North Country Business PRINTING AND GRAPHICS REVIEW January 2009 7
The options are endless for printing and design
By Andrew Hoshkiw ers, postcards and the like to
Whatever your printing keep up with its custom-ers’
needs, Muskoka has it all. needs.
Whether it’s the printing of “We do a lot of every-
business cards, pamphlets or thing,” says Jon Brommet,
other promotional items, to Sublime’s graphic designer.
large format signs, vehicle “We started off as just a sign
wraps or newspapers, the company and about a year
range of printers, designers ago we got into printing, so
and other professionals in since then we do brochures,
the field give local con- business cards, you name it,
sumers options to cover all we do just about anything in
the bases. paper printing.”
Specializing in the print- Specializing in signs for
ing of maps, newspapers and business and personal appli-
magazines, McLaren Press cations is Graphic Encoun-
Graphics in Bracebridge has ters Signs & Designs of
provided publishers and Bracebridge. Its focus is
marketers with web and off- sandblasted red cedar signs
set printing since 1984. and rocks, although it offers
“We’re strictly a print other design services as well.
facility,” says Drew “We do anything from
McLaren. “Our business has storefront signage, bill-
been based on serving com- boards, vehicle graphics, and
munity newspapers, from it can be from very minor
Sudbury down to the Golden designs up to more intricate,
Horseshoe.” larger work,” says Terry
Rated in the top 40 of Lovelace of Graphic
6,000 printers in Canada, Encounters. “Vehicle letter-
employing 65 people and ing is extremely effective;
operating six days per week it’s your traveling billboard.
and 24 hours per day, Without a doubt, it’s the
McLaren is clearly a large most bang for your buck. It
company. To put it in per- goes with you where you do,
spective, its presses can print it gives you presence in a
nearly two million high qual- small town and credibility
ity, full-colour tab pages per and it’s repetition; people see
hour.
PERFECT JOB: A press operator at Aben Graphics produces high quality, full-colour pages.
it everywhere.”
While no job is too big for One-on-one service,
Kwik Kopy in Bracebridge, Kopy also offers design going outside the region, side Muskoka for any of to a fast-paced, high output something the printing and
which has connections with services. says Hughes. their product requirement.” shop with three full-time graphics industry in Musko-
other printers for larger jobs “We stand out for our “If you deal with people in Printing is but one of the employees. ka is known for, is the driv-
that can’t be tackled in- product quality, our design Muskoka that you know, it graphic design services While Sublime is well- ing force behind the success
house, they also cater to capabilities, our timing,” has an advantage,” he says. offered in Muskoka, howev- known for its vehicle wraps, of her business.
small projects as well. says Hughes. “We strive to “We develop a relationship er. Those looking to have a which adorn everything from “Customers should have
“We have a huge list of keep every schedule our cus- with our customers and we sign made, for instance, will Parry-Sound-Muskoka MP the ability to work with their
services,” says John Hughes, tomers give us and we know what their require- find no shortage of options. Tony Clement’s campaign supplier, and being local
Kwik Kopy owner. “We’re a respond very quickly.” ments are. They get to know Signs are one of Sublime van to Hammond Trans- gives them the opportunity
fully digitalized shop. Any- It’s establishing a relation- us, we get to know them, and Graphics’ specialties, but the portation buses, it also does to come in and see me any
thing that’s printed on paper, ship with customers, along we can offer anything that Bracebridge company’s list billboards, large format time,” says Lovelace.
basically we can do.” with competitive prices, their heart’s desire, at a good of services is much longer. printing, banners and more. That’s the philosophy of
More than copying and which give Muskoka busi- price and good quality. What began as a one-man It also now is capable of Aben Graphics as well. The
printing capabilities, Kwik nesses an advantage over There’s no need to go out- operation in 2004 has grown printing business cards, fly- Huntsville-based family
Bracebridge, Ontario
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