 P.O.P. Volume $32,000,000

Vanguard Packaging is an independently owned manufacturer of POP displays, signage, retail packaging and corrugated boxes. Located in a brand new facility 148 feet underground in a limestone cave, Vanguard is considered to be one of North America's most sustainable corrugated converting operations. Clients include a variety of Fortune 500 and Fortune l00 members. Vanguard's sister company, Advanced Logistics and Fulfillment, runs a l40,000 square foot POP assembly and fulfillment operation under the same roof.

Offices: Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, Bentonville, AR

Chief Officers: Mark Mathes: CEO


RDC CYTEX
12955 Emmett Road
Houston, TX 77041
Tel. 713-937-1300, 800-723-3306
Year Founded: 1989
Number of Employees: 135
20l0 P.O.P. Volume $32,000,000

RDC Cytex has the capabilities to handle everything in-house, including tooling, extrusion, manufacturing, screen printing/digital printing and spiral binding, warehousing, fulfillment and distribution. RDC Cytex offers a wide choice of materials: Butyrate, Styrene, PVC, PETG, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, Urethane and others, to provide customers with the best POP display solution and value. Clients served include Wal-Mart, AutoZone and Sears Holdings. RDC Cytex has two manufacturing locations; Houston, TX and Evansville, IN, and the resources to design expert customer solutions and provide quick turnaround on quotes, prototypes and production runs.

Offices: Houston, TX, Evansville, IN


PACKAGING UNLIMITED, LLC
1729 McCloskey Avenue
Louisville, KY 40210
Tel: 502-515-3900
Year Founded: 1975
Number of Employees: 450
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $30,000,000+ 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, Welch’s, Kraft Foods, IBM, Unilever 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



HANKSCRAFT INC.
300 Wengel Drive, P.O. Box 190
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Tel. 608-524-4341
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 400+
2011 Sales: $27,000,000

Since 1949, Hankscraft has been a pioneer in point of purchase & sale advertising components, being the foremost innovator of motion displays. Hankscraft specializes in producing and assembling a wide variety of products ranging from simple electro-mechanical devices to complex commercial industrial products. The company provides a wide range of products including LCD screens; LEDs; PCBs; digital voice chip technology; and A/C, D/C and solar powered motors and accessories. Product samples are designed and prototyped in-house to customer specifications. Stocked products are available overnight. Unique design, quick prototype turnaround, on-time custom production, and guaranteed satisfaction have been trademarks of Hankscraft since 1949.

Locations: Reedsburg, WI, Random Lake, WI, Suzhou, China.

Chief Officers: Mark Blume, President; Dave Laridaen, Sales Manager


TRINITY, LLC
60 Leonard Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Tel: 732-549-2866
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 110
2010 POP VOLUME: $26,000,000

TRINITY combines retail insight and "industrial design" to create fixtures, shelf productivity systems, light fixtures--cornices and under-shelf lighting--using both fluorescent and LED applications. 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 thousands of stores in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. Lighting merchandising fixtures (i.e. cornices, undershelf, and boxes), both fluorescent and LED, is also a core TRINITY business. TRINITY operates from a 120M sf facility with 110 associates. One of TRINITY’s latest innovations, the P3™, or Promotional Pallet Presentation, that thru a patented spring design, elevates palleted product as it sells down, thus making product easy to see, stock, and buy. TRINITY is also an owner of a new sustainable hard surface material, Grenite®. 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, TJX, Giant Eagle, Campbell's, Kraft/Cadbury, Diageo, Hallmark, American Standard, L'Oreal, Purina, and Wrigley.

Offices: Metuchen, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Rogers, AR; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; and Minneapolis, MN; strategic alliance with McCarten Marketing, Toronto, CAN; and strategic alliance with ARNO, headquartered in Germany.

Chief Officers: Randy Riley, George Cox, and John Farinola


NASHVILLE DISPLAY
306 Hartman Drive
Lebanon, TN 37087
Tel. 615-743-2950, 800-251-1150
Year Founded: 1932
Number of Employees: 175
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $25,000,000
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.

