What Newman Printing Company does

Newman Printing Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial printing firm founded in 1950 in Bryan, Texas, and operating under continuous single-family ownership (Louis M. Newman III serves as CEO/Owner and Chairman of the Board; Bob Bilberry serves as President). The company delivers commercial offset printing, digital printing, custom signage and graphics, graphic design, prepress, in-house mailing (CASS and NCOA certified), secure climate-controlled fulfillment/warehousing, and delivery services to commercial businesses, educational institutions (notably Texas A&M University), chambers of commerce, and nonprofit organizations across Bryan-College Station, Brenham, and North Houston. Its core production stack is built around Heidelberg sheet-fed offset presses (CD74 five-color, SM 102 ZP two-color perfector, Printmaster two-color) and a Heidelberg Versafire LP five-color digital press acquired in 2024 that is one of only four in the United States and the only one in Texas. Supporting infrastructure includes Heidelberg Prinect PDF workflow, Screen Plate Rite 8000II Computer-to-Plate technology, EFI-PACE job management, Epson wide-format and label presses, and an in-house letterpress for embossing and foil stamping.

The business model is primarily project-based commercial printing billed per job, with pricing driven by paper stock, ink colors, binding, and finishing specifications under quote-based ordering. A complementary recurring component is NPC Xpress, a proprietary web-to-print (W2P) platform that supports storefront-style online ordering, variable data printing, multi-level order approvals, and inventory management for stored collateral. Distribution runs through direct sales representatives in Bryan/College Station and Brenham, the NPC Xpress self-serve channel, and a company-owned delivery fleet. The company positions itself as a premium full-service regional printer, evidenced by two Benjamin Franklin (Benny) Awards, hundreds of industry awards, and nine Best Workplace in America recognitions.

Name

Newman Printing Company

Legal name

Newman Printing Company, Inc.

Website

https://newmanprint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newman Printing Company is a family-owned commercial printing firm founded in 1950 in Bryan, Texas, offering offset and digital printing, signage, mailing, fulfillment, and its NPC Xpress web-to-print platform to businesses, universities, and organizations in Bryan-College Station, Brenham, and North Houston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Mailing, Inserting & Distribution Services (Addressing, Direct Mail, Kitting) (MPAJALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Direct-to-Container & Digital Printing (Inkjet/Laser) (IMALAKAF)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset and digital printing
• Custom signage fabrication
• Web-to-print ordering
• Fulfillment and mailing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bryan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: One-time printing services for business cards, letterhead, brochures, flyers, booklets, books, postcards, posters, magazines, and more. Revenue generated through per-job billing based on quantity, paper stock, colors, binding, and finishing requirements.
2. Signage and Graphics Services: Custom signs, banners, vehicle graphics, dimensional lettering, ADA signage, and custom plaques from design through fabrication and installation.
3. Fulfillment and Warehousing Services: Secure, climate-controlled warehousing for customer collateral materials. Allows customers to take advantage of quantity pricing without storage requirements. Detailed reporting on usage, shipments, cost and inventory levels.
4. In-House Mailing Services: Full-service in-house mailing facility with CASS certified mailing for postage discounts. Includes NCOA and CASS certified mailing capabilities.
5. NPC Xpress Online Ordering Platform: Web-to-print storefront solution for customers with 24/7 accessibility, providing consistent product quality and pricing. Revenue generated through print orders placed via the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Newman Printing Company is a commercial printing and signage producer delivering offset and digital printing, custom signs and graphics, in-house mailing, and warehouse fulfillment to business and institutional buyers in Texas. Its core digital channel is NPC Xpress, a web-to-print ordering platform that lets customers order predefined print items online and track jobs from print through delivery. The company pairs production services with prepress, proofing, graphic design and delivery capabilities so customers can outsource an entire print project from file to doorstep.

Product overview

Newman Printing Company operates as a commercial printing services provider offering a portfolio of related products and services under its core brand. The primary offering is NPC Xpress, a web-to-print solution for online print ordering and fulfillment. Core printing services include offset printing (using Heidelberg sheet-fed presses) and digital printing (using Heidelberg Versafire presses capable of 5-color specialty printing). Supporting services include Signs & Graphics (custom signage from design through installation), Print Proofing Services, In-House Mailing (CASS certified), Large Format Printing, On-Demand Label Printing, Letterpress Services (embossing, foil stamping, die cutting), Graphic Design, Computer-to-Plate (CTP), In-House Fulfillment (warehousing and inventory management), Delivery & Shipping, and Green Printing & Recycling. The company operates as a single unified service offering with complementary capabilities that span the entire printing production workflow from design to delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NPC Xpress: A web-to-print solution designed to power stationary print purchasing online, providing eCommerce and print procurement tools for customers.

