Edwards also noted the fact that Malloy has roots in Edwards Brothers. Jim Malloy, who founded Malloy in 1960, was production manager at Edwards Brothers in the 1940s. As Edwards put it, “In a sense, we’re being reunited.”
Edwards will be the CEO of Edwards Brothers Malloy. Bill Upton, president of Malloy, will become the vice president of operations for the new unified company, and Joe Upton, vice president of sales and marketing at Malloy will take over that same role with Edwards Brothers Malloy. Bill Upton believes the merger will result in additional business and jobs flowing into the current Malloy facility and is excited about the expanded services the new company will be able to offer to Malloy’s current customers: “We can’t wait to introduce the Edwards Brothers global digital printing platform to our customers. Our customers can now turn to us for print-on-demand (POD) service and use gps Global Print Solutions™ to print closer to their international customers. Edwards Brothers Malloy combines two book manufacturers into one print supply chain solution.”