The FM Challenge

The Inside Story

An InfoTrends study entitled "Defining and Sizing the In-plant Market in the United States" defines an in-plant as a site that performs copy or print work primarily for others with a dedicated staff. The study breaks in-plants into two categories: shops that support print needs for the entire company and small copy/print sites that support one department or division. By this definition, there are currently about 50,576 total in-plant or corporate printing sites, with company-wide facilities generating $13 billion in retail value—and forecast to grow at 2.4 percent—and department/division sites generating $3.4 billion, with a 1.9 percent growth forecast.