Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery

What Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery does

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery is a privately held New Jersey partnership founded in 1981 and headquartered at 717 Mountain Boulevard, Watchung, NJ, with co-owners Debra Buhot and Linda Bohlman Carter. The business provides custom screen printing and embroidery services, supported by a fully equipped in-house art department that handles original design, color separations for screen printing, and digitizing for embroidery, executing every project from concept to finished product within a single shop. The company also operates a sub-brand, The Foto Finish, focused on the equine and horse racing market, producing custom merchandise for major events including the Hambletonian, Meadowlands Pace, The Haskell, and Breeder's Crown.

Deblyn serves a diversified local and regional customer base spanning corporations, restaurants, small businesses, schools, sports teams and leagues, nonprofits, and artists, with screen printing minimums of 36 pieces (up to unlimited four-color process or six spot colors) and embroidery minimums of 12 pieces (up to 10 colors). Revenue is generated on a project basis with unit pricing tied to colors, stitch count, and garment locations, a 50% deposit on order placement, and standard 2-3 week delivery with rush options. Distribution is direct-to-customer via phone, email, walk-in, and UPS/FedEx shipping, supplemented by a distribution relationship with Manestreet for Meadowlands and Monmouth Park race merchandise, and a catalogue of name-brand apparel sourced from partners including 4 Logo Wearables, Teamwork Athletic, Holloway USA, and C. River.

Name

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery

Legal name

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery

Website

https://deblyn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery is a Watchung, New Jersey partnership founded in 1981 that provides custom screen printing, embroidery, and in-house art services to corporations, schools, sports teams, restaurants, and the horse racing industry via its Foto Finish sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Apparel Printing and Embroidery Services

NAICS

Commercial Screen Printing (323113)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser) (BPAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dyeing, Printing & Finishing (Chemical & Mechanical) (CRAAAMAJ)

Keywords

• Custom screen printing
• Custom embroidery services
• Branded apparel printing
• Promotional merchandise printing
• Team uniform decoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Watchung

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Screen Printing Services: Custom screen printing on garments with up to unlimited colors in four color process and up to six colors in spot colors. Minimum order of 36 pieces.
2. Embroidery Services: Custom embroidery with up to 10 colors. Pricing based on stitches required per design and number of locations sewn per garment. Minimum order of 12 pieces.
3. Garment Sales: Sale of branded apparel including t-shirts, athletic uniforms, and outerwear from name brand suppliers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery provides custom screen printing and custom embroidery services on garments, handling every project in-house from original design and layout through color separations, printing, digitizing, and final embroidery. The company sells custom decorated apparel (t-shirts, athletic uniforms, outerwear) sourced from name-brand suppliers, with minimum order quantities of 36 pieces for screen printing and 12 pieces for embroidery.

Product overview

Deblyn Screen Printing & Embroidery is a screen printing and embroidery service provider offering two core services: screen printing (with unlimited four-color process or up to six spot colors) and embroidery (up to 10 colors). The company operates a sub-brand called 'The Foto Finish' specializing in horse racing merchandise. A full-service art department handles original design creation, separations for screen printing, and digitizing for embroidery. The company also offers a catalogue of name brand apparel through third-party suppliers for athletic uniforms and outerwear. All services are managed in-house from initial design through final production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Foto Finish: A specialized division focused on the horse racing industry, creating custom designs and printing merchandise for major horse races including the Hambletonian, Breeder's Crown, Meadowlands Pace, and The Haskell.

Products and services

• Screenprinting Services
• Embroidery Services
• The Foto Finish Custom Tees

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality remembered long after price is forgotten

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ManestreetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManestreet distributes Meadowlands & Monmouthpark Tshirts that are associated with Deblyn's products. Listed in gallery page as a distribution partner for horse racing merchandise.
• 4 Logo WearablesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorName brand apparel supplier listed in the catalogue section of the website.
• Teamwork AthleticminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAthletic uniforms supplier linked from the catalogue. Deblyn sources athletic uniforms from Teamwork Athletic for their customers.
• Holloway USAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAthletic outerwear supplier linked from the catalogue. Deblyn sources outerwear products from Holloway USA for their customers.
• C. River (CRiver)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAthletic apparel supplier linked from the catalogue. Deblyn sources athletic products from C. River for their customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Printful: Printful is a print-on-demand and embroidery-on-demand platform serving e-commerce merchants and creators. Comparable decoration capabilities (screen printing, embroidery, DTG) but operates as a digital/fulfillment model rather than local shop.
• The/Studio: The/Studio is a tech-enabled custom product and apparel platform that connects brands with a global production network. Overlaps with Deblyn on product decoration services (screen printing, embroidery) and SMB/enterprise apparel buyers.

Broad incumbents

• CustomInk: CustomInk is a leading online custom apparel and accessories platform offering screen printing and embroidery to groups and organizations. It is a direct competitor to Deblyn's core offering but operates at a vastly larger national scale with proprietary design tools and no minimums.
• 4imprint: 4imprint is one of North America's largest distributors of promotional products, including decorated apparel, with a national catalog and online ordering platform. Competes with Deblyn for corporate promotional merchandise spend but at much larger scale.
• RushOrderTees: RushOrderTees specializes in fast-turn custom screen printing and embroidery for businesses, teams, and events, with a strong digital ordering platform. Comparable to Deblyn in core services but competes on speed, online UX, and broader geographic reach.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Vistaprint, part of Cimpress, is a mass-market online printing and custom products platform. While primarily known for print marketing materials, it competes for SMB custom apparel and promotional spend with digital-first ordering.

Direct peers

• Underground Printing: Underground Printing is a custom apparel and merchandise decorator with retail locations and online ordering, serving universities, Greek life, and corporate clients. Comparable in service mix (screen printing, embroidery, promotional) and customer verticals.
• LogoSportswear: LogoSportswear offers custom-decorated apparel, caps, and team uniforms with online design tools. Direct peer in product category and target customer (sports teams, schools, corporate apparel).
• EmbroidMe / fully promoted (ImageFirst/Stitchy): EmbroidMe was a franchised embroidery and screen printing brand focused on corporate and team apparel decoration. It is a direct service-model peer to Deblyn with similar minimum-order embroidery and screen printing offerings.
• AlphaGraphics: AlphaGraphics is a franchised commercial printing and marketing services network providing custom apparel, signage, and promotional products to local SMBs. Closely aligned with Deblyn's local B2B service model and customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/deblynscreenprinters

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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