Business Times of Edmond, Oklahoma March 2020 - Page 17

The Edmond Sun Print Shop
Shines on Downtown
BY VAN MITCHELL | PHOTO BY LANCE MOLER
Pressman supervisor Joe Bridges wheels in newsprint to be place on the
Goss Web Press at The Edmond Sun print shop.
P
rinting is a process that has been
around for a long time, and with
it has come improvements in
technology, quality and color capabilities.
But with those changes, also comes
a financial cost that has caused some
publications to fold, while others have had
to find creative ways to survive.
As a result, companies like The Edmond
Sun, which has its own printing plant with
large-format press, has become a beacon for
smaller publications to turn to for printing
help.
Edmond Sun General Manager Lance
Moler, said the Sun prints more than 20
publications across the state in addition to
its own newspaper.
“I believe we are the last newspaper
press in Oklahoma County,” Moler said.
“We print about 20 different publications,
anywhere from dailies all the way through
to some quarterly newspapers. We print
publications like the Duncan Banner,
which comes to Edmond five days a week
for pickup. We have even printed some
menus for Around the Corner (restaurant).
If you stop in any convenience store from
Emond to the western Oklahoma border
you will probably find something that was
printed here in Edmond.”
The Edmond Sun is located at 123
South Broadway, and its printing facility is
located across the street at the southwest
corner of Second and Broadway.
In the 1990s, The Edmond Sun
replaced its printing plant with state-of-the-
art equipment, which Moler said is still
going strong today, with a few additions.
Moler said the company’s printing
equipment includes utilizing a Goss Web
Press that allows it to print newspapers, a
variety of other size publications, menus
and other items, with the capability of
quality color and the traditional black and
white sections.
Moler added, “The demand for print
products continues as there has been
somewhat of a return to magazine-size and
tabloid-size publications.
Moler said the printing facility has 16
employees and runs two shifts Monday
through Friday.
“We usually start about 9 a.m. each day
and usually finish up around midnight,”
he said.
Moler said while the printing plant’s
schedule is hectic; they work with
customers to find a solution to their
printing needs.
“We try to take on jobs that are
mutually beneficial,” he said. “We take on
the jobs that provide the best service and
quality to the customer.”
The Sun’s printing plant employees have
extensive experience including Production
Manager Todd Short who has been
employed for more than 30 years.
“In our pressroom, our experience really
stands out,” Moler said. “Our guys are pros.
There is no doubt about that. It takes a
few years for someone to become a decent
pressman.”
Moler said the Edmond Sun’s printing
facility has been successful, in part, due to
its strong customer service and support.
“We have been able to last because we
really focus on quality and giving our print
partners a fair price,” he said.
Moler said the Sun’s printing facility is
alive and well, especially with the continued
support for the area’s newspapers filled
with local content citizens need, want and
value.
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