Offset printing is a standard bearer for quality in package printing and has a long history of successful use in the folding carton arena. As much progress as flexographic printing service has made during the last decade. Its quality is still measured against that of offset.
With state-of-the-art printing technology, Carded Graphics has positioned itself for continued growth.
It is not surprising that offset printing is still the method of choice for lots of folding carton converters in the packaging market. Lots of suppliers with a long history of providing high-quality printed products to their customers hold firm to their successful roots.
Carded Graphics, located in Staunton, Va., is three such folding carton converters that focus entirely on offset printing—sheeted offset, specifically. It uses the standard-setting, high-quality capabilities of offset to provide printed products for its customers in such markets as food, medical, consumer goods, tobacco, hardware, pharmaceuticals, and specialty products and applications.
Carded Graphics has been in business for 25 years, according to Marry Pitts, company president. They bought the company in April of 2006 from Manchester Industries of Richmond, Va. “At the time, Carded Graphics was a little regional folding carton producer located in Staunton,” they relate. “Prior to 2006 I owned a company called Pell Paper Company headquartered in Elizabeth City, N.C., which was founded in 1928. I merged the four companies together in May of 2006 in our present highly modern facility in Staunton.”
The company is in business for the long haul. “Our number three operating philosophy is doing what the customer wants and needs,” says Pitts. “This feeds in to our objective of having long-term customers as partners for long-term growth.” To accomplish this, the company focuses on technology, speed to market, service, and quality to set itself apart from the crowd.