(New Building, New Location | Photo courtesy of Bend Rubber Stamp & Printing)
If you’re anything like me, you may have stopped downtown to place an order with our good friends at Bend Rubber Stamp & Printing (BRSP) only to find the shop no longer there! As for myself, I feared the worst: a locally owned and operated small business unable to sustain itself during the pandemic. Be not afraid: At 50 years serving the Bend community, BRSP is here to stay! The business has simply changed its location and is now conveniently situated at 1320 SE Reed Market Road, Suite 180.
With limited parking on Wall and Bond Streets, increased traffic in every respect (2020 being a notable exception) and higher and higher rents, BRSP’s new location is most welcome, not only for both loyal and new customers who relish in its ease of accessibility and high-quality products but also for owner Mike Guest and his three employees who appreciate the increased spaciousness of the facility. Now at 2,800 rather than 1,600 feet, more room allows for more growth, and Guest has immediately capitalized upon this possibility, expanding the shop’s productive capabilities with a booklet maker, a 5,000-pound computerized cutter and a large format printer, not to mention an employee break room.
As always, BRSP offers excellence in printing, copying, rubber stamp, typesetting and design: “a full-service, commercial print shop with a down-home feel,” as Guest describes it. “We deliver personalized service to all, from the little guy to the big corporation,” he further explains. Quite interestingly, the challenges of 2020, Guest notes, has resulted in less commercial work for the shop but many more small print jobs for artists. As an artist myself, I’ve looked to BRSP for business cards, greeting cards, prints, show announcements and posters, and the company always delivers superb products in a timely, reliable fashion.
Having purchased Bend Rubber Stamp & Printing from Butch De Gree in 2016, Guest is certainly no stranger to the industry. Beginning his career as a delivery driver in 1992, he has occupied numerous positions within various companies including press operator, bindery technician, senior manager, promotional products distributor and production manager. Now, after so many years in the industry in all its various capacities, Guest proudly exclaims, “If you cut me, I will bleed cyan, magenta, yellow and black,” the colors used in the printing industry that yield “great color representation for full- color production.”
The tour I received of BRSP’s new facility yielded many insights into the vast possibilities of the rubber stamp and printing business. So many iconic stamps of Bend’s premier companies; different types of unique papers including silver, gold, copper and those with wood veneer finishes of varying grain patterns; a color-correct light booth showing different types of lighting conditions; coil and twin loop binding; wedding invites; notepads; embroidery; and even face shields… the list goes on!
Visit Bend Rubber Stamp & Printing at its new location at 1320 SE Reed Market Road, Suite 180 to discuss your projects, and enjoy personalized service from an industry veteran.
bendstampandprinting.com • 541-389-2110
