Printer Shifts Business

An Aberdeen printing company has learned the meaning of being flexible during the past few months.

An aberdeen printing company has learned the meaning of being flexible during the past few months.

As wcbi's allie martin reports, the family owned business had to shift its focus from printing, to personal protective equipment as covid 19 began.

Now, the company is re investing profits back into the business.

At allmond printing, one of the newest pieces of equipment is up and running.

Nats a wide format printer nats along with a finishing cutter were purchased with revenue from a product the company started making in the spring, when covid 19 related shutdowns meant printing jobs dried up.

An employee suggested making face shields for health care workers.

Soon, allmond printing was making tens of thousands of face shields for mema.

"it ballooned on us really fast."

Two hundred thousand face shields later, the company is still making some ppe, such as sneeze guards for schools, but the printing business is picking back up and allmond has been able to re invest the profits from those face shields back into the company his father started in 1957.

Allmond says the new equipment is a game changer for the company.

"it speeds up our production, it opens up avenues that we would not have had before,it puts us at the next level."

Standup bridge allmond printing was also able to add a 2000 square foot addition to the east side of its building.

That new space will be used for storage.

The company also added an employee to the payroll.

Regina kyles was hired as a temp worker to make the face shields this spring, and did such a good job, she is now a full time employee .

"it's a blessing, during this time of the year, all that's going on in the world, to even get up in the morning and have a job."

John allmond say the pandemic has taught him that a business must be ready to adapt to change, by finding a way to help others, and keep afloat financially.

"we feel good, in a position to continue to increase business and we do business across the entire country, not just regionally, we feel confident we will be here for another sixty years."

In aberdeen, allie martin, wcbi news martin, wcbi news allmond says the company is entering a busy time of the year with the christmas season upon us, and of course, there are always local elections to help keep them busy.