Smartpress Expands, Looking to Grow Staff

By Linda Casey

Smartpress, a 100% employee-owned online printer, is scaling up operations with a new production facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This expansion boosts the company’s printing capabilities and aims to streamline shipping for customers across the East Coast. By strategically positioning its facility in this high-growth region, Smartpress can now deliver nearly 75% of its products via ground shipping within two days.

With this new facility, Smartpress will be able to accommodate faster shipping to the East Coast, ensuring their products reach nearly 75% of the U.S. via ground shipping in two days or less. | Credit: Smartpress

The area’s dynamic population growth and skilled workforce drove the decision to establish roots in South Carolina. “Spartanburg County is an ideal location for adding production capacity to keep up with our customer demand,” said Matt Chapman, Smartpress vice president, in a written release announcing the new facility. “This expansion brings us strategically closer to our customers on the East Coast.”

With this move, Smartpress is also making a significant economic impact by adding 150 jobs to the region. The company’s recruitment efforts aim to attract top talent eager to contribute to Smartpress’ ongoing innovation in print production. “I’m excited about bringing Smartpress’ culture to a fast-growing area with a talented workforce,” Chapman added.

In 2021, Smartpress started offering tuck boxes. It was the first of the converter's printed carton options. | Credit: Smartpress

Converter's Core Values

Known for its comprehensive range of commercial, carton, and promotional-product printing services, Smartpress uses an online platform to provide real-time quotes for its client base of creative professionals, businesses, and nonprofits. Its user-friendly online platform also offers extensive customization options for packaging and commercial print projects.

Beyond its service offerings, Smartpress upholds a strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility. The company is Scopes 1 and 2 carbon neutral, holds EcoVadis Platinum and ISO 14001 certifications, and operates one of the largest HP Indigo HD presses worldwide fleets.

As the Spartanburg facility ramps up, Smartpress is actively recruiting. Interested candidates can learn more about joining this innovative and eco-conscious company at https://smartpress.com/pages/jobs. The company’s core values are premium quality print, exceptional service, and environmental stewardship.

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As editor-in-chief of Packaging Impressions — the leading publication and online content provider for the printed packaging markets — Linda Casey leverages her experience in the packaging, branding, marketing, and printing industries to deliver content that label and package printers can use to improve their businesses and operations.

Prior to her role at Packaging Impressions, Casey was editor-in-chief of BXP: Brand Experience magazine, which celebrated brand design as a strategic business competence. Her body of work includes deep explorations into a range of branding, business, packaging, and printing topics.

Casey’s other passion, communications, has landed her on the staffs of a multitude of print publications, including Package Design, Converting, Packaging Digest, Instant & Small Commercial Printer, High Volume Printing, BXP: Brand Experience magazine, and more. Casey started her career more than three decades ago as news director for WJAM, a youth-oriented music-and-news counterpart to WGCI and part of the Chicago-based station’s AM band presence.