Leases a 5,000 sq. foot building
Bayprint out-grows its original location, leases a 5,000 sq. foot building eight blocks away and completes a 30 day renovation before moving in. Laura Guetzloe is hired as our full-time copier operator (she's still with Bayprint today!). In August we exercise an option to purchase the building, and 30 days later the City decides to build a multi-use stadium across the street.
Second 2-color printing press
Bayprint acquires a second 2-color printing press and a Canon Color Laser Copier (one of only two such copiers in Pinellas County). Computerized estimating and management programs begin.
Fulfillment supply agreement
Nationwide fulfillment supply agreement for business cards, letterhead and envelopes for large corporate client.
Xerox 5390 high-speed copier
Bayprint upgrades to a Xerox 5390 high-speed Xerox copier, and computer-to-plate imaging begins in the Graphics department.
A 2500 square foot addition
A 2500 square foot addition to the building is completed, adding administrative offices on the second floor. A new computer network is installed and e-mail and internet access arrive at Bayprint.
Al Karnavicius serves as president of PrintImage International
Al Karnavicius serves as president of 3000-member national printing trade association, PrintImage International.
Moves into a new facility
We move into a new facility 1.5 miles from downtown St Petersburg. The new building features purpose-built improvements in work flow, equipment layout, lighting and ventilation. Upgrades to our computer network allow us to communicate and transfer electronic graphic files up to 10 times faster than before. This improvement is significant to the increasing number of clients who send files and place orders with Bayprint via the internet.
