I learned at the AIIM/On Demand show that Grover Daniels, in a little publicized move, recently acquired Boston’s Copy Cop chain from its founder, Michael Gerstein. Born as a Boston based black and white printing company in the early 60's, Copy Cop started out with one storefront, one employee and a bicycle. Today, largely due to the vision and leadership of Gerstein, Copy Cop's retail and production facilities provide a variety of customized and personalized printing solutions in both black and white and color to a range of local, regional and national enterprises. Daniels’ acquisition of the operation marks a new era of vision and innovation for Copy Cop as he brings to bear his extensive industry experience on driving growth into the future.

Daniels’ great grandfather founded Daniels Printing in Boston over 125 years ago, and the company was run as a very successful family business until its sale in 1999 to Merrill Corporation. Specializing in financial printing, Daniels Printing grew to be a respected local, national and even international presence in that space.

Coincidentally, Mr. Daniels recently wrote a Letter to the Editor of WhatTheyThink, commenting on Robert Burton’s attempted hostile takeover of Cenveo, a thoughtful piece well worth reading.