LEADING INNOVATOR
LEADING INNOVATOR
FOUR DECADES OF INNOVATION! STEVE JONES OF REV-A-SHELF DISCUSSES PARTNERSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT 2, AND BENEFITS OF DOMINO DIGITAL PRINTING.
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ev-A-Shelf, located in Louisville, KY, is a market leading innovator of quality,
functional residential cabinet storage and organizational products for kitchens, closets, and bathrooms. They employ approximately 435 people in a 315,000 sq ft facility, and their presence extends worldwide from the U.S. to Europe, Asia, and Mexico with factories, warehouses and satellite offices strategically located to serve an expanding customer base of
Independent 2, and the benefits
before,” he continues. “Rev-A-Shelf
is not only going to benefit our
kitchen dealers, architects,
of digital printing delivered by the
and Independent 2 have been two
larger customers, it's also going
furniture manufactures, cabinet
Domino X630i digital aqueous
long-standing family-owned
to benefit our smaller customers
industry distributors and retail
inkjet corrugated press.
businesses that have operated
who didn't have the ability to have
together for over 25 years. When
large print runs in the past. Lower
Jones says, “Rev-A-Shelf
home centers. The company goals are to add value to their customers
is entering its 40th year of
Independent 2 brought us this
lead times, lower print runs, and
with Quality, Service, and
doing business and we are the
opportunity to look into digital
changing artwork are the three
Innovation in everything they do.
leading manufacturer of kitchen
printing, I will be honest, I was
keys that will make us successful
One of the ways Rev-A-Shelf
organization products. Anything
skeptical. But now that we’ve been
and make our brand available
adds value of quality, service, and
from kitchen to vanity or closet
doing this for over a year, there is no
to everyone. I appreciate the
innovation is within their custom
organization and even LED
way that I would look back. Digital
opportunity from Independent 2,
packaging printed by Independent
lighting, Rev-A-Shelf has you
printing has actually revolutionized
and I look forward to continued
2, a privately-owned and operated
covered. Today, we're going to
and changed the way that we’re
success… especially in the digital
corrugated manufacturer who
talk about some of the packaging
doing business, the way it
printing area.”
they’ve partnered with for over 25
improvements that we have
represents our brand, and the way
Domino is a leading
years. Independent 2’s capabilities
embraced, that is going to improve
that we service our customers.”
manufacturer and distributor
include designing, manufacturing,
not only our brand, but our
warehousing, and delivering
customer experience.”
No Going Back
identification solutions. Celebrating
“If you were to ask me if I could
its 45th year in business, Domino
go back to traditional printing
is a global organization with
in-transit and sells them on store
Digital Printing has Revolutionized our Business
methods, the answer would
world headquarters in the UK,
shelves.
“Digital printing has not only
absolutely be no. Traditional
and North America headquarters
changed the way we look at our
printing methods usually only
in Gurnee, IL. Domino has 25
Vice President of Consumer Sales
business, but it has actually opened
catered to our larger customers
subsidiaries, representation in
at Rev-A-Shelf, to learn more about
up some other opportunities that
that had the ability to run large
over 120 countries, and over 3,000
their business, the partnership with
would not have been available
print runs. Well now, digital printing
employees worldwide. n
corrugated and packaging that protect their customers’ products
We caught up with Steve Jones,
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