Triangle Printers - 50 Years and Facing Forward

SKOKIE, IL: Triangle Printers Inc, one the Midwest’s leading providers of graphic arts, printing and production services, is proud to announce its 50th anniversary in business.

The year was 1955. Dwight Eisenhower occupied the Oval Office. Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, "Rock Around The Clock" topped the music charts and the average cost of an American home was $22,000. It was also the year that 23-year-old Harvey Saltzman withdrew $250 from his meager savings and founded Triangle Printers – then just a crowded little desk in a shared office on Chicago’s north side.

Today - 50 years later - Saltzman’s small investment has blossomed into a business that is a leader in the graphic arts industry. The company now occupies a modern, 50,000 square foot production facility with 50 employees, serving clients of all sizes from across the country.

“When I started Triangle,” Saltzman reflects, “I couldn’t have imagined the digital age of today. Back then, the sales process was literally door-to-door, letterpress was the reigning technology of the day, and offset printing was a new concept. Looking back, it’s hard to believe how far our profession has come.”

Over the years, Triangle has adapted to the industry’s technological advances as well as to its clients’ needs, steadily evolving into a full service graphic arts provider with complete electronic prepress, digital and conventional printing services. The company has also added several new facets to its service offerings, including strategic planning, photography, copywriting & design, mailing, fulfillment, media management and broadcast creative/production.

“The way I see it,” explains Saltzman, “if you don’t adapt, you probably don’t survive… and you definitely don’t grow.”

And Saltzman, ever mindful of his modest roots, hardly takes sole credit for Triangle’s hard-won success.

“I was just the architect, really. The people who actually built the company – and who keep it going so successfully today – are our staff, many of whom have been with us for 25 years or more. And of course, we owe everything to our clients, without whose support, confidence and loyalty we would have long since faded into oblivion like so many other family-owned businesses have over the years.”

While Saltzman continues at the strategic and sales helm of the company, two of his children - son David and daughter Bonnie - have taken on much of the day-to-day leadership responsibilities.

“David and I are extremely proud to be able to carry on the traditions our father began in 1955, and we look forward to taking Triangle into its next 50 years,” said Bonnie. “Triangle has been a labor of love all our lives, and we’re 100% committed to keeping the legacy alive for generations to come.”

Asked if a well-deserved retirement is in his plans, Saltzman is pensive.

“To be honest, I don’t think I’d be truly happy in retirement. Lately, I’m trying to take a little more time off to do some of the things I’ve always wanted to, but Triangle is so deeply woven into my life that I can’t see myself simply walking away. I suppose if the work ever stops being challenging and fun, I’d think about it, but I can’t see that happening anytime soon. There’s still too much to look forward to.”

About Triangle

Triangle Printers Inc. is a full-service printing & graphic arts company offering a wide range of strategic, creative and production solutions to clients both large and small. For more information, contact Bonnie Dayan at (847) 675-3700, extension 262.