Loftin & Company

What Loftin & Company does

Loftin & Company is a privately held, family-owned commercial printer headquartered in Charlotte, NC, operating continuously under the Loftin name since 1898 (over 125 years). The company delivers offset and digital print services to enterprise customers across the U.S. Southeast, with production anchored on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 six-color offset press complemented by Kodak NexPress 3000 and Kodak Digimaster EX110 digital presses. Its core product set spans Commercial Print, On Demand Digital Print, Web-to-Print, Direct Mail, Fulfillment & Distribution, Packaging, and a Green Printing offering built around FSC Chain of Custody certification and Biolocity bio-derived inks.

The technology stack combines traditional print equipment with workflow software integration: Kodak InSite provides secure job-submission with preflight checks and collaborative proofing, while a 24/7 e-commerce storefront (Loftin E-Commerce) supports custom corporate-branded web portals, variable-data personalization, reordering, inventory control, cost-center reporting, and UPS-integrated shipping. Distribution and fulfillment are single-site out of Charlotte, allowing tight control over warehousing, assembly, and direct mail finishing (NCOA processing, Zip+4 presorting, high-speed inkjet addressing, machine inserting).

Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based, project-by-project commercial print work (one-time licensing of print jobs), supplemented by transaction-fee-based web-to-print orders and managed-service-style fulfillment/inventory programs. The go-to-market pairs enterprise field sales (account executives Marilyn Trockel and Terry Searcy) with a self-serve PLG-style e-commerce channel for repeat and templated orders. Customers span named enterprise accounts (IBM), education (Charlotte Country Day School, Queens College), and non-profits (Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Families of Abraham). No public revenue, funding, M&A, or ownership-change disclosures are available; the firm remains under Loftin family control with no evidence of institutional or PE sponsorship.

Name

Loftin & Company

Legal name

Loftin & Company Printers

Website

https://loftinco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Loftin & Company is a family-owned commercial printer in Charlotte, NC, founded in 1898, offering offset and digital printing, web-to-print e-commerce, direct mail, fulfillment, and packaging services to enterprise and institutional clients across the U.S. Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Print Services: Offset printing services including up to six color printing with aqueous coating, state-of-the-art prepress department, full in-house bindery and diecutting, and secure upload portal through Kodak InSite System.
2. On Demand Digital Print: Digital color printing utilizing Kodak NexPress 3000 and Kodak Digimaster EX110 for affordable short runs, shorter lead-time, just-in-time inventory control, and one-to-one marketing utilizing databases.
3. Web-to-Print E-Commerce: 24/7 digital storefront for creating, proofing and ordering customized printed materials with custom corporate branded web portals, fulfillment, and inventory control. Revenue generated through per-transaction print orders.
4. Direct Mail Services: Complete end-to-end direct mail capabilities including data preparation, database management, presorting, addressing, personalization, and inserting services.
5. Fulfillment & Distribution: Complete distribution partner capabilities including inventory management, print management system, replenishment via e-commerce system, and just-in-time results.
6. Packaging Services: Over 100 years of experience in producing high quality promotional materials and sophisticated packaging needs with unique solutions, non-traditional materials expertise, and single site manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Loftin & Company is a commercial printing company providing offset and digital printing, web-to-print ordering, direct mail production, packaging, and fulfillment and distribution services. The company operates from a single Charlotte, NC facility using Heidelberg and Kodak presses and serves major corporations, agencies, educational institutions, and non-profits throughout the Southeast United States. It also offers green printing with FSC Chain of Custody certification and Biolocity bio-derived ink.

