Why Garlich Printing Company?
We finish strong…so you can begin strong
Combine Garlich’s craftsmanship with our breadth of services, and we provide far more than just ink on paper. We can help just about any business with their prepress, printing, distribution, and direct mail needs – without outsourcing to subcontractors. That’s why many of the St. Louis region’s largest and most successful companies – including Anheuser-Busch InBev, Build-A-Bear, Nestlé, and John Deere – choose Garlich Printing Company to not only produce millions of print pieces but handle their worldwide distribution and direct mail needs.
We invite you to come to us with any kind of print or fulfillment project you may have, whether it’s an idea or a detailed order. Garlich’s team of experienced professionals can provide strategic project planning to produce what you need efficiently and effectively. Once we’ve developed a plan to best meet your needs, we’ll review a detailed order with you to identify opportunities for efficiency and add value to the project.
While your project is underway, our round-the-clock production teams ensure you’ll receive it when and how you need it. Throughout the process, you’ll have continuous access not only to your dedicated salesperson, but also to a member of the Garlich leadership team anytime you need assistance or have questions – it’s our Customer First Policy.
The Garlich Printing
Company Difference
We’re here thanks to you…and we never forget that
At Garlich Printing Company, we know why we’ve thrived since 1928 – you. Our customers trust us, depend on us, and stick with us, and we never take any of that for granted. That’s why our people are focused on providing full-service prepress, printing, distribution, and direct mail solutions to you, especially when you’re not even sure what you need or how to start. Our thoroughly trained sales representatives are constantly looking for ways to make our customers’ jobs easier – and looking to add value to what we do for our customers.
That commitment flows through our more than 65 staff members as well, and that’s why you’ll always get a real person committed to helping you anytime you call Garlich. It’s also why we have a multi-step production inspection process that ensures the highest quality in everything we do.
So go ahead, give us a chance to show you what real customer service is all about. We know it, we care about it, we stay focused on it, and we can’t wait to show you how we’ll take care of you at Garlich.
Leadership sets the course, teamwork accomplishes the task
At Garlich Printing Company, teamwork is an essential part of every step we take on behalf of our clients, from advising customers on the best solutions for their specific needs to shipping millions of print pieces to the right people, in the right place, at the right time. Everyone jumps in to help when and where help is needed, including the Garlich leadership team. Whether it’s company Vice President Chris Garlich or Vice President Andy Garlich.
We take our environmental responsibilities seriously
Garlich Printing Company places a strong, deliberate focus on environmental stewardship, and we are committed to maintaining the highest environmental standards in our industry. We were one of the first to become Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified. This certification guarantees that Garlich’s printing processes use paper from a responsibly managed forest in a manner that faithfully maintains the paper’s identity through to the end product. The FSC is an international organization that brings people together and sets standards to find solutions that promote responsible stewardship of the world’s forests. Focusing on the environmental, social, and economic aspects of responsible forest management has led to 90 million hectares of forests in more than 82 countries becoming certified.
Our commitment to obtaining FSC certification is just one example of Garlich’s dedication to environmental conservation. Garlich also recycles almost everything we use, including: solvent, paper cuttings, plastic and plastic sheeting, printing blankets and blanket bars, corrugated/cartons, and aluminum press plates. Additionally, all of our presses are equipped with the Accel Sentinel Ink Management System, which maximizes ink waste reduction and enhances color control. And, we’ve reduced VOCs by more than 50 percent since 2000 and have completely eliminated methylene chloride from our solvents.
Garlich Printing Company Leadership
Andy Garlich, Vice President
Andy Garlich joined the company in 2009 and brings a well-rounded perspective to Garlich Printing Co., With a strong background in sales, procurement, and estimating, Andy has developed a deep understanding of both the customer-facing and operational sides of the business. Since joining the company, he has played a key role in optimizing internal processes while ensuring client needs are met with precision and care. Andy’s ability to bridge the gap between production and customer service enables him to deliver smart, efficient solutions that drive value for every project. He consistently demonstrates a dedication to the highest quality and ongoing growth, helping lead the company forward in a competitive and ever-evolving industry.
Chris Garlich, Vice President
Chris Garlich joined Garlich Printing Co. in 2009 going straight into sales. In his early years, he immersed himself in every aspect of the business—spending hours on the production floor, learning the ins and outs of each department, and mastering estimating. This hands-on experience has given Chris a deep understanding of print manufacturing and allows him to provide unique insight and value to customers. Today, Chris leads the company with a focus on always improving the customer experience. His passion for the printing industry and dedication to service excellence are at the heart of everything he does.
Strategic Advisors
Brad Garlich
It’s probably safe to say that Brad Garlich is the only printing expert you’ll ever find who was once also a professional high diver – ask to see his photos from the 1975 Mexico/U.S. Acapulco Cliff Diving Championships as proof. Now president of Garlich Printing Company, Brad joined the family business in 1976, becoming vice president of sales in 1985, and has focused much of his efforts on fostering outstanding customer communication and service. His efforts have paid off – in 2000, Brad was honored to see Garlich win the Mississippi Valley Family Business of the Year.
