Nashoba Blueprint & Drafting, Inc.

What Nashoba Blueprint & Drafting, Inc. does

Nashoba Blueprint & Drafting, Inc., doing business as Nashoba Blue, is a family-owned reprographics and display graphics company founded in 1975 and headquartered in a single retail-and-production facility at 433 Main Street, Hudson, Massachusetts. The firm serves five primary customer verticals: the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry (its core), real estate and property management, retail and events, political campaigns, and government/municipal agencies. Customers range from SMBs and individual consumers to local government projects, with no named enterprise anchor accounts disclosed.

The company's technical foundation is large-format digital printing, including direct-to-substrate flatbed printing (capable of printing on foam board, gator board, corrugated plastic, Sintra PVC, acrylic, Dibond, aluminum, and wood), UV-cured fade-resistant ink systems, and high-speed large-format printers that produce color output at black-and-white pricing. In-house finishing services include laminating, dry mounting, and saddle-stitched binding. Product breadth spans blueprint and large document reproduction, wide-format plotter paper and consumables, custom display graphics (yard signs, vinyl and mesh banners, plastic/aluminum composite/acrylic signs, window and wall graphics, floor decals, canvas wraps, retractable banners), and small-format commercial print (brochures, booklets, postcards, flyers, copies), plus pre-printed plan sets and spec sets for construction projects.

Nashoba Blue operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market combining a walk-in storefront, phone sales, and a full e-commerce website (nashobablue.com) with online design templates, a file upload system, and a Request Quote workflow. Order fulfillment is either in-store pickup or UPS shipping (with free shipping on plan/spec sets and same-day shipping for orders placed before 10:00). Pricing is uniform unit-based pay-as-you-go with quantity discounts on most products, and custom quotes for oversized or non-standard jobs. The company employs 1–10 people, has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no institutional ownership, and remains privately held by the founding family.

Name

Nashoba Blueprint & Drafting, Inc.

Legal name

Nashoba Blue Inc.

Website

https://nashobablue.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nashoba Blue is a family-owned reprographics and display graphics company founded in 1975 in Hudson, MA, providing blueprint reproduction, large-format digital printing, custom signage, and small-format commercial print to AEC firms, SMBs, and consumers nationwide via e-commerce and a walk-in storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185), Advertising Material Distribution Services (541870)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Retail-Nonstore Retailers (5960), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Point-of-Sale (POS) & In-Store Promotion Services (BPAFAMAF)

Keywords

• Large format printing
• Blueprint reproduction
• Custom signage printing
• Construction document printing
• Commercial reprographics

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Printing Products: Sale of custom printed display graphics including yard signs, banners, plastic signs, acrylic signs, aluminum composite signs, poster boards, posters, canvas wraps, floor decals, and window/wall graphics. Products are sold as one-time purchases with unit pricing.
2. Blueprint and Document Reproduction: Large format printing and reproduction services for architectural, engineering, and construction drawings. Offers printing on 20 lb. bond and polypropylene materials with optional laminating and dry mounting finishing services.
3. Custom Printed Booklets and Brochures: Short-run digital printing of custom booklets, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, postcards, and copies in various sizes and paper weights. Saddle-stapled binding available.
4. Wide Format Plotter Paper Sales: Sale of roll paper for wide format plotters in various widths (22-36 inches) and lengths (150-500 feet). Sold by carton with 2-4 rolls per carton.
5. Plan and Spec Set Sales: Sale of pre-printed construction plan sets and specification documents for various building projects. Free shipping on plan and spec set orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nashoba Blue provides commercial printing and custom signage services, including large-format display graphics (vinyl and mesh banners, yard signs, retractable banners), reprographics (blueprints, plan sets, plotter paper rolls), small-format print products (brochures, booklets, flyers, postcards, posters), and rigid signage (acrylic, aluminum, plastic). Offerings are sold direct-to-customer through an online storefront, a walk-in retail counter, and phone orders, primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), real estate, retail/events, government, and political campaign buyers.

Product overview

Nashoba Blue is a full-service printing and signage company offering a comprehensive portfolio of custom printed products. The core offering includes display graphics (yard signs, vinyl/mesh banners, poster boards, plastic/aluminum/acrylic signs, window/wall graphics) and reprographic services (blueprint reproduction, large format printing). The company also provides small format printing (brochures, booklets, postcards, flyers, copies) and specialty items (canvas wraps, floor decals, retractable banners). Additionally, they sell wide format plotter paper supplies and pre-printed construction document sets (plan sets and spec sets). The product line includes both custom design services and online template products for common applications like construction sites, elections, events, and business promotions. Founded in 1975, the company operates from Hudson, MA and serves the architectural, engineering, and construction industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blueprints & Large Format Prints Reproduction of oversized blueprints and large-format prints for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals who need technical drawings and design plans at scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full-color printing at black & white prices for construction documents
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Office: FedEx Office operates a national chain of print/copy centers offering large-format printing, signs, banners, brochures, and same-day services. Comparable to Nashoba Blue's blueprint reproduction and small/large format printing services, but with thousands of locations and integrated shipping.
• Staples Print & Marketing Services: Staples operates national office superstores and an online print services platform offering signs, banners, brochures, and document printing. Comparable to Nashoba Blue across small-format printing and signage, but at much larger scale and as part of a broader office supplies retailer.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Vistaprint (Cimpress) is a large online custom printing and signage platform serving SMBs and consumers with business cards, signs, banners, and marketing materials. Highly comparable to Nashoba Blue's e-commerce print and signage portfolio, but at far greater scale and with broader product breadth.

Emerging players

• Mimeo: Mimeo is an online print-on-demand platform offering custom booklets, brochures, manuals, and marketing collateral with same-day shipping. Comparable to Nashoba Blue's small-format printing services (booklets, brochures, flyers), with a tech-forward on-demand model.

Direct peers

• 4over: 4over is a wholesale print marketplace offering commercial printing, large-format, signage, and trade printing to resellers and businesses. Directly comparable to Nashoba Blue's commercial printing and large-format reproduction capabilities, with a wholesale trade focus.
• Signs.com: Signs.com is an online custom signage retailer offering yard signs, vinyl banners, aluminum and acrylic signs, and window graphics. Directly comparable to Nashoba Blue's display graphics product line with similar substrates and online configurator experience.
• BuildASign: BuildASign is an online custom signage company specializing in yard signs, banners, and real estate/political/construction signage. Directly comparable to Nashoba Blue across multiple customer segments (real estate, political, construction) with national e-commerce reach.
• SpeedPro Imaging: SpeedPro Imaging is a national franchise network specializing in large-format printing, vehicle wraps, banners, and display graphics for B2B customers. Directly comparable to Nashoba Blue's large-format display graphics business, with a focused B2B/specialty model.
• AlphaGraphics: AlphaGraphics is a franchise network of print and marketing services providers offering large-format printing, signs, banners, and document reproduction. Directly comparable to Nashoba Blue's print/sign services, but operating as a franchise system with broader geographic coverage.

Regional players

• Reprographic Services Associates (RSA) / regional reprographers: Regional reprographic service providers (e.g., RSA, American Reprographics Company) offer blueprint reproduction, large-format printing, and document management to the AEC industry. Comparable to Nashoba Blue's core reprographic service line, but typically operating across multiple regional facilities.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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