Chief Officers: Kent Rollins, V.P.-Division Manager, Richard Hornsby, VP Sales & Marketing


LG&P IN-STORE AGENCY
650 From Road
Paramus NJ 07652
Tel. 201-634-9099
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 40
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $22.5 million

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. LG&P develops programs that combine design innovation with strategic shopper and trade insights to help our clients drive sales and maximize ROI. Clients include Staples, The Home Depot, Masco Bath, Liberty Hardware, Lowe's, Callaway Golf, Nestle, Microsoft, Dell and Oakley.

Offices: Paramus, NJ, Toronto, Canada and Ningbo, China, Atlanta GA; Charlotte NC; Carlsbadt CA; Dallas, TX

Chief Officers: David Lloyd and Rob Gerstner, Partners


E-B DISPLAY COMPANY, INC.
1369 Sanders Ave. SW, P.O. Box 650
Massillon, OH 44648
Tel. 330-833-4101; 800-321-9869
www.ebdisplay.com
Year Founded: 1952
Number of Employees: 117
2010 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.; Kansas City, MO.

Chief Officers: Mike Rotolo, President/CEO, Rick Philyaw, VP Sales


COMPASS DISPLAY GROUP
1141 Atlanta Industrial Drive
Marietta, GA 30066
Tel. 404-367-9100
Year Founded: 1998
Number of Employees: 25
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $12,750,000.00

Compass Display Group designs and manufactures custom permanent and temporary displays. 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, mounting and finishing. Fabrication includes: wood, metal, wire, and plastics.

Offices: Marietta, GA, St. Louis, MO.

Chief Officers: David Howard, Mark Terry


MEASA DISPLAYS MEXICO
Castulo Garcia #51 Col La Conchita
México City, D.F. 13360
Tel: 866-657-2919, 52 (55) 58414860
Year Founded: 1969
Number Of Employees: 280
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $11,000,000

MEASA DISPLAYS MEXICO has more than 40 years in the POP industry; with more than 280 associates and 150,000 sq. ft. of facilities. It manufactures high quality displays and metal products at very competitive prices (Wire, Tubing and Sheet Metal Specialists), Its flexibility and commitment results in a long term business relationship. Its objective is to offer an integral solution to POP needs. MEASA is a one stop shop. In house services: industrial design (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Rhino, 3D Max), Samples, Manufacturing, Large and small runs, Screen-printing, Vacuum Forming, Packaging and Distribution. More than 15 years of experience exporting to the U.S.

Chief Officers: Hector Aguilar - Sales Director, Alberto Aguilar - President


Heritage Sign and Display, Inc.
344 Industrial Road
Nesquehoning PA 18240
Tel. 570.645.8701
Founded: 1999
Number of Employees: 100
2010 POP Volume: $10 million

Family owned and operated Heritage Sign and Display, Inc. provides POP solutions to brand marketers in North America. In addition to utilizing solar energy for up to one-half of its yearly needs, Heritage strives to provide eco-friendly options that include recyclable and sustainable materials as well as FSC-certified products. Its expanded manufacturing abilities, product lines, and global resources give clients every advantage in the consumer market. With a broad range of clients from Anheuser-Busch to Nokia to Whole Foods Market, Heritage can invent a POP item specifically for a brand or customize an existing product to suit display needs. Its in-house team of designers and skilled craftsmen create one-of-a-kind promotional pieces.

Chief Officers: Jason Amodea


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
2010 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. It offers 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
2010 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.


MASONWAYS INDESTRUCTABLE PLASTICS
580 Village Blvd. #330
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Tel. 561-478-8838
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $10,000,000

Masonways is the leading manufacturer of Heavy Duty Plastic Display Bases and Bulk Merchandisers in the U.S. and Canada. Its 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


FOCUS PACKAGING & DISPLAY
10328 Highlands West Drive
Escondido, CA 92029
Tel. 858-695-3353
Year Founded: 1986
2010 POP. Volume $8,000,000+

Focus America 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 specializes in developing cutting edge electronic signs including LED, LCD and FiberOptics systems for many display and OEM applications. Focus offers concept design, prototype development and engineering and quick turn around production.

Offices: Headquarters Escondido, CA; offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Dusseldorf Germany and Ireland.

