What NPPS does

NPPS, Inc. (dba National Printing and Packaging Services) is a Florida-incorporated, privately held recruiting and staffing firm founded in 2005 that operates exclusively in the printing, packaging, and converting industries. The firm connects experienced industry professionals — spanning sales, production, engineering, maintenance, and management roles — with employers in those verticals, operating on a contingency-based model with no upfront fees to clients and a 30-day replacement guarantee on placements.

The company's core technology is a proprietary candidate database built over more than 20 years from trade shows, social networking, and industry contacts, combined with conventional candidate screening (resume review, drug screening, background checks). Distribution runs through a searchable online job database, direct employer outreach via cold calls and email, recruiter LinkedIn profiles, and the firm's self-described unique position as the only recruiter exhibiting at label and flexo trade shows. NPPS operates multiple specialty sub-brands: Flexo For Hire (FFH) for the flexographic printing sub-vertical, The Envelope Lady for post press/bindery/finishing trades, and dedicated recruiter-led service lines for Printing Equipment, Packing Equipment, and Commercial Print.

NPPS is led by President Adam Brenner (25 years of industry experience) and four additional named senior recruiters, supported by offices in Tampa, Florida (headquarters) and St. Louis, Missouri. The firm has no disclosed funding, no acquisitions, no patents, and operates solely within the United States, with a minor affiliate relationship with WorldBridge Partners referenced on its website.

Name

NPPS

Legal name

NPPS, Inc.

Website

https://npps1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NPPS is a privately held, contingency-based recruiting firm founded in 2005 that connects printing, packaging, and converting industry professionals with U.S. employers. It operates from Tampa, FL and St. Louis, MO, running niche divisions including Flexo For Hire and The Envelope Lady.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialized Staffing & Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Printing industry recruiting
• Packaging staffing services
• Converting industry placement
• Flexographic recruitment
• Contingency staffing firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contingency Recruiting Fees: NPPS operates as a contingency staffing firm with no upfront costs to clients. Fees are collected on the back end after the hiring process is completed with one of their candidates. The firm is non-exclusive, allowing clients to use other recruiting resources simultaneously.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NPPS is a contingency-based recruiting firm that connects qualified candidates with employers in the printing, packaging, and converting industries. The firm serves as a recruitment liaison, providing pre-screened candidates, interview preparation, resume writing, salary negotiation, and a 30-day replacement guarantee, with no upfront cost to clients.

Product overview

NPPS is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm serving the printing, packaging, and converting industries. The company operates as a recruitment platform with multiple service offerings: a core Job Database enabling candidates and employers to connect; Candidate/Job Seeker Services providing resume writing, interview preparation, and career placement; and Employer Staffing Services offering flexible staffing solutions with candidate screening. The company maintains several specialty divisions including Flexo For Hire (specializing in flexographic printing recruitment), The Envelope Lady (post press/bindery/finishing trades), Printing Equipment Recruitment, Packing Equipment Recruitment, and Commercial Print Recruitment. NPPS operates on a contingency recruitment model with no upfront costs to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flexo For Hire (FFH): A division of NPPS Inc. dedicated to flexographic printing recruitment, helping production professionals find employment opportunities and assisting plants in recruiting top industry professionals.

Products and services

• Candidate/Job Seeker Services Recruitment services helping candidates find positions in the printing and packaging industry. Services include resume writing assistance, interview preparation, compensation negotiation, and career placement support.
• Employer Staffing Services Flexible, cost-effective staffing solutions connecting employers with qualified candidates in printing, packaging, and converting industries. Offers candidate screening, interview scheduling, and 30-day replacement guarantees on a contingency basis.
• Job Database Searchable database of available positions and candidates in the printing and packaging industry, enabling job seekers and employers to find matching opportunities.
• Flexo For Hire (FFH) Specialized division dedicated to flexographic printing industry recruitment, placing management, production, and sales personnel. A division of NPPS Inc. serving printing, label, and flexible packaging plants.
• The Envelope Lady Specialized recruitment division for post press, bindery, and finishing trades within the printing industry, led by a specialist with over 20 years of experience.
• Printing Equipment Recruitment Specialized recruitment services for printing equipment and supplies positions, including executive managers to field service technicians, led by President Adam Brenner.
• Packing Equipment Recruitment Specialized packaging and processing industry recruitment covering engineering, sales, service, operations, production, and management positions, led by Senior Packaging Recruiter Kris Nunes.
• Commercial Print Recruitment Recruitment services for commercial print industry covering offset, digital, bindery, converting, wide format, and mailing positions, led by Commercial Print Senior Recruiter Shannon Steinman.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 candidates placed successfully by Adam Brenner alone
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WorldBridge PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorldBridge Partners is referenced as an affiliate office network on NPPS's footer, suggesting a referral or affiliate relationship within the staffing/recruiting network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kelly Services: Diversified staffing and workforce solutions provider with industrial/manufacturing exposure; comparable business model (contingency and direct-hire placement) targeting employers that include manufacturing operations similar to NPPS's client base.
• Robert Half International: Global specialty staffing firm placing administrative, finance, and operational talent; competes with NPPS for office and management placements at print/packaging employers but lacks NPPS's print-vertical depth.
• Adecco Group: One of the world's largest staffing firms with industrial and packaging vertical practices; represents the broad-incumbent counterpoint to NPPS's specialized, vertical-deep approach for the same employer buyers.
• Insight Global: Large-scale staffing and recruiting provider covering IT, engineering, and manufacturing verticals; comparable to NPPS as a competing source of manufacturing/packaging talent but with vastly broader geographic and vertical coverage.
• Kforce: Specialty staffing firm focused on technology and professional talent with a flexible staffing practice; comparable contingency/direct-hire business model targeting operations and technical professionals similar to NPPS's mid-market print/packaging placements.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a substantial executive search and recruitment process outsourcing practice; competes with NPPS at the senior end of print/packaging placements (e.g., plant President searches) but does not specialize in the trade.
• Heidrick & Struggles: International executive search firm that, like Korn Ferry, overlaps with NPPS for senior print/packaging leadership searches while serving a vastly broader mandate across industries.

Direct peers

• Sales Recruiters International: A specialized contingency recruiting firm focused on sales and sales-management placements, sharing NPPS's vertical-specialist, contingency-fee, no-upfront-cost model and small-team operating profile, though operating in a different vertical.
• Flexo For Hire (FFH): FFH is actually a wholly-owned division of NPPS that specializes in flexographic printing recruitment; treated here as a comparable peer because it represents the same business model in the same vertical, illustrating the closest possible niche overlap for NPPS itself.
• The Mullings Group: A niche executive search firm specializing in consumer products and packaging, overlapping with NPPS's packaging-converting employer base and placement of plant managers and senior production leadership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NPPSINC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nppsllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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