In Los Angeles, in the summer of 1955...

...Robert Paul Apperson established his new printing company, Apperson Business Forms, to supply precision forms to the import-export industry. The Apperson company pleased customers with high-quality printing and impressed them with a rock-solid integrity that resonated with their values. Times have changed, but the perennial need of customers to find companies that consistently do a good job and keep their word is as strong as ever.

Milestones

1955

• Import-export becomes Apperson's first vertical market.

1967-1976

• The company moves to the Gage Avenue facility in Los Angeles and establishes a corporate office.
• Apperson opens a new facility and sales office in New York City, making the company the sixth tenant in the new World Trade Center building.
• Apperson purchases Hill Gordon Company in Los Angeles to expand its sales force and increase capacity.
• Apperson purchases Precision Forms of Charlotte, NC, gaining an east-coast manufacturing and distribution center.

1979-1995

• Houston office opens.
• Launches customized inventory-control system for customers.
• Seattle office opens.
• Begins inside sales (telemarketing) in Seattle.
• Company starts manufacturing OMR scan forms for the education industry.

1996-2005

• The first Advantage™ test scanner is introduced.
• Company name is changed to Apperson Print Management Services to better reflect our growing services.
• Apperson upgrades to voicemail and email.
• Marketing Department is established.
• New E-Doc division is acquired.
• The first GradeMaster™ test scanner is introduced.
• Launches new TSM scanners and DataLink™ software.
• Customers place orders via the internet for the first time.
• E-Doc division changes to Digital Technology Services (DTS).
• DTS expands operations to the east-coast Charlotte facility.
• July 15, 2005: Apperson Print Management Services celebrates 50 years in business!

2006-Present

• Company name is changed to Apperson Print Resources
• Corporate office moves to Cerritos
• Charlotte and Seattle offices move
• BenchMark™ auto-feed scanner released.
• Apperson reaches a major milestone in selling 125 million scan forms annually.