Five generations into the craft, BindTech manufactures and finishes books, from everyday trade volumes to deluxe leather-bound editions. With more than a century of bookbinding experience, the company serves printers, publishers, designers, and agencies across North America through nine offices and a workforce of more than 400 employees. Its Phoenix facility can produce runs as small as a single book, while its network of plants can handle projects in the millions.
Advantage Book Binding, IncFounded in 1985 by BIA Hall of Famer Jerry Nocar, Advantage Book Binding is a family-owned Baltimore trade bindery producing books and post-press work for regional and national clients. Its Book Boutique extends the company’s production capabilities into one-off and limited-edition custom books, while a separate department repairs and restores treasured books and Bibles. The company operates from a 41,000-square-foot facility and runs two full shifts to handle both large commercial orders and smaller custom projects.GLEN BURNIE, MD
Wert BookbindingFounded in a Linglestown garage in 1960, Wert Bookbinding has grown into a Grantville, Pennsylvania bindery making and restoring books for libraries, printers, and individuals. The business combines traditional hand bookbinding with on-demand printing and binding, including work as specialized as restoring family Bibles and building protective enclosures for rare collections. Wert remains a family business shaped by a history that includes surviving Hurricane Agnes’s seven-foot flood and more than six decades of service.GRANTVILLE, PA
Art Guild Binders, IncArt Guild Binders, Inc. is a Cincinnati bookbinding shop that restores and repairs books while producing custom binders and other made-to-order covers. The small, family-owned company handles projects ranging from Bible rebinding and thesis binding to custom printed binders, with materials and details tailored to each order.CINCINNATI, OH
Maple PressFor more than a century, Maple Press has manufactured books at its York, Pennsylvania facility, producing over 12 million hardcover and papercover volumes annually. Its mix of offset, inkjet, and digital production supports orders from as few as 25 copies to tens of thousands, while in-house component making and binding keep much of the work under one roof. Maple Press also operates book distribution through Maple Logistics Solutions, whose Lebanon and Mount Joy centers together span 300,000 square feet.YORK, PA