Product overview

Loftin & Company is a traditional commercial printing company offering a comprehensive suite of print-related services. The core offerings include Commercial Print (offset printing with up to six color capacity), On Demand Digital Print (using Kodak NexPress 3000 technology), Web-to-Print (e-commerce ordering platform), Direct Mail (end-to-end capabilities including variable data), Fulfillment & Distribution (inventory management and distribution), and Packaging services. A key differentiator is their Green Printing initiative with FSC Chain of Custody certification and eco-friendly Biolocity ink. These services are delivered through state-of-the-art equipment including Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 offset presses, Kodak Nexpress S3000 and Digimaster digital presses, with operations based in Charlotte, NC since 1898.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Print Offset printing services for major corporations and agencies throughout the Southeast, offering up to six color printing with aqueous coating, state-of-the-art prepress, full in-house bindery and diecutting, secure upload portal through Kodak InSite System, digital color printing, on-demand department, digital storefront, and warehousing and fulfillment.
• On Demand Digital Print Digital printing service utilizing Kodak NexPress 3000 production press allowing customers to print what they need when they need it, keeping materials updated while reducing storage costs and waste. Offers affordable short runs, shorter lead-time, and just-in-time inventory control with one-to-one marketing using databases.
• Web-to-Print E-commerce storefront available 24/7 that automates the ordering of customized printed materials. Features include printing options, stock and finishing selections, file upload with orders, re-ordering of previous projects, variable data/personalized projects, customizable catalog based on branded templates, custom corporate branded web portals, fulfillment, inventory control, .pdf soft proof, and multiple payment options including purchase orders and secure credit card.
• Direct Mail Complete end-to-end direct mail capabilities including data preparation, database management and development, data enhancements (merge and purge, duplicate detection, NCOA), presorting with Zip+4 bar-coding for maximum postal discounts, high-speed inkjet addressing, variable data laser personalization, machine inserting, specialized hand matching and assembly, and dimensional mail projects.
• Fulfillment & Distribution Complete distribution partner services capable of managing printing while maintaining inventory and replenishing as needed via online e-commerce system. Features user-friendly interface with direct access to inventory, client control of new items, extensive reporting, and just-in-time results. Includes print management system with controls for cost centers, reports, viewing rights, and super users.
• Packaging Packaging production services leveraging over 100 years of experience in high-quality promotional materials. Offers unique solutions to challenging packaging problems, experience with non-traditional materials and substrates, and single site manufacturing, warehousing, fulfillment and distribution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced waste through print-on-demand ordering only quantities demanded by end users
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Office: National retail printing and shipping services division of FedEx offering digital printing, copying, direct mail, and fulfillment. Comparable printing and fulfillment services with broad geographic footprint, though retail/walk-in oriented versus Loftin's B2B enterprise focus.
• Taylor Corporation: Large family-owned commercial printing, marketing, and fulfillment services company with national reach. Comparable full-stack service offering (print, direct mail, fulfillment) and similar family-owned operating model, but at significantly larger scale.
• LSC Communications: Large commercial printing company providing offset, digital, and direct mail services to publishers, retailers, and financial institutions. Comparable service stack but operating at national scale across multiple facilities.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Global online printing and marketing services platform serving SMB and enterprise customers. Comparable web-to-print, on-demand digital, and direct mail capabilities, though operating at massive scale with proprietary technology platform.
• Quad/Graphics: One of the largest commercial printers in North America, offering offset, digital, direct mail, packaging, and fulfillment at national scale. Comparable service breadth but vastly larger scale, multi-region footprint, and integrated marketing services.

Direct peers

• SpeedPro Imaging: National B2B large-format and commercial printing franchise serving enterprise and SMB clients with similar production capabilities and direct-sales motion. Closely comparable customer profile and service scope to Loftin.
• PrintingForLess.com: Online commercial printing company offering offset and digital printing for businesses via web-to-print ordering. Comparable in web-to-print e-commerce model and commercial print service mix, though national in reach.
• Smartpress: Online commercial printing service offering offset and digital printing, direct mail, and finishing for businesses. Comparable web-to-print ordering model and B2B customer base, serving a similar mid-market and enterprise segment.
• AlphaGraphics: Franchise-based commercial printing and marketing services network offering offset, digital, direct mail, and signage. Comparable to Loftin in its broad commercial print service stack and B2B customer orientation, though distributed through franchisees rather than a single-site operation.
• Mimeo: Cloud-based print-on-demand platform serving enterprise customers with on-demand digital printing, document distribution, and fulfillment. Directly comparable on-demand digital service model and B2B enterprise targeting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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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