Don Hockenbury
Not only is Don Hockenbury one of the most experienced print production executives in the area, with nearly 40 years at Garlich Printing Company, but he also is one of the industry’s most respected leaders – and a pretty good shot to boot. Don is vice president of production at Garlich and a former board member of both the Printing Industries of St. Louis and Print America.
Greg Garlich
As a young man, most of Greg’s time was spent in the water, or more accurately just slightly above it. As a former member of the USA Diving Team, Greg narrowly missed an opportunity to compete in the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympic Games. Under the Olympic Job Development Program, however, Greg secured a job with Citicorp and became one of their top mortgage producers in the Miami area.
Printing Technology
Bringing the best to your projects means having the right tools
Garlich continuously works to stay on top of the very latest in prepress, printing, distribution, and direct mail technologies. Our focus on the latest technology ensures that the Garlich team of craftspeople has the resources it needs to meet all your needs. This technological edge allows us to offer you distinct advantages when sourcing a “one-stop shop” for your printing/fulfillment/distribution needs. Some of the ways in which we offer you an edge are:
- Complete electronic prepress
- Creation and manufacture of barcodes and QR Codes
- In-line coatings, gloss & dull effects, Hybrid UV printing on unique substrates
- Wide range of printable substrates (50# book-weight through board) up to 36 pt in thickness
- Superior printing on uncoated substrates
- Variable data/personalization
- Large-volume tear pad production and distribution
- Oversized (28″ x 40″ sheet size) die cutting
- Stahl TI-52 6/6 Continuous Feed Folder, Max 20 x 38, Min 4 x 6 and Folds to 1.5 x 3
- Complete in-house bindery for perfing, punching, folding, and stitching
- Kitting, fulfillment, and mailing
- Inkjet addressing/database management/mail list qualification and NCOA processing for USPS delivery
- Receiving and materials management
- Worldwide Distribution
Garlich Printing Company History
A passion nearly 100 years in the making
In 1928, Leo T. Garlich opened a small, two-man letterpress shop – and almost immediately had to figure out a way to survive the Great Depression. Garlich Printing Company found a niche by printing Yellow Cab Company’s taxicab slips, forms, and other one-color items, and hung on to both the business and Yellow Cab as long-term clients.
Leo’s son, Bob, took his father’s example of survival to heart during his tours as a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean conflict. After coming home from Korea, Bob joined Garlich Printing full-time in 1953 and grew the company well beyond its taxicab slip roots.
By the mid-1980s, the third generation of the Garlich family was at the helm, and under their leadership, the company’s growth and technological capabilities had exploded, vastly expanding Garlich Printing Company’s service offerings. Click here to learn more about our talented management team and their individual contributions to the company — and every Garlich client’s — success.
Employee-Owned Company Since 2016
Printing Awards
Hardware is nice, but customer satisfaction is even better
Garlich has earned numerous accolades throughout its long history, but we’ve been most honored by the loyalty and compliments of our many long-term clients. Over the past ten years alone, Garlich has won more than 50 of the printing industry’s most prestigious regional and national awards. Below you’ll find details about just a few of the awards we’ve been privileged to win — all for printing that has garnered positive results for our clients.
Premier Print Awards
- Luxco “From Reverence to Rebellion”
- “Rookies” Baseball Pack
- “Best of Category” (Benny) Winner! and two Certificates of Merit
- Miracle Grow – Packaging: Certificate of Merit
- Snack – Brochure: Certificate of Merit
- Three Certificate of Merits in brochure and magazine categories
- Certificate of Merit for production of a brochure series
TAM Awards
- Two “Best in Class” Highest Honors and one Gold Award
- Two “Best in Class” Highest Honors and one Gold Award
- Bronze award in the brochure category and Silver award in the single printed mailing piece category
- Two “Best in Class” awards for brochure and single mailing piece categories
Gold Ink Awards
- Bronze Award for Program Announcement
- Gold Award for Snack 2011 Brochure
- Two Pewter awards for wall calendar and specialty magazines categories
- Two Pewter awards for digital printing, folder categories
- Pewter award in sheet-fed consumer catalog category
International Gallery of Superb Printing
- Two Gold awards in brochure and card category, Bronze award in the label category
- 5 Gold awards (3 brochure, 1 presentation folder, 1 greeting card categories)
- St. Louis Gallery of Superb Printing Competition – 7 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze in categories including annual reports, booklets, brochures, catalogs, calendars, presentation folders, invitations, announcements, and greeting cards
- 3 Gold awards in presentation folders and brochures categories, 3 Silver awards in holiday cards, annual reports, and catalog categories
- St. Louis Gallery of Superb Printing – 5 Gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze in categories including reports, booklets, brochures, catalogs, calendars, presentation folders, and greeting cards
Trusted by Leading Companies
For nearly a century, Garlich Printing has earned long-term partnerships by delivering dependable prepress, printing, distribution, and direct mail solutions.
Award-winning work
View samples of our award-winning work or to hear directly from our customers about Garlich’s passion for printing
