What Pine Printshop does

Pine Printshop, doing business as Pine Brand LLC, is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based custom printing and embroidery shop founded in 2016 that operates four service lines: screenprinting, bandana printing, embroidery, and flatstock poster printing. The company's defining technical feature is exclusive use of water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free inks, which produce softer, smoother, and more breathable prints than conventional plastisol screenprinting; bandanas are additionally sourced as 100% USA-made 22" by 22" cotton with serged edges. The shop serves a heterogeneous customer base spanning independent musicians and bands (Grateful Dead, Tragically Hip, The Paper Kites, Bluebird Theater, Wellcome Festival), beverage brands (New Belgium Brewing), local SMBs, and fine-art collaborators via its Pine Publishing sub-brand, which produces limited-edition hand-made screenprints (e.g., a 6-color edition of 47 with Adam Carstens).

The business runs a direct-to-consumer model combining a Shopify e-commerce storefront for Pine-branded merchandise and published art editions with a Typeform-driven custom quote workflow for bespoke screenprinting, bandana, embroidery, and poster jobs; published works ship within 48 hours, pre-orders within 5-7 business days, and all domestic US shipping is free. Go-to-market relies on organic Instagram content (@pinebrand), 370+ Google reviews, customer testimonials, and an email newsletter; pricing for custom services is quote-based while retail art editions carry publicly listed prices ranging from roughly $4.95 for a bumper sticker to $125 for higher-end limited prints, with custom ink color matching available for $35 per additional color. The company is founder-led under Pine Brand LLC, a privately held Colorado LLC with 1-10 employees, no disclosed institutional funding, and a single Fort Collins production site at 2649 E Mulberry Street, Units 26 + 27.

Name

Pine Printshop

Legal name

Pine Brand LLC

Website

https://pineprintshop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pine Printshop is a Fort Collins, Colorado custom printing shop founded in 2016 that uses exclusively water-based inks to produce screenprinted apparel, bandanas, embroidered goods, and limited-edition posters for SMBs, musicians, brands, and fine-art collaborators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Collins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Screenprinting Services: Custom screenprinting on customer-provided or company-sourced apparel including t-shirts, hoodies, and other garments. Customers submit designs via quote form and receive finished custom-printed products.
2. Bandana Printing Services: Screenprinted bandanas with full-size water-based prints on 100% USA-made cotton bandanas. Products are 22" x 22" with serged edges.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of Pine Printshop branded merchandise and products through their e-commerce storefront (Shopify).
4. Limited-Edition Art Publishing: Sale of limited-edition artist prints and merchandise through their Pine Publishing line. Artists include Adam Carstens, Caroline Clark, Ishmael Johnson, Ward Sutton, Nick Ward, and Gary Daniels. Products include hand-made screenprints, mini-print sets, and bumper stickers.
5. Embroidery Services: Embroidery decoration services including patch applications, woven label applications, and thread work on customer garments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pine Printshop is a custom decoration and printing shop that provides water-based screenprinting, bandana printing, embroidery, and flatstock poster printing services for small businesses, bands, artists, and event organizers. It also sells branded merchandise and limited-edition artist collaboration prints directly through its Shopify e-commerce storefront.

Product overview

Pine Printshop is a custom decoration services provider offering screenprinting, bandana printing, embroidery, and poster printing as four core service lines. All screenprinting services utilize exclusively water-based, PVC-free and phthalate-free inks for softer prints. The company also operates a retail merchandise shop and a publishing arm (Pine Publishing) that produces limited-edition artist collaboration prints sold directly to consumers. Services are offered through a unified quote/request workflow, with merchandise and published works available for direct online purchase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pine Publishing: Limited-edition artist collaborations and published works including prints by Adam Carstens, Caroline Clark, Ishmael Johnson, Ward Sutton, and Nick Ward.

Products and services

• Screenprinting Custom water-based screenprinting service that prints exclusively with PVC-free and phthalate-free inks to produce softer, smoother, and more breathable prints on apparel and fabric items for small businesses, bands, and individuals.
• Bandana Printing Custom screenprinting service for bandanas, featuring full-size water-based prints on 100% USA-made, 100% cotton 22" x 22" bandanas with serged edges, for brands, musicians, and businesses creating bandana merchandise.
• Embroidery Thread department service providing embroidery, patch applications, and woven label applications for apparel and merchandise decoration.
• Poster Printing (Flatstock) Flatstock screenprinting department producing collector-quality prints for tour and gig posters and fine art editions, including hand-made multi-color screenprints on premium paper stocks.
• Pine Publishing - Limited-Edition Artist Prints Direct-to-consumer retail line of limited-edition artist collaboration prints (including works by Adam Carstens, Caroline Clark, Ishmael Johnson, Ward Sutton, Nick Ward, and Gary Daniels), hand-made screenprints, mini-print sets, and bumper stickers sold through the Pine Publishing online shop.
• Pine Merch Shop Online retail storefront selling Pine Printshop branded apparel and accessories directly to consumers via the Shopify-hosted e-commerce site.

Quantifiable outcome

• 370+ Google reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Custom Ink: Custom Ink operates an online custom apparel and screen printing platform for groups, teams, and brands. It is the closest scale direct peer to Pine Printshop, sharing the custom screen printing service model and SMB/team buyer target.
• Underground Printing: Underground Printing is a custom screen printer focused on apparel for schools, brands, and bands. It is a direct peer in the custom decorated apparel services category that Pine Printshop serves.
• Printful: Printful is a print-on-demand and custom apparel decoration platform serving SMBs, artists, and bands with embroidery, screen printing, and DTG. It competes directly with Pine Printshop in custom decorated apparel for indie artists and brands.
• Threadless: Threadless combines an artist-driven apparel marketplace with custom printing services. It parallels Pine Printshop's blend of artist collaborations (Pine Publishing) and custom print work on apparel and accessories.
• Rush Order Tees: Rush Order Tees is a custom screen printing and embroidery shop delivering decorated apparel to SMBs, bands, and organizations. It matches Pine Printshop on service mix (screen print + embroidery) and SMB-focused quote workflow.
• Sticker Mule: Sticker Mule is an online custom printing platform specializing in stickers, labels, and apparel decoration for SMBs and creators. It is a direct peer in custom D2C decoration services, particularly for stickers and labels.
• Broken Press NYC: Broken Press is an alternative concert and gig poster print shop producing limited-edition screenprints for bands and events. It is a direct peer to Pine Printshop's Flatstock Department for tour and gig poster work.
• Real Thread: Real Thread is a custom decorated apparel and merchandise company serving brands and bands with screen printing and embroidery. It competes for the same music/bands/brand custom apparel buyer that Pine Printshop targets.

Others

• Shopify: Shopify is the e-commerce platform that hosts Pine Printshop's online store (collections/pine-merch and pine-editions). It is included as an enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, since Pine Printshop's custom service work is sold via separate quote flow.

Emerging players

• Fireball Design & Printing: Fireball Design & Printing offers custom screen printing and embroidery with quick turnaround for small businesses and bands. It is a comparable emerging player in the boutique custom apparel decoration niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/p/C5hWs6nuEjK
• Facebookfacebook.com/PineMFG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pine-brand

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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