Company History
Over 69 Years And Still Growing!
Over 69 years later Blaschko Enterprises, Inc., now under it’s 2nd generation of ownership and 3rd generation of leadership, includes Supreme Graphics (Arcadia WI & Prairie du Chien WI locations) and Supreme School Supply. Today sales are active on a national level.
We appreciate your continued business!
-Chris Blaschko, CEO
1955 - Harry “HB” Blaschko relocated from Le Center (MN) to Arcadia (WI) to purchase the local newspaper (the Arcadia News-Leader) and print for a local school supply firm (School Form and Supply Company).
1960 - Harry bought out his original partners Albert and Elsie Gauger. The company would continue to print products for School Form and Supply Company.
1967 - Harry began a division named Supreme School Supply Company. As the company continued to grow, Harry expanded his operation into five different buildings in downtown Arcadia.
1972 - Harry moved the operation to the current 50,000 sq. ft. headquarters in the newly formed Arcadia Industrial Park.
1980 - The remaining assets of School Form and Supply Company were purchased by Blaschko Enterprises, Inc.
1990 - Because of the growing demand for full-color commercial print work, Harry began a division called Supreme Graphics. It was an excellent fit because of the already well-equipped press room and bindery producing products for the Supreme School Supply division.
1992 - Harry turned ownership over to his three sons Chuck, Jim, and Al. Chuck would assume the role of CEO.
2002 - We noticed the industry was changing and customers were in need of short-run full-color printing that could be turned around quickly. With that in mind, we purchased our first Xerox DocuColor 12 digital printer.
2003 - We installed our first Direct-To-Plate device to speed up our pre-press process and improve quality.
2005 - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, we made a move to greatly enhance our high-quality print production with the addition of a new 6-color 23x29 printing press with Aqueous and UV coating capabilities. We also upgraded our digital printing department with a new Xerox DocuColor 6060 digital printing press.
2006 - We expanded our online presence by implementing a state-of-the-art website with Web-To-Print capabilities. Also during this time, Supreme Graphics received it's first of many Graphics Excellence Awards through the Printing Industries of Wisconsin.
2007 - We entered the Large Format Printing market with the addition of a 63" Solvent Inkjet printer (Mimaki JV3).
2008 - We added our second 63" Solvent Inkjet printer (Mimaki JV33).
2009 - The economy went into a deep recession but that didn't slow us down. We continued to build for the future by installing our largest press to date, a 28"x40" Heidelberg SM102.
2010 - The economy is coming out of a recession and we weathered the storm. To continue building on our large format success, we installed a UV flatbed printer (Mimaki JF-1631) capable of printing directly onto 5'x10' sheets of rigid material.
2011 - At the end of 2010, the decision was made to sell the weekly newspaper division (Arcadia News-Leader) to allow it to merge with other local newspapers into a county-wide newspaper called the Trempealeau County Times. The newspaper division was a small segment of our overall business.
2014 - Installed a new Heidelberg CD102 40" offset press. Upgraded to a new Mimaki JFX500 UV-LED flatbed large format printer and a Mimaki JV300 roll printer.
2015 - Installed a new 13x19 Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press with clear & white ink printing capabilities. We also installed a 13x19 Lanier 8120s digital black/white press and a Printware iJetColor inkjet digital envelope press.
2017 - In October, we acquired the assets of Howe Printing Company in Prairie du Chien to expand our market area.
2018 - Installed a new 20x29 Heidelberg SM74 (5-color with AQ coater) in Arcadia. Installed two new digital presses in Prairie du Chien (Heidelberg Versafire CV color and Heidelberg Versafire CM black/white). Formally changed the name of our Prairie du Chien WI location from Howe Printing Company to Supreme Graphics to help unify our branding.
2019 - Installed a new Heidelberg Versafire EP digital printing press. This is our fastest and most powerful digital press to date. It is capable of printing up to 24pt stock. Also installed our first contour cutting table in our wide format department.
2020 - The world was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic slowed down operations but we pulled through. We kept everyone employed and that was a great accomplishment during a difficult time.
2021 - Chris Blaschko promoted to CEO, Chuck Blaschko to retain President role. Additionally, we have discontinued our office supply retail division to focus on commercial printing.
2022 - Remodeled our front entrance for a fresh look. Installed a pile turner for our offset presses.
2023 - Installed our first high-speed fully-automated folder from Standard Horizon (AFV-566FKT)
2024 - Converted to LED lighting throughout the building. Replaced our existing MIS software (EFI Monarch) with a new MIS software (PrintIQ). Installed a new Ricoh 9500 digital press (replacing the Versafire CV). Installed a new digital inkjet envelope press (iJetColor 1175) in Prairie du Chien.
