Engraphix, Inc

Website Links

Description

DESPITE its national industry-wide success, Engraphix had some humble beginnings. It all started in 1968, when Marvin Brimer founded the company as . The company began as an idea by its founder, Marvin Brimer, to reconfigure an obsolete newspaper plate engraving machine into a tool to create decorative metal engravings. After perfecting the concept, he searched for the proper market, delving into art reproductions, plaques, awards, and small-scale signs. He moved the equipment from the basement of his home in the late 1960's into an industrial warehouse space and hired his first employee. As the business started to grow, he took a bold step in 1971 and opened up his first storefront showroom and manufacturing facility in downtown Clayton, MO, an area of upscale shops, boutiques, offices, and restaurants in suburban St. Louis. With the exposure to the corporate and arts community, Marvin continued to expand the business into other graphic processes and techniques, always experimenting with new ideas. The company grew steadily in the 1970's with the expansion of the plaque and award industry. In June of 1980, the business had outgrown it's 1,700 sq. ft. retail storefront location, and Marvin moved it to a more industrial location a few miles away, doubling its size and allowing for increased production capacity. Later that year, Marvin's son Ed Brimer joined the business to focus on the up-and-coming architectural signage industry. The company moved again in 1984 to a larger nearby location and continued to steadily grow with the signage industry. In 1995, the company expanded with a major remodeling and construction project, again doubling its space into its current facility. In concert with the project's completion, the company's name was changed to

Products & services

Similar companies nearby