Sheridan history

By 1946, with circulation topping 140,000, the company began taking printing jobs from outside customers.

Sheridan was subsequently promoted to the position of general manager, and in 1967 he put up his personal savings of $1,000 and borrowed additional funds to buy Everybody’s Press from its retiring owners.

In 1982 the firm’s name was changed to Sheridan Press, and two years later a division called Sheridan Reprints was founded to republish journal articles.

In 1988 the firm purchased a book manufacturer called Braun-Brumfield, Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, which printed small runs of special-interest titles for a variety of publishers.

In 1994 The Sheridan Group bought United Litho, Inc., of Virginia, a printing company specializing in magazines with midsize print runs of 10,000 to 100,000 copies.

In 1995 John A. Saxton, a former vice-president of Procter & Gamble, was named president and CEO of The Sheridan Group.

In 1999 the company acquired BookCrafters USA, Inc., from American Business Products.

In 2003 the Sheridan Press created a digital publishing unit to offer cost-effective printing of very small quantities of journals, article reprints, and books.

Hoffman, Bryce G., “Sheridan to Sell Scio Service Center,” Ann Arbor News, October 12, 2004.

For fiscal 2005 total sales of The Sheridan Group approached $348 million, with net income just under $1.2 million.