Hygrade Business Group, Inc. is the largest privately-held provider of print management, business and marketing solutions headquartered in the state of New Jersey. The company’s history dates back to 1920 when we began as a stationery store at 480 Canal Street in New York City.
Today Hygrade serves over 5,000 customers nationwide. Our company-owned facilities coupled with our integrated strategic alliances offer a world-class manufacturing and distribution network that is national in scope. Hygrade delivers its suite of products and services primarily to the financial services industry, healthcare organizations, as well as general businesses.
Following are some significant milestones in the company’s history:
- 1929 Changed company name from Hygrade Stationery Company, Inc. to Hygrade Printing and Stationery Co.
- 1959 Merged with Lane Rotary Printing Corporation, a New York-based company, and became Hygrade Printing Corporation.
- 1976 The company moved from New York to New Jersey.
- 1981 Hygrade Printing Corporation was purchased by the current management team.
- 1990 Established N.A. Bancnote as an operating division specializing in document security.
- 1994 Parent company name changed to Hygrade Business Group.
- 1997 Purchased a healthcare customer base in New Jersey and the customers of Van Wagoner Associates in Rhode Island.
- 1998 Purchased Merit Integrated Products, Inc. (Waterbury, CT) and the customers of New England Business Forms (Bethel, CT).
- 1999 Purchased ABF Printed Products (Jersey City, NJ).
- 2002 Operations of Merit Integrated Products, ABF Printed Products, and N.A. Bancnote were merged into Hygrade Business Group.
- 2002 Purchased the customers of Erin Printing and Graphics ( Cartert, NJ ).
- 2002 Purchased the customers of Joseph Conte Printing Services ( Madison, CT ).
"We are very proud of our rich tradition of providing high-quality, innovative products and services. Vision, expertise and results have earned our customers’ loyalty for over 90 years. "
Vic Albetta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer