Trilon was started more than 50 years ago in 1964 by my parents, Morris and Esther Strickler. We started as a 1,000-square foot litho shop and eventually expanded into a 25,000-square foot company with seven Heidelberg presses, prepress, binder, and 45 employees. The expansion of our business has been a family affair: in 1970, my brother took over estimating and production, and I joined in 1976 to start our prep and digital prepress departments.

In 2000 we purchased our first digital press, a Xerox Docucolor 12 with Imation RIP, which expanded printing possibilities exponentially. By 2004 we closed our litho plant to concentrate more on digital printing by purchasing the ever-changing technology offered by Xerox, including the ColorPress 1000. By the time we moved to our new facilities in Moonachie, NJ, we had become a one-stop shop: there’s very little that we don’t do in-house. 

With my history in the business, I bring an “offset mentality” to digital printing, while my son Justin, who joined us in 2013, brings his digital knowledge to the firm, implementing new prepress and estimating software. Together, we handle all aspects of the printing business to deliver a customized product of the highest standards.

—Mark Strickler