The Story behind BEST

In 1979, nearly two decades and six children later, they decided it was time to start their own reprographics company. They mortgaged their home to pay for two blueprint machines, and BEST Photo Drafting was born. With a vision to provide professional-quality printing services quickly, competitively, and with a higher standard of service, they established BEST as a trusted reprographics partner for AEC firms across Chicagoland.

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BEST was the only printer in the region using automatic blueprint machines, helping eliminate bottlenecks, improve consistency, and deliver blueprint orders in a fraction of the time. That commitment to speed, quality, and reliability helped BEST become one of the leading providers of print and imaging services for many of the region’s most recognizable AEC companies.

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Now, more than four decades later, BEST Imaging Solutions continues to evolve with the technology, services, and needs of its clients. Under the company’s second generation of leadership, BEST continues to move forward with the same founding principles: integrity, honesty, and passion. Today, BEST offers one of the Midwest’s most comprehensive ranges of reprographic, print, imaging, and graphics services.

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Our business has persevered through continual changes in technology that have completely altered what and how technical documents and graphics are printed. We have endured six recessions, the pandemic, and the Chicago Loop Flood of 1992.

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Through what has sometimes felt like an endless supply of losing seasons, we have celebrated alongside our clients through six NBA championships, three NHL titles, one Super Bowl, and two World Series wins. We have supported the evolution of one of the most iconic skylines in the world and helped bring art, branding, and messaging to commercial, institutional, public, and corporate spaces across the region.

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Through it all, we have not only survived, but grown alongside the clients who made our story possible. For that, we are truly humbled and grateful.