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The '''Commercial Printing Co.''' is a printing and publishing firm which was founded in [[Birmingham]] in [[1903]]. Its offices and production facility are located at 222 [[6th Avenue Southwest]]. [[Kim Arledge]] is CEO of the company, which has been in her family for 60 years. The president is [[Phillip Winnett]], who succeeded [[Tommy Arledge]] after his death in [[2008]].
'''Commercial Printing Company''' was a printing and publishing firm which was founded in [[Birmingham]] in [[1903]].


The company was the first to operate a four-color Heidelberg press in Birmingham, and among the first in the United States to introduce Heidelberg's six-color model. It currently uses an 8-color perfecting Heidelberg press with computer-to-plate prepress technology.
At its founding, the company occupied the ground floor of the [[Engel Building]] at 2124 [[Morris Avenue]]. It later moved to a 60,446 square foot [[The Cultural Center|production and warehouse building]] at 222 [[6th Avenue Southwest]] in [[North Titusville]]. The Arledge family acquired the business in the late 1940s.


On [[May 8]], [[2008]], Commercial Printing was awarded the Centennial Award by the [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce]].
The company was the first to operate a four-color Heidelberg press in Birmingham, and among the first in the United States to introduce Heidelberg's six-color model. It later used an 8-color perfecting Heidelberg press with computer-to-plate prepress technology.
 
On [[May 8]], [[2008]], Commercial Printing was awarded the Centennial Award by the [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce]]. At that time [[Kim Arledge]] was CEO of the company. The company's president, [[Tommy Arledge]], died that year and was succeeded by [[Phillip Winnett]].
 
Commercial Printing Company sold their production building to [[Rocky Heights Print & Binding]] in [[2017]]. That company relocated to 298 [[West Valley Avenue]]. The Titusville facility was later redeveloped as [[The Cultural Center]].


==References==
==References==
* Crawford, Cindy F. (May 9, 2008) "Chamber honors small biz winners." ''Birmingham Business Journal''
* Crawford, Cindy F. (May 9, 2008) "Chamber honors small biz winners." {{BBJ}}
* Williams, Roy L. (February 21, 2008) "Commercial Printing, Birmingham-based century-old printing company, taps Phillip Winnett as new president." ''Birmingham News''
* Williams, Roy L. (February 21, 2008) "Commercial Printing, Birmingham-based century-old printing company, taps Phillip Winnett as new president." {{BN}}
 
* Godwin, Brent (March 31, 2017) "Western Bham seeing more CRE action." {{BBJ}}
==External links==
* [http://www.commercialprinting.com/ Commercial Printing Co.] website


[[Category:Printers]]
[[Category:Printers]]
[[Category:6th Avenue Southwest]]
[[Category:Engel Building]]
[[Category:The Cultural Center]]
[[Category:1903 establishments]]
[[Category:2017 disestablishments]]

Latest revision as of 16:20, 13 July 2023

Commercial Printing Company was a printing and publishing firm which was founded in Birmingham in 1903.

At its founding, the company occupied the ground floor of the Engel Building at 2124 Morris Avenue. It later moved to a 60,446 square foot production and warehouse building at 222 6th Avenue Southwest in North Titusville. The Arledge family acquired the business in the late 1940s.

The company was the first to operate a four-color Heidelberg press in Birmingham, and among the first in the United States to introduce Heidelberg's six-color model. It later used an 8-color perfecting Heidelberg press with computer-to-plate prepress technology.

On May 8, 2008, Commercial Printing was awarded the Centennial Award by the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. At that time Kim Arledge was CEO of the company. The company's president, Tommy Arledge, died that year and was succeeded by Phillip Winnett.

Commercial Printing Company sold their production building to Rocky Heights Print & Binding in 2017. That company relocated to 298 West Valley Avenue. The Titusville facility was later redeveloped as The Cultural Center.

References