Steve Katz, Editor10.12.18
Precision Tape & Label Co., Inc.
www.precisiontapeandlabel.com
Precision Tape was founded in 1974 in Millbury, MA by a family that owned a newspaper supply company. The initial business model was based on the intention of manufacturing and supplying tape products – specifically border tape – to the newspaper industry. The company’s first location was in the basement of a movie theater, later moving to a building that was on the same campus of the newspaper supply company.
As time went on, and the demand for border tape dwindled with the introduction of computer programs for design, Precision Tape put their presses to good use and began selling and producing 1-4 color pressure sensitive labels. It was then that “label” was appropriately added to its name, and labels became the main focus of the company.
In the early 80s, a printer and manager with Precision since its inception, Ralph Secord, became a minority partner. He loved running a press, but he had a great mind for business and eventually came off press and focused solely on management responsibi
www.precisiontapeandlabel.com
Precision Tape was founded in 1974 in Millbury, MA by a family that owned a newspaper supply company. The initial business model was based on the intention of manufacturing and supplying tape products – specifically border tape – to the newspaper industry. The company’s first location was in the basement of a movie theater, later moving to a building that was on the same campus of the newspaper supply company.
As time went on, and the demand for border tape dwindled with the introduction of computer programs for design, Precision Tape put their presses to good use and began selling and producing 1-4 color pressure sensitive labels. It was then that “label” was appropriately added to its name, and labels became the main focus of the company.
In the early 80s, a printer and manager with Precision since its inception, Ralph Secord, became a minority partner. He loved running a press, but he had a great mind for business and eventually came off press and focused solely on management responsibi
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