Printing techniques and technologies have changed drastically since Earl R., J.C. and Jimmy Davis launched their company in 1928. When the Davis brothers opened their doors for business, they owned one 10x15 Chandler & Price Press. Even more important, they had a sharp focus on commitment, experience and quality that laid the groundwork for years to come.
In 1932, the Davis brothers established a weekly newspaper, The Waco Record, published in Waco and McLennan County. The company progressed into a regional leader in the publishing and printing industries. Then in 1953, a devastating tornado struck Waco, killing 114 people, and destroying the majority of the city including the Davis Brothers’ plant and equipment.
The same Davis Brothers’ focus that directed the company for 25 years saw the founders through as they rebuilt the company from the ground up. By 1959, they were operating several small presses within a 5,000 square foot facility. Ten years later, they added a Harris 4-unit air-dry Web Press. Then in 1977, the company built a new 20,0000 sq. ft. facility at their present location in order to accommodate future growth.
Today, Davis Brothers Publishing Company, Ltd. is a national leader in print communications. The company posts annual sales exceeding $8 million. Staffing the impressive 45,000 sq. ft. building are full-time employees collectively representing over 430 years of experience. Progress may have changed the complexion of
Davis Brothers Publishing Company, Ltd., but one component of the company remains the same
— the focus on commitment, experience and quality, on which Earl R., J.C. and Jimmy founded
the company prevails as the vision of the new generation Davis Brothers leadership.
