What Ace Commercial does

Ace Commercial, Inc. is a privately held commercial printing company headquartered at 10310 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, California, operating continuously for over 30 years. The company delivers four integrated service lines: digital printing for short runs and quick turnarounds, offset printing for high-volume high-quality output, UV printing for plastic, non-porous, and unusual substrates such as wooden veneer, and a broad finishing capability covering perfect bind, saddle stitch, coil bind, PUR binding, case making, die-cutting, UV coating, embossing, foil stamping, folding, and special packaging. The production stack is anchored by the KODAK NEXPRESS 3300 digital press, KOMORI GL 640 HUV and KOMORI LS 440 UV offset presses, Lithron LS equipment, Kodak Trendsetters, and Kodak Sonora processless plates, with a granted patent on a reverse saddle-stitching method for oversized books as a distinct technical differentiator.

The company serves a horizontal mix of commercial end markets (brochures, catalogs, annual reports, newsletters, flyers, posters, postcards, packaging, P.O.P. displays, manuals, hang tags, menus, trading cards, and die-cut products) on a job-by-job, quote-based model with no public pricing. Distribution runs entirely through inbound direct channels: a website Quick Quote form, a direct phone line (562.946.6664), email, and a file-upload portal tied to named prepress contacts. No institutional investors, parent company, acquisitions, funding rounds, or geographic expansions are disclosed in the source material; the firm appears to be an independently owned single-site operation with 11-50 employees.

Name

Ace Commercial

Legal name

Ace Commercial, Inc.

Website

https://acecommercial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ace Commercial is a privately held, single-site commercial printer in Santa Fe Springs, California, offering offset, digital, UV printing, and finishing services to general commercial customers on a quote-based, per-job basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing
• Digital printing
• UV printing
• Print finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: Ace Commercial generates revenue through one-time transaction-based printing services including offset printing, digital printing, UV printing, and finishing services. Customers pay per job based on quantity, complexity, and printing method selected.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ace Commercial is a commercial printing services provider offering Digital Printing for short runs and quick turnarounds, Offset Printing for large-volume high-quality runs, and UV Printing for non-porous and unusual substrates. The company complements printing with comprehensive in-house Finishing Services including binding, die-cutting, coating, embossing, foil stamping, and specialty packaging, supported by state-of-the-art KODAK and KOMORI press equipment. Customers are commercial businesses requiring marketing collateral, packaging, catalogs, and publications delivered with cost and time efficiency.

Product overview

Ace Commercial offers three core printing services: Digital Printing for short runs and quick turnarounds, Offset Printing for large quantity high-quality runs, and UV Printing for printing on unusual substrates and uncoated stocks. The company provides comprehensive Finishing Services including various binding methods (perfect bind, saddle stitch, coil bind, PUR binding), die-cutting, UV coating, embossing, foil stamping, and special packaging. The company operates specialized equipment including KODAK NEXPRESS 3300 digital press, KOMORI GL 640 HUV and KOMORI LS 440 UV offset presses, and Lithron LS press. The portfolio is organized as a services-based model where printing methods are selected based on job requirements, combined with extensive post-print finishing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Printing

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KodakcoreTechnology or IntegrationAce Commercial utilizes Kodak equipment including the KODAK NEXPRESS 3300 digital press, 2 Kodak 8up Trendsetters, and Kodak Sonora Processless Plates. Kodak is featured on the company's equipment list as a key technology partner for printing equipment and workflow systems.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• 4over: 4over is a California-headquartered online commercial printing marketplace offering offset, digital, and large-format printing with broad product mix. Like Ace, it serves business customers with marketing, packaging, and signage print needs, but at much greater scale and via an online self-service model.
• PrintingForLess: PrintingForLess is a direct-to-business commercial printer offering digital and offset printing for marketing materials, books, and stationery. It is highly comparable to Ace in product mix and target customer (small/medium businesses needing commercial print), but competes on a national online model.
• MOO: MOO is a design-led commercial printer specializing in business cards, brochures, postcards, and marketing collateral. While more brand-forward and digital-first, it competes for the same business marketing print spend that Ace targets.
• The Printing House: The Printing House is a commercial printing company offering offset, digital, and large-format printing plus in-house finishing and direct mail services. It is comparable to Ace in its integrated, full-service print-and-finish model serving business customers.
• GPA (Genesee Printing & Advertising): GPA is a regional commercial printer offering offset and digital printing, finishing, and direct mail services to businesses in the Western U.S. It is comparable to Ace in scope and target market, with a similar mix of marketing collateral and finishing.

Broad incumbents

• AlphaGraphics: AlphaGraphics is a franchised network of commercial print centers offering digital, offset, and large-format printing with finishing services. It directly competes with Ace for local and regional business print customers but at much greater scale via its franchise footprint.
• Minuteman Press: Minuteman Press operates one of the largest franchised networks of commercial print and marketing services centers in North America. It is comparable to Ace in core offerings (digital/offset print, finishing, direct mail) but with a national franchise footprint.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint parent): Cimpress is the parent of Vistaprint and a portfolio of online print brands, mass-producing business cards, marketing materials, signage, and packaging. It competes for the same SMB and mid-market commercial print wallet that Ace targets, but at a vastly larger scale via centralized production.
• ARC Document Solutions: ARC Document Solutions provides document management, print, and graphics services to businesses, including large-format printing and finishing. It overlaps with Ace in commercial print and finishing but operates at much larger scale with a national footprint.

Others

• Heidelberg (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen): Heidelberg is a global manufacturer of offset and digital printing presses and workflow systems. It is not a direct competitor but is an enabler/equipment supplier to the commercial printing industry in which Ace operates, including potential peers in the same supply ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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