In his 23 years at Grocery Supply Company’s in-plant, Keith St. Clair has ensured his shop’s success by seeking out new business and adding the right equipment, including a four-color press and computer-to-plate equipment.

By Kristen E. Monte

“It pretty much gave us a name around here. It made people think about us,” he says—and it made him realize “We’re here to stay.”

The shop is still run by three employees, including St. Clair. It prints anything from office forms to full-color brochures and offers collating, perfect binding, stitching, cutting, perforating, folding and booklet making capabilities. Most work is received on digital files, and plates are burned on the 2340 digital platemaker, though some plates are still made with an optical platemaker. All jobs use silvermaster plates. The in-plant rarely outsources now, and in the past year has picked up outside business from non-profits and local groups.