Chief Officers: Ed Gerber


BRAESIDE DISPLAYS
795 Bartlett Avenue
Antioch, IL 60002
Tel. 800-837-9888
Year Founded: 1975
Number of Employees: 50
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $8,000,000+

Braeside Displays is a recognized leader in the design and manufacture of stock and custom displays. As a vertically integrated operation, Braeside offers quick, reliable turnkey solutions for all types of promotional display programs. In addition to offering over 1,000 stock displays, Braeside's 80,000 sq. ft factory is equipped with state-of-the art equipment. Braeside offers 24 hour design, engineering and prototyping service for fast track projects.

Chief Officer: Lee Sachnoff, Pres.


WHITE OAK DISPLAY & DESIGN
400 E Spruce Street
Palmyra, PA 17545
Tel. 717-838-7830
Year Founded: 1980
Number of Employees: 21
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $7,700,000

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

Chief Officer: Richard Caldwell, Pres.


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. 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 a shopper engagement agency with expertise in creating memorable brand experiences through brand design, in-store activation, promotions and digital marketing. Launch creates innovative solutions and provides leadership branding in the marketplace for clients such as Sara Lee, ConAgra Foods, Jarden, PetSmart, and Bernina of America.

Chief Officer: Kevin Keating, Pres.


DIAMOND MARKETING, LLC
11512 N Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53092
Tel. 262-241-5216
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Employees: 20
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $5,000,000

Diamond Marketing specializes in permanent and semi-permanent point-of-purchase displays and interactive programs. Diamond provides a full spectrum of services including: market research, strategy development, 3D design, engineering, prototyping, and production. Diamond also offers full-service assembly, collation, and logistics and warehousing management

Offices: Mequon, WI, Milwaukee, WI.

Chief Officer: Kim Laufer


NEW BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
1F Enterprise Place
Hicksville, NY 11801
Tel. (516)-932-1600 - (888) -265-0700
2010 P.O.P. Volume: $5,000,000

NBS Display manufactures a multifaceted array of displays. From creative design and engineering to sales, and shipping, NBS ensures that each display is especially constructed to fit the client's individual needs. NBS collaborates with overseas manufacturing facilities to offer competitive prices without sacrificing quality control.

Chief Officer: George J. Ruggeri (JR)


CONCEPT DESIGNS
981 Commercial Street
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: 650 213-9900
Year Founded: 1993
Number Of Employees: 9
2010 POP Volume: $4,000,000 +

Concept Designs specializes in designing and managing the manufacture of custom, permanent retail displays. Concept Designs is a leading provider of displays to the outdoor, sporting goods, cycling, and footwear markets. The company’s clientele includes GoPro, 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
2010 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
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A.

ALPAK DISPLAY GROUP offers over 350,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, fulfillment, pack-out and warehousing at its headquarters in Saddle Brook, NJ. ALPAK's new "Planogramming™ Program" for the internet (www.alpak.com) allows consumer product 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 Custom graphic manner, employing both 4-color process lithography, and high-holdout flexographic printing. 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.


CORNERSTONE DISPLAY GROUP
28606 Livingston Ave
Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: 1-661-705-1700; 888-267-6379
Year Founded: 1994
Number of Employees: 49
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

Cornerstone Display Group has provided custom permanent, semi-permanent, custom retail store fixturing and temporary display merchandising solutions. Cornerstone offers a broad range of Point-of-Purchase services including brand extension, in-store design and virtual merchandising. Cornerstone’s client partners include 20th Century Fox, Honda Power Equipment, Avia, Bacardi, Clif Bar, Clorox, Continental Tires, Epson America, Kawasaki Motors., Mitsubishi Motors, Rain Bird, Skechers, Sony Home Entertainment, Verizon Wireless and Yamaha Motor Co.

