Timeline
1846
Simon family immigrated to the United States from Germany.
1866
Nicholas Simon purchased interest in a new German newspaper in Louisville, Ky., which later became known as "The Printing Rooms of Nicholas Simon."
Nicholas Simon
President
1866-1880
1880
Nicholas retired and his sons, Frank X. and John E., ran operations.
Frank X. Simon
President
1914-1925
John E. Simon
President
1880-1914
1885
Frank X. and John E. changed the name of the company, as it became incorporated, to The Glaubensbote Publishing Company.
1910
The company purchased a new Miehle Press. Alfred J., son of Frank X., joined the company as director. Frank X. served as secretary and John E. was president.
1922
Because 75 percent of people could neither spell, pronounce, nor understand the company name, it was changed to Publishers Printing Company.
1925
Alfred J. became president and general manager. He drew the company logo of the father reading the newspaper that is still used today by Publishers Printing Company, the parent company of Publishers Press.
Alfred J. Simon
President
1925-1954
1954
Frank E. became president.
Frank E. Simon
President
1954-1990
1958
Publishers Printing Company moved its 50 employees to a 33,000 square foot plant in Shepherdsville, KY.
1973
Publishers installed its first heatset web.
1981
Nicholas X., son of Frank E., joined the company.
1982
Michael J., son of Frank E., joined the company.
1990
Nicholas X. was named president and Michael J. became executive vice president, after the passing of Frank E.
Nicholas X. Simon
President
1990-2016
Michael J. Simon
Executive Vice President
1990-2016
1991
Operations began at the 120,000 square foot Lebanon Junction plant.
1994
The company makes history with the printing of Sports Car International, the first magazine to be printed with a complete CTP process.
1997
Publishers Press established the first USPS-approved co-palletization program for short- to medium-run magazines.
2005
The combination of co-mailing, co-palletization, and drop shipping makes up the PubXpress™ distribution system at Publishers Press, the first of its kind in this market.
2010
Flexographic press added to print for the label and packaging market.
2011-2012
ContentXpress digital solution was released to enrich, store, manage, search, republish and share content dynamically.
Publishers wins Gold and Best of Show Award in the 2011 & 2012 Excellence in Flexography.
2016
Michael J. was named president after the passing of Nicholas X.
Michael J. Simon
President
2016-Present
Present
More than one million square feet of under roof warehousing and close to 1,400 employees with two locations.
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