Almar Printing

What Almar Printing does

Almar Printing is a family-owned commercial printing business founded in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri. The company provides a range of printing services including digital, offset, screen, union-certified, political, and specialty printing, complemented by graphic design, in-house bindery, and mailing services. Its core customer base spans local small businesses, individual consumers (particularly brides and event planners), corporate marketing departments, and political campaigns, with no enterprise logos or large-account concentration disclosed.

The service portfolio is built on traditional printing technologies — offset presses for large-volume jobs, digital printing for quick-turnaround projects, and screen printing for custom items — supplemented by full-service graphic design from concept through camera-ready assets. Revenue is generated transaction-by-transaction on a custom quote basis with no publicly listed pricing. The company operates a single location at 7735 Wornall in Kansas City, with sales conducted through walk-in visits, phone orders, email, and an online ordering page; distribution is entirely direct, with no resellers or marketplace channels.

The business is privately held, bootstrapped, and remains under family control nearly 60 years after founding, with founders Sam and Mary Gromowsky still working part-time and their son Steve Gromowsky running day-to-day operations since the 1990s. The company holds UFCW Local #2 union certification, which functions as a competitive differentiator for political and labor-affiliated clients. Marketing is relationship-driven, relying on word-of-mouth referrals, an active Facebook and Instagram presence, and a content blog; there is no evidence of external investment, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond the Kansas City market.

Name

Almar Printing

Legal name

Almar Printing

Website

https://almarprinting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Almar Printing is a family-owned commercial print shop in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1966, providing digital, offset, screen, union-certified, and political printing along with graphic design and mailing services to local SMBs, consumers, and political campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

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Commercial & Offset Printing (Sheetfed/Web)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print Production Services (Printing, Binding, Prepress)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing
• Digital printing
• Screen printing
• Political printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Printing Services: Transaction-based custom printing services including offset printing for large jobs, digital printing for quick turnaround, screen printing, and bindery services. Revenue generated per job/project based on customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Almar Printing is a family-owned commercial print shop providing offset, digital, screen, union-certified, and political printing services, along with graphic design, in-house bindery, and mailing services. The company serves small businesses, brides and individuals, corporate marketing departments, and political campaigns in the Kansas City metro through custom quote-based printing projects ordered via walk-in, phone, email, or website channels.

Product overview

Almar Printing is a family-owned commercial printing business offering a unified suite of printing services. The core offerings include Digital Printing for fast turnaround jobs, Offset Printing for large volume projects, and Custom Screen Printing. Specialized services include Political Printing (union-certified) with full graphic design and mailing services, and Union Printing with UFCW Local #2 certification. The company also outsources specialty items like promotional products, large format signage, and letterpress work through trusted wholesalers when in-house capabilities are insufficient.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Printing Quick and affordable digital printing services for fast turnaround projects, suitable for small businesses and individuals needing rapid delivery of short-run print jobs.
• Offset Printing Traditional offset printing services for large print jobs, including raised print and full color printing, designed for high-volume commercial runs.
• Custom Screen Printing Custom screen printing services allowing customers to submit their own design or receive in-house design assistance.
• Political Printing Services Union-certified political printing services for political campaigns, including yard signs, mailers, hand-out cards, business cards, remittance envelopes, stationery, and campaign literature. Full graphic design and mailing services are bundled in.
• Union Printing Union-certified printing services with UFCW Local #2 affiliation, allowing union bugs to be added to printed projects for clients that require union-made materials.
• Graphic Design Services Full graphic design services from initial logo design through fully-developed camera-ready digital assets and proofing process.
• Mailing Services Mailing services including mail list pre-sorting to deliver campaign and other printed messages directly to recipients.

Named customers3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UFCW Local #2coreOthersAlmar Printing is a proud member and union-certified printer affiliated with UFCW Local #2 labor union. The union affiliation is a key differentiator, particularly for political campaigns and organizations requiring union-printed materials with the union bug.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• MOO: Premium online printing brand for business cards, stationery, and marketing materials — adjacent competitor for SMB and consumer stationery orders that Almar also serves.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Online-first commercial printing platform specializing in small-batch marketing materials for SMBs — competing for the same SMB customer with a digital-first, lower-cost delivery model.

Direct peers

• Allegra Marketing Print Mail: Franchise network combining marketing services with commercial printing and mailing — overlapping with Almar's bundled design, print, and mail offerings for SMB and political clients.
• PIP Printing (PIP Marketing, Signs & Print): Franchise printing and marketing services provider serving local SMBs with print, signs, and direct mail — comparable business model and customer base to Almar.
• Minuteman Press: Franchise print center providing offset and digital printing, design, and direct mail to local businesses and consumers — directly comparable in service mix and customer segments.
• LazerLine: Political and commercial direct mail printer with strong campaign-cycle focus — closely comparable to Almar's political printing niche and bundled mailing service offering.
• AlphaGraphics: Franchise commercial printing network offering offset, digital, and large-format printing plus design and mailing services to local SMBs — a structurally similar full-service local print shop model.

Broad incumbents

• 4over: Trade printing marketplace offering commercial offset, digital, and large-format printing at wholesale — represents the scale competitor Almar benchmarks against on price for larger jobs.
• FedEx Office: National chain offering walk-in printing, copying, and design services — competes with Almar on convenience and price for small-run jobs in the same Kansas City trade area.

Regional players

• Quill Printing: Midwest-based commercial printer offering offset and digital printing plus mailing services — similar service mix to Almar and serving comparable SMB and political customers in adjacent geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AlmarPrinting
• Instagraminstagram.com/almarprinting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/almar-printing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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