Don Annan and Jack Bird founded Annan & Bird in 1987. In the beginning we started with a modest 8000 square foot building and a single old 44x60 Harris five-colour press. Success came quickly and before we knew it Annan & Bird was running three shifts and running out of space.
By the end of the lease in 1992 we moved into a much larger facility and purchased a 44x64 Planeta six color with coater and soon both presses where running round the clock. At the same time we hired a U.S. sales rep and began servicing the U.S. market. In 1996 we placed the order for the first of our two Mitsubishi 57” presses and in 1998 we purchased our 78” seven colour Lithotronic press. In 1999 we installed our first Valmet sheeter, our second 57’ Mitsubishi and started our digital prepress division. At the same time we enlarged our U.S. sales force. In July 2003 we moved into our current location on Tristar and have recently acquired a 50,000 square foot building and will be moving our sheeting and film laminating services into this facility in January, 2005.
From our humble beginnings we have grown to a staff of 150 people and ship to all four corners of the U.S. and Canada. The phenomenal growth we have experienced would not have been possible with out the loyalty of our many valued customers and the dedication of our employees. For this we are extremely grateful!
