McCarty Printing

What McCarty Printing does

McCarty Printing is a commercial printing services company headquartered at 246 East 7th St., Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1916 and under continuous family ownership since 1954, it describes itself as one of the oldest and most established printing companies in Northwest Pennsylvania. The company operates from a 50,000+ square foot manufacturing facility with 70+ employees and serves B2B customers primarily in the Northwest Pennsylvania region via a direct, sales-led go-to-market (phone, email, website contact forms).

The company's offering is structured as an integrated one-roof stack across five service lines: Prepress (file review for fonts, resolution, color, and direct-to-plate), Printing (sheet-fed offset 1–6 color with aqueous or UV coating, flexography 1–8 color with UV coating, plus digital), Finishing (foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, binding, kitting, shrink-wrapping, and custom fulfillment including personalized inventory control and warehousing), Mailing (in-house Certified Mail Service Provider capabilities including CASS, EDDM, NCOA, merge/de-dupe, tabbing/wafer sealing, and list management), and Walco Label (a wholly-owned sub-brand specializing in pressure-sensitive custom labels with 40+ years of label-industry specialization).

McCarty generates revenue through quote-based, project-priced commercial print jobs billed per project rather than via subscriptions or recurring contracts; pricing varies by quantity, number of colors, paper type, finishing requirements, and run length. The customer base is described as a horizontal B2B segment (local and regional businesses, organizations, and institutions needing catalogs, brochures, flyers, stationery, advertising promotions, custom labels, and mailing projects). Marketing and distribution are direct, with no third-party resellers; the company relies on its website (including downloadable resources such as design guidelines and templates), an email newsletter, and inbound contact forms for top- and mid-funnel activity. Notably, the company has no disclosed external funding, no M&A, no public listing, and operates as a privately held, family-owned entity.

Name

McCarty Printing

Legal name

McCarty Printing

Website

https://mccartyprinting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McCarty Printing is a family-owned commercial printer founded in 1916 in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving B2B customers across Northwest Pennsylvania with an integrated stack of prepress, offset/flexo/digital printing, finishing, certified mailing, and pressure-sensitive labels under its Walco Label sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Erie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: One-time printing services for catalogs, brochures, flyers, stationery, and advertising promotions. Includes offset (sheet-fed), flexography, and digital printing. Revenue generated from custom print jobs with pricing based on quantity, colors, and finishing requirements.
2. Mailing Services: Full-service mailing capabilities including data processing, list management, and postal certification. Certified Mail Service Provider offering convenience, quality control and cost efficiencies through integrated print and mail production.
3. Label Products: Pressure-sensitive custom labels from short-run stickers to long-run multi-color labels, printed on rolls or sheeted with optional lamination and UV coating.
4. Finishing and Fulfillment: Finishing services including foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, binding, and custom fulfillment with warehousing and inventory control services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

McCarty Printing provides commercial printing and integrated print-mail services for businesses in Northwest Pennsylvania. Its core offering spans prepress file review, sheet-fed offset and flexography printing, post-press finishing, certified mailing, and pressure-sensitive custom labels (via its Walco Label division). The company delivers projects end-to-end under one roof for catalogs, brochures, stationery, advertising materials, and direct mail campaigns.

Product overview

McCarty Printing is a commercial printing services company offering an integrated suite of production services for printed materials. The core product portfolio consists of five interconnected service lines: Prepress (file review and preparation), Printing (sheet-fed offset, flexography, and digital printing), Finishing (binding, die cutting, foil stamping, and fulfillment), Mailing (in-house mailing with certification), and Walco Label (a sub-brand specializing in pressure-sensitive custom labels). These services are designed to work together as a full-service printing operation, allowing customers to move from file preparation through printing, finishing, and mailing under one provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Walco Label: Walco's 40 plus years in the label industry makes them the pressure-sensitive custom label experts. They offer a wide selection of products including short-run stickers to long-run multi-color labels, with capability to print 1 to 8 color labels either on rolls or sheeted. Laminated and UV coating are also available.

Products and services

• Prepress Services Prepress file review service that checks font compatibility, image resolution, color designation, and proofing to ensure files are print-ready, including direct-to-plate output and FTP-based file submission for Macintosh or PC platforms.
• Printing Services Commercial printing services including 1-6 color sheet-fed offset printing with aqueous or UV coating, 1-8 color flexography printing with UV coating, embossing, foil stamping, and digital printing for short-run color jobs with personalization. Targets B2B customers producing catalogs, brochures, flyers, stationery, and advertising materials.
• Finishing Services Post-press finishing services including foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, machine folding, gluing (fugitive and inline), collating, assembly, kitting, saddle stitching, shrink-wrapping, padding, perforating, wire and spiral binding, numbering, labeling, and custom fulfillment with warehousing and personalized inventory control.
• Mailing Services In-house mailing services including electronic file conversion, CASS certification, EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail), NCOA processing, merge/de-dupe, custom data and list management, tabbing/wafer sealing, addressing, and fulfillment operations. McCarty operates as a Certified Mail Service Provider, past winner of the 'General Excellence' award from the Erie Area PCC.
• Walco Label Pressure-sensitive custom label products ranging from short-run stickers to long-run multi-color labels, printed in 1-8 colors on rolls or sheeted stock, with lamination, UV coating, and custom die-cut shapes. Walco Label is a sub-brand/division of McCarty Printing with more than 40 years in the label industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified Mail Service Provider with 'General Excellence' award from Erie Area PCC

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Walco LabelcoreOthersWalco Label is a division/service offering of McCarty Printing providing pressure-sensitive custom label expertise with over 40 years in the label industry. Offers short-run stickers to long-run multi-color labels, 1 to 8 color printing on rolls or sheeted, with lamination, UV coating, and custom die-cut shapes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Berman Printing: Regional commercial printer offering offset, digital, and integrated finishing/bindery services to B2B customers. Comparable in size, customer profile, and integrated production model to McCarty.
• Worzalla: Mid-size commercial printer specializing in books, catalogs, and similar bound products with in-house finishing. Comparable to McCarty in scale, customer profile, and integrated production capabilities.
• Gateway Printing: Regional commercial printer offering offset, digital, finishing, and mailing services to B2B customers. Comparable to McCarty in service mix, scale, and integrated print-to-mail positioning.
• Williamson Printing: Family-owned commercial printing company offering offset, digital, and direct mail services. Comparable to McCarty in scale, ownership structure, and integrated print-to-mail value proposition.
• Sandy Alexander: Mid-market commercial and digital printer with in-house finishing and direct mail services serving B2B customers. Closely comparable to McCarty in offering an integrated print-to-mail workflow for regional and national clients.
• The Hennegan Company: Mid-size commercial printing and finishing company serving B2B customers with offset, digital, and bindery services. Directly comparable to McCarty in service mix and mid-market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Cenveo: Broad commercial printing and packaging services provider serving enterprise customers across multiple categories. Wider portfolio than McCarty but overlapping in commercial print and direct mail.
• RR Donnelley: Long-established large-scale commercial printer serving enterprise, financial, and direct-marketing customers. A broad incumbent whose service scope and customer mix overlap with McCarty's commercial and direct mail offerings.
• LSC Communications: Commercial printing services company with a broad portfolio across magazines, catalogs, books, and direct mail. Comparable in commercial print and direct mail capabilities but at materially larger scale than McCarty.
• Quad/Graphics: Large diversified commercial printer offering offset, digital, and integrated marketing services including direct mail. Overlaps McCarty's print-plus-mail value proposition but at a national scale across many end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/McCartyPrinting

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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