Allied Printing Co. has long been a small business staple in Ferndale, but now the 60-year-old firm is expanding its footprint to include downtown Detroit.
The printing firm plans to open an 1,800-square-foot office in the Chrysler House. The move is expected to bring at least four permanent jobs and as many as 10 people working out of the sales office when it's up and running. "We will get it outfitted quickly and be in there by mid-to-late August," says David Bader, president of Allied Printing Co.
Allied Printing Co. specializes in marketing support services which include offset and digital print production, bindery and finishing, data and direct mail services, warehousing, fulfillment and distribution services. It currently employs 85 people. The company does a lot of business with other downtown-based firms, including Quicken Loans and its family of companies.
"We have a lot of clients in Detroit, particularly downtown Detroit," Bader says. "It seems like a good base of operations to service those firms."
Source: David Bader, president of Allied Printing Co.
Writer: Jon Zemke
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