Offices: Los Angeles · San Francisco · Portland · Chicago · Miami

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
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

Design Phase, Inc. 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 strives to be extremely effective for its clients in all retail environments. It is essential to always keep in mind the final audience: retailers and consumers. Design Phase’s 70,000 sq. ft. headquarters, in Waukegan, IL, provides design, engineering, prototyping, project management, assembly, warehousing and logistic services. In addition to this location, Desigh Phase has a production, procurement, and engineering facility in Shenzhen, China. Within the past few years, Design Phase has placed display systems in over 30 countries. Our Mission Statement is to design and build displays that command attention and inspire heightened sales. Clients include Microsoft, Walt Disney Co., Bose, Hasbro, LG Electronics, Monster Cable, Walgreens, Honeywell, Shell Oil, Toys R Us and Warner Home Video.

Offices: Waukegan Illinois, Los Angeles California, Shenzhen, China

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
2010 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., Steve Diorio, VP Sales


FLAIR DISPLAY INC.
13920 Merritt Avenue
Bronx, NY 10466
Tel. 718-324-9330
2010 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 Officer: Eugene DiLorenzo


HENSCHEL-STEINAU, INC.
300 Grand Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel. 201-567-7100; 800-526-0133
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 37
2010 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


LINGO MANUFACTURING, INC.
7400 Industrial Road
Florence, KY 41042
Tel. 800-354-9771, 859-371-2662
Year Founded: 1927
Number of Employees: 40
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

For over 80 years Lingo has been an industry leader; creating and producing award-winning, custom-designed, permanent point of purchase displays. Lingo’s 175,000 sq. ft. facility features highly skilled operators and state of the art equipment. Lingo designs, engineers, builds, prototypes, manufactures, paints, assembles, packs, warehouses, bulk and drop ships all under one roof. Lingo’s clients include Gatorade, Little Debbie, Pepsi, Nestle, McCormick Spices & Co.


M.T.L. TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
7880 Boul. Industriel
Chamly, Qub., Canada J3L 4X3
Tel. 450-658-9959
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

MTL Technologies is an integrated designer and manufacturer of unique temperature controlled displays and merchandisers. MTL’s award-winning GLC™ is an attention grabber with its eye-catching graphics and bright lights as well as its interactive sound and scent capabilities. The LAUNCHER™ is the solution for placing a product on countertops to generate impulse purchases. MTL’s light-weight, fully assembled displays are part of a unique concept allowing direct shipping to retailers who greatly appreciate their plug-and-play characteristics.

Chief Officer: Mark Bedard


FRANK MAYER & ASSOCIATES
1975 Wisconsin Ave
Grafton, WI 53024
Tel: 1-800-225-3987
Year Founded: 1931
Number of Employees: 100
2010 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


MENASHA PACKAGING
1645 Bergstrom Road
Neenah, WI 54957-0367
Tel. 888-390-2643
Year Founded: 1849
Number of Employees: 1,000+
2010 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
2010 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, 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
2010 POP Volume: N/A

Meridian Display is a full-service manufacturer of p.o.p. displays. Meridian Display offers three 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 creates custom displays.

Chief Officers: Joel Tilsner, Pres.; Len Mackley, GM; Mike Mackley, Dir., Sales; Michelle Lee, Dir. Mktg.


METALINE
101 North Feltus Street
South Amboy, NJ 08879
Phone: 732-721.1373
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

Metaline is a leading point-of-purchase display design and manufacturing company that has been wowing clients with award winning P-O-P displays since 1923. Combining high-tech machinery and a dedicated staff of designers and engineers, Metaline creates creative in store displays from design and concept to production and delivery.

Chief Officer: August Zilcar IV


MIDWAY DISPLAYS, INC.
6554 S. Austin Ave.
Bedford Park, IL 60038
Tel. 708-563-2323
Year founded: 1982
Number of employees: 25
2010 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 in the industry, with a vast assortment of merchandising components such as Rotors, Sign Clips, Hooks, Trays and Dump Bins. Midway also supplies the industry with custom fabricated tubing. Midway's Corrugated Components and Devices division, supplies Components and Devices to the corrugated display and packaging industry. Midway is the leading supplier of Shelf Support Tubes to the industry.

