Tru-Cut acquires Trade Print Finishing

Tru-Cut LLC, a Salt Lake City die manufacturer for the printing industry, has announced its acquisition of Trade Print Finishing, a provider of graphic arts finishing services based in South Salt Lake. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Founded in Salt Lake City in 1979, Tru-Cut designs and manufactures customized crating products, rotary and flat steel rule dies and provides die, laser and CNC table cutting, gluing and folding services. Its acquisition of Trade Print Finishing will provide a complete, one-stop solution that includes die design and production, UV coating, engraving, embossing and other leading-edge finishing services, the company said in a statement.

“We are excited to add Trade Print Finishing to our portfolio of industry-leading products and services,” said Tru-Cut president Kevin Ball.  “For more than 65 years, Trade Print Finishing has been synonymous with extremely high-quality finishing services throughout the Intermountain West region. We plan to continue investing in and building our combined company and we are singularly focused on offering our customers, both new and old, the best products and services in the region.”

“I am very pleased to partner with Tru-Cut,” said Brad Van Leeuwen, president of Trade Print Finishing, “I have known Kevin for decades and I could not ask for a better steward of our business. Our companies complement each other and I’m confident that all stakeholders will benefit — customers through a stronger and more versatile vendor and employees from a more vibrant and successful employer.  I look forward to bigger and better things as a result of this union.”