Colson Printing Company is a full service printing and graphic arts company. Printing jobs range from breathtaking full color lithography to business cards, and everything in between --- multi-part forms, letterheads, envelopes, brochures, folders and logo design. Jobs can be taken from conception to completed product, no outside graphic services are needed. Bindery and finishing services such as die cutting, gluing, folding and scoring, pose no problem for the skilled Colson Printing staff.

Colson Printing Company has a wide and varied customer base including, but not limited to, large corporations, fine art publishers, advertising agencies, freelance artists, manufacturers, professionals, medical and health care facilities, state agencies, educational institutions and small businesses.

Colson Printing Company offers competitive pricing with supreme quality and production scheduling to meet customers' needs. Noted for its highly skilled staff of employees and tecnologically advanced equipment, Colson Printing Company takes pride in the ability to fulfill all the graphic requirements of its customers.

711 North Oak Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
800-323-7280

Our Company's History

Colson Printing Company has been in the graphic arts business for forty-five years. The following is a brief history. In 1962, the company started as a simple commercial printing company for a private school. Wally Colson purchased the company and in his first act as new owner and president, moved it to Valdosta, Georgia. In 1969, Colson purchased a larger printing company and took over their location, merging the two businesses. This gave Colson Printing Company additional equipment, a better location and a larger customer base. The company soon became the proud owners of their first large press, an 18"x24" Solna single color and a large Stahl folder. In 1973, growing yet again, a prime corner lot in Valdosta was bought and a 5,000 square foot building erected. A 20"x29" Heidelberg was purchased followed several years later by a new two color 25"x36" Heidelberg press. At this time, Colson Printing Company also installed an automatic letter press and die-cutting equipment.

In 1983, Wendy Colson, the owner's son, began working at the company in the sales department. Recognizing a need for fine art printing in the Southeast, Wendy started printing for artists and publishers. Colson Art Printing now contributes a respectable portion of sales. In 1989, another local competitor was acquired, again increasing equipment and accounts. Several years later, the pre-press department was upgraded with the newest Mac and PC image setting equipment as well as an automatic film processor. 1994 brought a sizeable expansion to Colson Printing Company to house a five color 28"x40" Heidelberg press and a 19"x25" four color perfector Heidelberg press. Also included in the expansion was additional floor space for the art reproduction department. Colson Printing strives to offer the most technologically advanced equipment - most recent purchases include: 1) Sabre Direct-to-Plate, 2) Cambo 4"x5" camera with Schneider Apo-Digitar lenses and a Better Light digital scan back, 3) Xerox Docucolor Digital Printing, 4) Oris color management system using Epson prints profiled to match our presses and digital printing equipment.

Colson Printing Company currently has forty-eight employees with 596 years of total graphic service. The average of 12 1/2 years of service per employee is a true testament to the favorable working conditions Colson Printing has to offer. Personnel can be broken down by department as follows: Management/Supervisors - 4, Clerical - 2, Customer Service and Sales - 9, Graphic Design - 6, Technical Graphic Support - 4, Camera & Digital Photography - 5, Press Operators - 10, Bindery - 6, Finishing/Shipping & Receiving - 2. The current building facility, at its present location since 1973, has a total of 43,000 square feet.