Big Flower Holdings, Inc. - BGF- Profile

Big Flower Holdings, Inc. (formerly Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc.) is an advertising and marketing services company. The company has three principal operating units which are Treasure Chest Advertising Company, Webcraft Inc. and Big Flower Digital Services, Inc. The companys wholly owned subsidiaries are Laser Tech Color Inc and Columbine JDS Systems, Inc. The company provides the customers with computerized Electronic Pre-Press operations which include imaging, layout and platemaking, enabling the company to service customers from inception of an advertising concept through layout design to the final press run. In 1999 the company acquired J.J. Grace Incorporated, Drake Automation Limited and Colorgraphic Direct Response Limited. Advertising and newspaper accounted for 63% of 1998 revenues; marketing services, 16% digital services, 16% and speciality products and commercial printing, 5%.