SIC 7334 Photocopying and Duplicating Services

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SIC 7334
PHOTOCOPYING AND DUPLICATING SERVICES

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in reproducing text, drawings, plans, maps, or other copy by blueprinting, photocopying, mimeographing, or other methods of duplication other than printing or microfilming. Establishments primarily engaged in printing are classified under SIC 2752: Commercial Printing, Lithographic; SIC 2754: Commercial Printing, Gravure; and SIC 2759: Commercial Printing, Not Elsewhere Classified. Those companies engaged in providing microfilming services are classified under SIC 7389: Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified.

NAICS Code(s)

561431 (Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops))

Industry Snapshot

The quick-printing industry represents a relatively new dimension of both the commercial printing and graphic arts industries. Most companies in the photocopying industry began as printers offering while-youwait service dubbed "quick printing." What began as a small segment of the printing market experienced phenomenal growth beginning in the 1970s, changing the printing industry forever. In 1969, 1,000 quick printers were operating in the United States, and by 1974 that number had reached 6,000. From 1975 to 1992, the quick-printing industry exploded, and an estimated 30,000 businesses were operational by the early 1990s.

By 2000, the number of quick-printing establishments was dwindling, due to consolidation in the industry. There were 7,743 quick-printing establishments in 2000, down 5.2 percent from the previous year, and down 0.7 percent per year since 1994. The volume of shipments in the quick-printing industry was on the rise, however, with $5.96 billion in shipments in 2000, up nearly 13 percent from the previous year. Sales in the industry had increased at an annual rate of 10.6 percent since 1994.

Organization and Structure

The quick-printing industry generally provides two types of services: convenience and commercial. With storefront locations in strip malls and downtown shopping districts, the convenience quick printer serves the needs of small businesses and consumers. Convenience quick printers include both independent and franchised operations that rely largely on copiers and paper plates on 11" × 17" presses. The commercial printer typically provides services similar to those of the convenience shop, with larger facilities and several added capabilities for serving the needs of larger businesses.

Background and Development

The quick-printing industry emerged from the development of the Itek camera/platemaker, acquired in the early 1960s by Bill LeVine, a commercial printer. This machine produced black ink on 8" × 11" paper with photocopiers or electrostatic plates, forming images in powdered or liquid ink directly on the surface to be printed.

In the 1970s, quick printing generally produced black-and-white or one-color offset prints on flat surfaces using photomechanical plates or paper mats. By the end of the decade, however, the industry was augmented by the introduction of high-speed copiers, which produced one-color prints.

By the 1980s, many quick...

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