kempenfelt group's history
Kempenfelt Group continues to provide the benchmark for technology, service and quality in the Canadian marketing and communications industry, as we've done so for over 35 years.
1972 - White Litho is founded by David White to provide local printing support, from a small storefront on Dunlop Street East in Barrie.
1976 - White Litho grows and moves from Dunlop Street to a 5,000 sq. ft. facility.
1985 - White Litho becomes Kempenfelt Sign & Design, expanding litho business into signage.
1990 - The company grows once again, and Kempenfelt Graphics moves to 8,000 sq. ft. at 106 Saunders Road, installing two new Heidelberg presses.
1993 - Another expansion takes the company to 84 Saunders Road, with investments into Electronic prepress solutions, the installation of a 6 colour Heidelberg Press, and a 7 colour 40” Heidelberg soon after.
1996 - Acquired Boulevard Printing and Triumph Graphics & Advertising, merging the companies into a 50,000 sq.ft. building.
2000 - Kempenfelt Graphics becomes one of Canada's top 100 printing companies and an industry leader in providing graphic communication solutions.
2003 - Expanded series of equipment, improving production efficiency & capabilities, including CTP technology, cross modulation screening technology, and a long list of significant investments in support systems.
2006 - Installed the first Xerox iGen3 digital press, breaking into the fastest growing digital print market.
2007 - Kempenfelt Graphics is named one of Canada’s top 5 technologically advanced printing companies, offering unique solutions in Personalization, Variable Data Printing (VDP), Cross-Media and 1-to-1 Marketing.
2007 - Kempenfelt launches www.WildfirePublishing.com, an award-winning personalized book company for children.
2009 - With further investments into Cross-Media, Web-based applications, and a second iGen3 digital press, Kempenfelt developed its custom K:Store, a Web-To-Print and marketing portal solution.
2010 - Kempenfelt Graphics announces the launch of their new brand – Kempenfelt Group, which reflects its positioning as a full-service marketing services provider. A new tagline serves as the cornerstone of the company’s new brand promise: “welcome to total communication”.
2012 - 40th year of providing exceptional service.