Company History

AlphaGraphics was founded by entrepreneur Rodger Ford in Tucson, Arizona, in 1970. A pioneer and innovator, Ford’s vision was to create business centres that offered customers the latest visual communications technology. After successfully building the company’s operating systems into a successful and profitable business model, AlphaGraphics began franchising in 1979. In 1984, the company became the first desktop publishing retailer. By the late ’80s, AlphaGraphics was aggressively pursuing the global marketplace, becoming the first U.S. printing franchise to expand internationally.

In 2001, the company moved its global headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. Today, there are more than 260 AlphaGraphics franchises located in the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Russia and Saudi Arabia.