Since 1994

Hemlock Printers and PDI Group have announced the acquisition of Burnaby based PrismTech Graphics, a well-established wide format and specialty printing company that has been in operation for over 25 years. The acquisition, an equal partnership between Hemlock and PDI. Hemlock and PDI plan to strategically promote a newly integrated and comprehensive service offering to sign and display customers requiring both regional and national in-store graphics production and distribution.The PrismTech brand will be retained.

Hemlock’s wide format operations will move into the  PrismTech 30,000 square foot production facility in Burnaby, BC. The combined capabilities of the new company will include flatbed UV, screen, and roll print technologies, as well as finishing and installation services.

Richard Kouwenhoven, President and COO of Hemlock Printers, will serve as the President of the new organization and Paul Milburn, the former President and owner of PrismTech, will remain with the company . Jamie Barbieri, President of PDI Group will assume the role of Director in support of the new business initiative.  PDI Inc. is one the largest independent commercial printers in Northeastern

Canada . PDI has 150,000 sq. ft. within two production facilities in Quebec, and offers  electronic prepress,  offset and digital print production, large format print production, fulfillment, warehousing and direct mail services. Hemlock Printers over  50 years old is one of the largest

commercial printers in the Pacific Northwest . Operating from an 80,000 square foot facility in Burnaby, BC with sales offices in Seattle and San Francisco.