Thomas Industries/APT

Thomas Industries/APT has grown to become the largest auction firm in North America dedicated to the printing & graphics industry.  In 2011, Thomas Industries/APT conducted over 23 plant closure auctions of printing companies.

There are over one hundred North American and international dealers along with many tier one auction companies any of which are capable of selling a plant or individual pieces of printing or graphics equipment but there are none that we are aware of that have a full service division dedicated exclusively to the Printing & Graphics Industry. Our Printing & Graphics Division has a staff of 19 that is uniquely experienced in owning, management, along with the brokerage of companies as going concerns or the sale of component assets with complete warehousing and rebuilding capabilities, or jobbing out the residual books of business. One of the areas of expertise that is unique and sets us apart from our competitors is the experience not only on the selling side but on the ownership and management which covers the acquisitions and running of over forty printing companies, building them up to a $100,000,000.00 conglomerate that we subsequently sold to World Color. We currently have built a second conglomerate through ownership and management up to $150,000,000.00 million in sales. 

Additionally our in house personnel have trained and worked for Harris, Heidelberg, Mitsubishi, Ryobi, and Komori along with complete warehousing and rebuilding capability.  Over 60% of our press sales are outside on North America to well established direct relationships with printers in China, India, Africa and South America. 

As a result of the size and qualifications of our staff along with the unique marketing experience from having conducted over 500 printing plant auctions/liquidations, over a 1000 certified appraisals, reps in over 32 countries, nationwide and overseas offices, we continue maintain the number one spot in the industry as the largest reseller of Printing & Graphics equipment in North America operating on an international basis.  

Press Release (2005) - Strategic Alliance

In June 2005 the companies joined forces to form one of, if not, the nation’s largest full service, management, brokerage, appraisal, auction, liquidation and consulting companies exclusively serving, on an international basis, the Printing and Graphics Industry. The respective strengths of each company provided all the right reasons for joining forces.

Thomas Industries Inc. has been providing for over 60 years, worldwide auction, liquidations, and appraisals services for the printing and graphics industry through its offices/warehouses in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Shanghai.

Advanced Print Technologies is recognized as one of the premier used equipment printing and graphic dealers in the country and brings to this venture a very experienced, nationally recognized, senior management team that in addition to its brokerage and internal millwright capabilities has significant experience in both ownership and management of printing companies.

Tom Gagliardi President of Thomas Industries indicated we have had continuous requests for consulting, interim management, business and intellectual property valuations, repossessions along with many of our sales being subject to print quality testing or turkey installations. These are areas that we have had to seek outside help. The additional appraisers along with the overall skill level of the combined work force will allow us to meet all Printing and Graphics requests in a timely manner.

We have attended many auctions over the years and have always considered Thomas Industries to be among the best. We are very excited about joining forces not only for the talent and experience of their personnel but also their strong relationships within the financial industry. We now are capable at the highest level to provide full service accommodations to OEMS, Processors and Financial Institutions. Tony Andrade, President of Advanced Print Technologies.