Vertis Communications opens St Louis facility

Vertis Communications has announced the opening of a 23,000 square foot facility in St Louis to produce work for retail and consumer packaged goods corporations, advertising agencies, printers and packaging converters on a local and national level. The facility, which relocated from Maryland Heights to its new home base in Earth City, Missouri, includes premedia services, technology solutions from Vertis’ Digital Solutions Group, and the Inserts2online production team. The facility contains a full-service photography studio, focusing on retail-based product photography in-house and on-location for a variety of commercial clients. The studio includes a commercial kitchen, a client conference area, and a large in-house prop collection. 

‘The groups in this new location are poised for continued growth and we’re honored to provide them with this new, state-of-the-art facility,’ said Gary Sutula, senior vice president and general manager of premedia and digital solutions for Vertis Communications. ‘We are confident this move enables Vertis to continue its preeminent delivery of industry-leading creative products and services to our many valued customers across various industries.’ 

Vertis’ Digital Solutions Group (DSG) provides media asset management and dynamic publishing solutions to major furniture and clothing retailers, as well as heavy-duty equipment manufacturers and other leading companies across the United States. Other DSG production services include image capture, conversion, correction and manipulation, in addition to template programming and loading.  

Vertis’ premedia division produces work for leading local and national commercial and packaging clients. Commercial projects entail color engineering, image manipulation, film output, and color proofs, while packaging consists of image correction, color proofing, and flexo plates.  

The Inserts2online (I2O) production group converts finalized customer files into internet-friendly applications. Key I2O features include fully versioned ads, integration with store locaters, e-commerce linking, multiple advertised products/events, search features, rollover text, shopping lists, printable coupons, integrated e-mails, and custom Web trends reporting. I2O page count has grown considerably, averaging over 150 percent growth per year for the last five years. Customers include retailers in grocery, hardware, auto parts, and electronics.  

Vertis’ new facility will be home to 70 employees and is located near Lambert-St. Louis International airport.