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Mike Simson and his spouse purchased Evergreen Printing 8 years ago from his parents.
Evergreen Printing can be found on 19th SE, two blocks from Costco.
As a teenager in high school Mike Simpson worked at his parent’s (Mel and Kim Simpson), print shop on Evergreen Way just south of the A&W Drive In. After moving to 50th Street and Claremont, he continued to work there for five more years before moving to the current location at 10530 19th Avenue SE. “We were the first tenants when this building opened,” Mike told me on my recent visit.
Mike and Susanna, his wife, purchased the shop eight years ago from their parents. They’ve guided their growth and stability over the years by a simple principal,
“The better our customers do, the better we do,” Mike said. “Their success is our success.”
Local printers have had to contend with a lot of competition over the years from large out-of-state printing companies that can lower prices.
“It’s hard to compete online so customer service is big for us,” Mike said. “We know our customers and they know us, we’re a personal local phone call away and we make sure that once you come here you never want to go anywhere else.”
Evergreen offers digital printing in full color, offset printing and bindery, as well as mailing services. They also offer delivery and pick-up in the Everett area Monday – Friday.
They were able to keep their doors open during the Pandemic, but they were still affected by the fact that most of their customers were small businesses. Many were forced to close down and others were left without work. “Forty percent of our customers went out of business permanently,” Mike said. “My wife and I weathered the storm by working throughout, no vacations and not paying ourselves for a while, staying small, lean and working our way through it.”
Supply chain problems remain today as a legacy of the pandemic. “Our main supplier of envelopes has been out for some time,” Mike explained. “They shifted from producing paper to making cardboard boxes for all of the shipping that has been going on and we’ve had to scrounge and scrape to find envelopes.”
Mike is positive about Everett and the printing business. He says he’s still having fun and enjoying helping other business owners. They’ve been voted the best print shop in Snohomish County and embrace “keeping it local”.
If you’re looking for a printer for commercial work or things more personal including wedding announcements, signs, banners and posters or need help with graphic design, scanning or high speed copying, check out Evergreen Printing and Graphics.
It is very easy to order online from their website. The phone number is (425) 948-7700, email is: [email protected] and they’re located two blocks south of the Everett Costco store at 10530 19th Avenue SE Suite 103 Everett, WA. Hours are Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Fridays 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.