About Us
Gibson Printing has succeeded for 100 years in business printing
using high quality printing techniques and materials and putting customer service first.
We were into customer service long before it became a buzzword. We’ve innovated with technology, customer needs, changes in print media, and to meet customer’s evolving expectations. The skill, professionalism, and passion of our staff are key factors in upholding us as the premier business printer in Markham. Our work with major multinational brands has given us an edge in our mission to become one of the top printing companies in the Greater Toronto Area.
Quality print services are more than just print machinery. We strive for a friendly, professional, and productive partnership with you to deliver the best results in print. If you are looking for high quality printing with high quality customer service to match give us a try! We cater to all types of businesses in the Toronto area and have done so for more than a century.
Our Team
Rick Wigmore
President & C.E.O.Rick Wigmore
President & C.E.O.
Rick has a passion for business…all businesses big or small. A graduate of Ryerson in ”Print Management”, Rick developed his expertise through some of the top print companies in Toronto. He became VP of a Toronto creative firm before starting his own graphics business in May of 96. From his start in an 8x10 office to our current modern 40,000-square foot facility in Markham, Rick has remained focused on exceptional client service and hiring knowledgeable people who are best described as “people” people.
Kim Robertson
Vice President, Operations
kimberley@gibsonprinting.caKim is a print expert and has over 10 years of experience in all formats of print production including digital, offset and screen printing. If it is a printing project you need completed Kim can make it happen on time and on budget. Kim graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. On weekends she can be found at home doing crafts with her two children and trying not to talk about work 24-7 with her husband Mike.
Dan Wigmore
Vice President, Sales
daniel@gibsonprinting.caDan’s extensive background in every aspect of print management ensures that his clients get the “full deal”. He is a huge advocate of technology and utilizes his knowledge of print, online marketing and multimedia to encourage clients to take an innovative “ look outside the box”. Dan has focused on the financial, technology and marine industries and in the latter years, he has built relationships with high tech companies in the LED lighting and biometrics fields. Dan’s marketing experience has been utilized to introduce leading edge products to an international market place. Dan’s commitment to the client and his focus on the “customer experience” is what he has become known for.
Donald Vincent
Production Manager
donald@gibsonprinting.caDonald has over 28 years in the printing industry and has a strong work ethic. He began in the industry by sweeping the floors and through perseverance and self-determination he rose through the ranks of the company. The best way to learn is through the school of hard knocks. Along the way he found a great desire in ensuring customer satisfaction. Kind of like the saying happy wife happy life. He is the longest serving employee so he must be doing something right.
George McClean
Prepress & Digital ProductionGeorge McClean
Prepress & Digital Production
George has been employed in the printing industry for over 20 years. He started with camera work, film stripping, proofing and platemaking and later computer and digital printing.
Henry Pham
Bindery & Digital ProductionHenry Pham
Bindery & Digital Production
Henry does all the finishing on all things that have to do with printing. Whether it's cutting, padding, stitching, hole punching, printing and packaging, he always gets the job done.
Kelley Cooper
Production CoordinatorKelley Cooper
Production Coordinator
Kelley is a highly motivated Production Coordinator who is skilled in MS Office (Word/Excel/Power Point) and has excellent communication and organization skills who works well under pressure. She welcomes challenges & new responsibilities and is always willing to learn new skills with a smile on her face.
Sheri-Lyn Christensen
Retail Production CoordinatorSheri-Lyn Christensen
Retail Production Coordinator
Sheri-Lyn is highly motivated Retail Production Coordinator with excellent communication, and organization skills and works well under pressure. Her keen eye for detail and her need to be constantly challenged landed her an expanded position as the ‘Display Inventory Tracking Guru’ at Ravenshoe Group. The smile and friendly demeanor remains intact and so does her willingness to take on new responsibilities.
History
Gibson Printing opened as a one-man operation run out of a basement, owned & operated by Mr. Percy Gibson.
Gibson Printing became Gibson Printing Co. Ltd. and moved to a store front on Queen Street near Broadview Avenue in Toronto. Shortly after they became an early adopter of four colour process printing which was done on a letterpress.
In the early 1950’s Gibson Printing moved to a larger location on Danforth Avenue near Coxwell. It was also at this time the Gibson Printing began to offer offset printing as an option to its clients. Gibson Printing was then purchased by Mr. Richard D. Wigmore Senior who has worked for Mr. Gibson since after WW2.
Gibson printing began computerization of the plant by buying a computer for accounting. No one was producing accounting software in those early days, so they hired a programmer to create one for them.
Due to continued growth, Gibson Printing moved to a larger location on Markham Road north of Finch. This location would house their new five colour press with aqueous coating capabilities and expansion of the prepress department. Gibson Printing has remained a Wigmore family business & is now owned by Mrs. Linda Wigmore & operated by Kim Robertson her daughter.
To better serve their clients Gibson was moved into the Ravenshoe Group building (parent company). This was to a newer more centrally located facility on Bentley Street in Markham. This meant that Gibson Printing had easy access to Ravenshoe’s artists, photography & website production & gave Ravenshoe access to print expertise.
Gibson Printing moved to their new 40,000 sq ft. state of the art facility with much larger warehousing capabilities and room for expansion for digital presses. Together both companies provide their respective clients with a 1 stop solution to all their sales & marketing needs.
Installation of new digital press. To ensure we could keep up with and exceed client demands we installed a digital press that not only could print offset quality but had in-line finishing as well.
Installation of additional digital press. After the amazing success of our first press we had to install a second one to keep up with production demands.
Hundred Year Anniversary
What does it take to be in the printing business for 100 years? We believe that Gibson Printing’s continued success boils down to this simple fact, putting our clients’ needs first. Whether that’s expanding out services to help existing clients or sitting down with them to go over stock choices and new print techniques. We’ve been in business for 100 years because of our great clients and we will continue to put their needs as priority #1.
