our history
The year was 1915, and entrepreneur C. N. Myers made a bold decision to create a company in order to publish and print a magazine dedicated to show chickens, his passion. Thus, the company Everybodys Poultry Magazine was formed in a small newspaper building in Hanover, Pennsylvania, with nothing more than ambition and one letterpress.
The venture and the magazine were an immediate global success. In fact, within a few decades, circulation for Everybodys Poultry Magazine had reached 140,000 worldwide. The printing and publishing of many other publications followed, as did a name change: Everybodys Publishing Company. By 1960, offset equipment was added to eight letterpresses, linotype, and a binder.
In 1967, R. Champlin Sheridan became President and sole stockholder of Everybodys Press. In 1973, Champlin and his 58 employees broke ground to build a larger facility. In 1982, the company name was changed to The Sheridan Press. This signified an increased emphasis on printing and publishing services to the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journal publishing community.
The past few decades have seen tremendous growth for The Sheridan Press – in equipment, manpower, customers and technological advancements. But one thing remains steadfast: the dedication of the employees and their commitment to provide exceptional customer service.
Corporate Overview
The Sheridan Press is one of eight printing companies that make up The Sheridan Group. The Sheridan Group was created when The Sheridan Press acquired book manufacturer, Braun-Brumfield, Inc. in 1988. Since that time, other outstanding printing companies have joined The Sheridan Group, expanding the total print and publishing services portfolio to encompass not only journals and books, but also magazines, reprints and catalogs.
United Litho, Inc. (magazines) was acquired in 1994, followed by Capital City Press (journals) and Dartmouth Printing Company (magazines and journals) in 1998. In 1999, Sheridan Books, Inc. was created through the merger of Braun-Brumfield, Inc. and BookCrafters, Inc. In 1984, Sheridan Reprints was formed to serve the journal and commercial reprint market. In 2003, Sheridan Digital Print was created to serve short-run and on-demand digital printing needs. In 2004, The Dingley Press (catalogs) joined The Sheridan Group.
The Sheridan Group is a progressive organization focused on continually expanding our capabilities, products, and services.