the copyroom

What the copyroom does

The Copy Room is a privately held commercial digital printing services company founded in 1980 by Gary Waber and George Dispigno, operating from a 20,000 sq ft facility at 216 East 45th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The company provides a unified portfolio of in-house print production services: digital color printing on Xerox Color 1000 Presses and DocuColor 8000, black-and-white production at 1200 dpi on Xerox Nuvera 120 ES systems, 44-inch wide-format graphics on Canon iPF8400 printers, premium catalog printing with full or spot UV protection, and a full suite of binding (perfect, saddle, velo, tape, coil), finishing, mounting (foam core, gator board), and laminating services. It targets Manhattan and Tri-State enterprise clients — law firms, advertising agencies, insurance companies, financial corporations, fashion houses, museums, and publishers — with same-day printing and delivery. Revenue is generated per job under quote-based pricing with a satisfaction guarantee, supported by an online quote form, phone sales, email intake, and a Hightail file upload pipeline (up to 2 GB). The company employs 65+ trained representatives and has operated continuously for over four decades.

Name

the copyroom

Legal name

The Copy Room

Website

https://copyroom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

The Copy Room is a Manhattan-based corporate digital printing provider founded in 1980, offering digital color, black-and-white, large-format, catalog, binding, and laminating services to law firms, agencies, insurers, financial firms, fashion houses, and museums across the Tri-State area, and as of 2026 operates under the Copycats brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Digital color printing
• Large format printing
• Corporate document printing
• Binding finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Evanston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: One-time transaction-based printing services for corporate clients including digital color, black & white, large format, catalog printing, binding, mounting, and laminating. Services are priced per job with free quotes provided upfront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Copy Room is a Manhattan-based commercial digital printing service provider offering digital color printing, black & white printing, large format printing, and catalog printing with UV protection. These core printing services are complemented by in-house binding and finishing (perfect binding, saddle stitching, velo binding, tape binding, folding, perforating) and mounting and laminating services. All work is delivered from a 20,000 square foot Midtown Manhattan facility with same-day turnaround and delivery across the Tri-State area.

Product overview

The Copy Room is a traditional commercial printing service offering a unified portfolio of print production services rather than a software platform. The core offerings consist of Digital Color Printing (Xerox Color 1000 Presses and DocuColor 8000), Black & White Printing (Xerox Nuvera 120 ES at 1200 dpi), Large Format Printing (Canon iPF8400 44-inch), and Catalog Printing with UV protection. These are complemented by finishing services including Binding & Finishing (saddle stitching, perfect binding, velo binding, tape binding, and more) and Mounting & Laminating (foam core, gator board, and lamination). All services are delivered from their Manhattan facility with same-day turnaround capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Color Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day printing and delivery in most cases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Copycats: Acquirer and parent of The Copy Room. Copycats is a corporate digital printing services company serving the New York metro area with overlapping digital color, B&W, large format, binding, and finishing services. Directly comparable as a commercial printer with the same target customers (corporate, legal, financial, creative) and product mix.
• AlphaGraphics: Franchised commercial printing and marketing services provider offering digital printing, large format, binding, finishing, and direct mail to business customers. Comparable to The Copy Room in service breadth and SMB/corporate target market, with broader geographic reach via franchise network.
• Sir Speedy: Franchised printing, marketing, and signs services network with digital color, B&W, large format, binding, and finishing capabilities. Directly competes with The Copy Room in same-day turnaround and corporate print services across multiple U.S. markets including NYC.
• 4over Inc. Online wholesale commercial printing marketplace offering digital, offset, large format, and finishing services to print resellers and corporate buyers. Comparable to The Copy Room in product categories (business cards, brochures, catalogs, banners) but distributes via online ordering rather than local storefronts.
• PrintingForLess: Online commercial printer offering digital and offset printing, large format, binding, and finishing services with national shipping. Overlaps with The Copy Room on digital color, B&W, large format, and finishing, though primarily serves customers via online ordering and ships nationwide.
• Moo: Premium online printing company specializing in business cards, brochures, postcards, and other marketing collateral with high-end finishes. Comparable to The Copy Room's premium quality positioning for fashion houses, museums, and corporate clients, but operates purely online with global shipping.
• Modern Litho: Mid-sized commercial printer offering digital and offset printing, catalog printing, binding, and finishing for corporate, publishing, and direct mail clients. Directly comparable to The Copy Room's catalog printing, binding, and high-volume digital production for corporate accounts.

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Office: National chain offering walk-in and online digital printing, copying, binding, and large format services to corporate and consumer customers. Comparable to The Copy Room on the digital color/B&W/large format/binding core, but operates at much larger scale and with self-service and online ordering as primary channels.
• ARC Document Solutions: Public company providing document solutions including digital printing, large format graphics, and managed print services to enterprise and architectural/engineering/construction clients. Comparable to The Copy Room in commercial print and large format production but with national footprint and B2B managed services focus.
• Staples Print & Marketing Services: Office superstore's commercial print division offering digital printing, copying, binding, and signage to businesses. Comparable in core digital color/B&W and finishing services, with extensive retail footprint and online ordering platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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