Products and services

• NPC Xpress Web-to-print (W2P) eCommerce platform that lets customers order pre-defined print items online, manage approvals through a multi-level framework, and track jobs from printing to delivery with usage and inventory reporting.
• Offset Printing Services Sheet-fed offset printing on Heidelberg CD74 (five-color), SM 102 ZP (two-color perfector) and Printmaster (two-color) presses, supporting up to 28x40-inch sheets with spot color matching for high-volume commercial work such as magazines, books and brochures.
• Digital Printing Services Digital printing on Heidelberg Versafire LP, EP and CV presses, providing five-color output on sheets up to 13x27 inches at 135 sheets/minute for 8.5x11, including specialty neon, white and clear inks.
• Signs & Graphics Custom signage services covering design, fabrication and installation of banners, vehicle graphics, architectural signs, ADA signage, dimensional lettering and custom plaques.
• Delivery & Shipping Services Company-owned cargo vans and box trucks for consolidated and desktop deliveries inside the service area, with UPS and FedEx used for out-of-town shipments.
• In-House Mailing Services Full-service in-house mailing with CASS certification enabling postage discounts, NCOA processing for address validation, and a Canon Imagerunner for personalized letters.
• In-House Fulfillment and Warehousing Secure, climate-controlled warehousing for customer collateral materials with online inventory management, allowing customers to take advantage of quantity pricing without holding stock themselves and providing detailed usage, shipment, cost and inventory reporting.
• Print Proofing Services Multiple proofing options including PDF proofs, composite laser proofs, IMPO proofs and color digital contract proofs calibrated to match NPC's five-color press output.
• Graphic Design Services In-house graphic design using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) plus QuarkXpress and CorelDRAW, offered to customers who do not supply print-ready artwork.
• Large Format Printing Wide-format digital output on Epson SureColor P9570 and Canon iPF8400S printers for posters, banners and display graphics.
• On-Demand Color Label Printing Epson ColorWorks C6500A inkjet label printer producing on-demand color labels up to 8 inches wide at up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution.
• Green Printing & Recycling Environmentally focused printing using recycled papers, vegetable-based inks, and chemically free pre-press technologies, supported by paper and cardboard recycling programs and the 2003 Texas Commercial Waste GREEN Business Award.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12th Man Magazine: over 400 issues published without missing a single deadline
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Banner PressminorOthers · 20 June 2017Long-time partnership with Banner Press newspaper and editor Derek Hall for layout services. Banner Press provides editorial layout for Brenham/Washington County Chamber newsletter which won First Place at TCCE Annual Excellence Awards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PsPrint: Online commercial printing service targeting SMBs with offset and digital print, signage, and direct mail — a comparable web-to-print + fulfillment value proposition competing with NPC Xpress.
• Proforma: Franchised distributor of print, signage, promotional products, and ecommerce/marketing services to businesses — comparable in offering a full-service B2B print/marketing bundle to Newman Printing's commercial customers.
• AlphaGraphics: Franchised commercial printing and marketing services network offering offset and digital print, signage, mailing, and design services to SMBs and mid-market customers — directly comparable to Newman Printing's full-service B2B print offering.
• Minuteman Press: Largest franchised commercial printing network in North America, providing offset/digital print, signage, mailing, and design with franchise territories — overlapping Newman Printing's full-service print franchise at a regional level.
• 4Over: Trade-only online commercial printer offering offset and digital print, large format, and signage at wholesale pricing; competes for the same SMB/mid-market print jobs that Newman Printing serves through direct sales.
• Sir Speedy: Franchised printing, signage, and marketing services brand with print, direct mail, fulfillment, and design capabilities — closely aligned with Newman Printing's bundled services for SMB and mid-market accounts.

Emerging players

• MOO: Premium-focused online print brand for SMBs and creatives, particularly in business cards and marketing materials; an emerging premium digital print competitor where Newman Printing's Heidelberg Versafire LP capability overlaps.

Broad incumbents

• Taylor Corporation: Large diversified printing and marketing services company operating multiple print and fulfillment brands across the U.S., representing the scale end of the industry that regional printers like Newman Printing benchmark against for capability and efficiency.
• FedEx Office: National retail print and shipping chain offering document printing, signage, and direct mail services through owned retail locations — competes for walk-in and SMB print demand in the same Texas metros that Newman Printing serves.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Global mass-customization platform for small-business print, signage, and marketing products; operates Vistaprint, MOO, and national print brands, providing the dominant online competitive baseline against which regional printers like Newman Printing must differentiate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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