Chief Officer: Wayne Lucht


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
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

With sales and full stocking distribution facilities in NewJersey and Arizona, Outwater Plastics offers more than 65,000 Point-of-Purchase, Store Fixture, Exhibit and Signage component products including Plastic & Aluminum Extrusions; LED Lighting &Accessories; Showcase Lighting; Decorative Lighting; Acrylic Merchandising Products; Display Motors & Turntables; Display Aluminum Framing Systems; Modular Exhibit Booths & Kiosks; Frames & Framing Materials; Slatwall, Gridwall &Accessories; Hook & Loop Fasteners; POP Sign & Banner Holders; POP Fastening Systems; Price Tag & Label Holders; Stanchions & Accessories; Showcase & Signage Standoffs; and Green Products.

Offices: Bogota, NJ, Phoenix, AZ,

Chief Officer: Peter Kessler, Pres.


PRACTICAL RETAIL MERCHANDISING, INC.
1 Williamsburg Road
Evanston, IL 60203
Tel. 847-679-4052
Year Founded: 2007
2010 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, leads to a Practical retail solution which saves budget dollars, time and ensures a quality product.

Chief Officer: Richard J. Gausselin


PRATT DISPLAY
1800C Sarasota Parkway
Conyers, GA 30013
Tel: 770-918-5678
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

Pratt Display provides "supply chain solutions for in-store marketers." Pratt’s total turnkey system begins with its regional Centers of Excellence. Customer interface, design and project management is provided through it’s regional offices which are strategically located near its clients' headquarters. State-of-the-art manufacturing is offered out of three display plants.


PREFERRED DISPLAY, INC.
310 Brighton Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
Tel. 800-447-0448
2010 P.O.P. Volume: N/A

PDI posesses the unique ability to recognize and interpret the equity of a brand and bring it to life in a retail environment. PDI’s display systems will amplify a brand’s presence, effectively communicating the essence of a brand to its target audience.


RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.
4300 West 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60632
Tel. 773-927-5000
Year Founded: 1938
Number of Employees: 435+

Rapid Displays has won more OMA Award in each of the last 12 years, than any other display supplier.

Offices: Chicago, IL, Union City, CA.

Chief Officers: David Abramson, CEO, Brian McCormick, VP Sales/Mktg., John Davies, VP Sales


T.M. SHEA PRODUCTS, INC.
984 Livernois Rd
Troy, MI 48083
Tel: 248.589.3272

T.M. Shea Products partners with retailers and brand manufacturers to ” find ways to increase selling space and drive promotional sales opportunities. From T.M. Shea’s SwingStrip™ display systems to its Overhead Sign Systems and PowerPillar floor displays, T.M. Shea offers endless vesatility and many solutions to increase profits.

Chief Officer: Thomas Shea, Pres.


SYNSOR CORPORATION
1920 Merrill Creek Parkway
Everett, WA 98203
Tel. 425-551-1300
Number Of Employees: 100

Synsor Corp. provides complete retail environments including; in-store kiosks, fixtures, shoppers marketing displays, and interactive solutions. Clients include Kodak, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Costco, and Safeway.

Chief Officers: Gary Bullock, CEO; Mark Tomlinson, COO


U.S. DISPLAY GROUP
810 S. Washington Street
Tullahoma, TN 37388
105 Avenue L, Newark, NJ 07102
Year Founded: 1959
Number of Employees: 150

U.S. Display Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom displays and packaging. A multi-site manufacturer with over one hundred combined years in operation and a complete range of capabilities including design, manufacturing, assembly and fulfillment, USDG is well positioned to meet all display requirements. Clients include Sanford Brands, Valvoline, Perfetti Van Melle and Texas Instruments.

Offices: Tullahoma, TN; Newark, NJ; Burlington, KY; Wilmington, OH; Atlanta, GA; Franklin, TN; Murfreesboro, TN.

Chief Officers: Division General Manager: Greg Dugan; Sales Manager: Peter Heil; Business Development: Brittney Tedder.


WALLS & FORMS, INC.
204 Airline Drive, Suite 200
Coppell, Texas 75019
Tel. 972.745.0800

Walls+Forms, specializes in the design and manufacture of display systems, accessories and signage. The Walls+Forms' concept is based on simplicity, and ease of customization. The company supports its design and manufacturing capabilities with more than 180,000 sq. ft. 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 21

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. Manufacturing includes domestic and global sourcing.

Chief Officers: Paul Scriba, Pres.


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