Wright Business Graphics Acquires the Assets of Sunset Press

Wright Business Graphics, Portland, Ore., recently announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Sunset Press, Kent, Wash. The acquisition creates the West Coast's largest independent commercial printing company, serving the distributor community.

"[This] announcement is another positive step forward in the continued growth of our commercial printing division," said Dan Adkison, president and chief operating officer of Wright Business Graphics. "Sunset Press is a company with a rich heritage, an outstanding workforce and passion for customer service excellence. With the addition of Sunset's two, six-color, 40" Heidelberg presses, we now have the ability to serve an even broader range of the print spectrum."

Ed Hrvatin, president of Sunset Press, will be an integral part of the transition team. "We are thrilled to be joining forces with a progressive industry-leader like Wright Business Graphics," said Hrvatin. "They share our commitment to the trade and we look forward to introducing our long-time customers to [Wright's] robust line-up of printing equipment and web-based technologies."

Wright Business Graphics has five manufacturing facilities in Portland, Ore., Chino, Calif. and Kent, Wash., with combined revenues of $55 million and 315 employees.

For more information, visit www.wrightbg.com.