In the 88th episode of the podcast, Charles and Tage cover the story of Hackworth in the past 30 years. Listen and share with friends!

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Tage Counts interviews business leaders, entrepreneurs and non-profit executives from throughout the 757 on a variety of industry topics. You can also follow daily updates of what’s happening in the Hampton Roads Business community by visiting linkedin.com/in/tagecounts.

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Well, it is official - Hackworth turned 30 on October 16^th, 2021! Thirty years ago, Charlie (dad), Dorothy (mom) and Charles II (myself) sat in a mostly empty, 13,000 SF building and started calling old clients and friends to let them know we were back in business as a blueprinter. We prayed a lot and asked the Lord for guidance in our decisions but looking back I don’t think we really had a plan. As other doors shut, it became clear to us that blueprinting was what we knew and therefore blueprinting was what we were going to do. What started with blueprints, has grown to encompass a wide variety of products and services. They are too many to list but here are a few; blueprinting, copying, signage, vehicle wraps, food merchandising, graphic design, marketing, installation. In addition, we have a whole division committed to wide format equipment sales and service, including paper, toner and ink supplies. It is amazing how fast 30 years goes by and to see from where we started then, to where we are today, is nothing short of a miracle.

Here are some of the stats:

• Three Companies – Hackworth, The Graphics Shop and Creative Document Imaging
• Seven locations in Virginia – Chesapeake, Suffolk, Williamsburg, Richmond, Chantilly, Fairfax, Manassas Park
• Employees – over 65 total employees, living and working in 5 states, as far away as Houston and Chicago
• Clients – our business units now serve over 8000 customers across the continental United States

All of this would be impossible without great employees, great clients, great vendors and most importantly the Lord’s blessings.

Thank you to everyone who supported us through the past 30 years, we look forward to what the future holds and truly believe, the best is yet to come!

Then

Our building in early 1990s.

Our delivery cars in the early days.

Our color graphics department in the 1990s.

Production in the 1990s -- an analog bond copier.

Blueprinting in the 1990s.

Now

Our building today.

Our delivery fleet today.

Our graphics department today.

Our production department today.

Our blueprinting today.

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With that in mind there are three main solutions we are rolling out:

1. Store Front Solutions – let your customers know you’re still open for business with banners, decals, yard signs, A-frame kits, etc
   
2. Information & Safety Signs – COVID-19 signs made to order for your job site or office; durable PVC or aluminum indoor/outdoor signs
   
3. Partition & Containment Solutions – see-through plastic sheets and ready-to-install acrylic partition systems

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE

Store Front Solutions

Be sure your customers know you’re still open for business with affordable banners and custom signage. 24-hour turnaround available. CALL 757.545.7675 or email us color@hackworth.co. As always, FREE DELIVERY in the Hampton Roads area.

BANNERS

Make sure people know you’re still open for business with bold colors and direct messaging. Quick, easy to install and good advertising for every business.
– Quick sizes! 3’x5’, 3’x6’, 4’ x 8’

YARD SIGNS & VEHICLE MAGNETS

Temporary signs you can put anywhere in town to let people know you’re making accommodations, and ready for business.
– 18”x24” single or double sided coroplast with H-stake
– 12”x24” x 30mil magnet pair

FLOOR DECALS

Water resistant decals with anti-skid laminate will make social distancing easy for any customers coming through the door. Indoor & outdoor
applications!
– Standard size 24”x24” and custom sizes available

WINDOW DECALS

Keep surface handling to a minimum with directional signage. Create one-directional customer flow with dedicated directional, entrance and exit signs.
– Standard size 12”x12” and custom sizes available

ECONOMY TABLE THROW

The open-back design of this throw gives you legroom and quick access to anything you store beneath the table. 15 color options!

A-FRAME KIT

Sidewalk curb sign with quick-change system. Portable. Folding doublesided display. Full color, 36”x24” coroplast or pvc inserts Black or white available.

33.5” BANNER UP KIT

The popular economy retractor is versatile and budget-friendly, making it a great option for the cost-conscious marketer. Banner, hardware and carrying case included.

BANNER DISPLAY KITS! INDOOR! OUTDOOR! RAZOR & SAIL!

Capture attention, even from a distance. Our largest outdoor display adjusts up to 17’ high. Banner, hardware and carrying case included.

Call 757.545.7675 or email color@hackworth.co for quote!

Information & Safety Signs

COVID-19 signs made to order for your job site or office. Designed for Indoor or Outdoor Use. Durable PVC or Aluminum!
– Sizes 12”x18” and 24”x36”

Laminated Posters & Foamcore Boards

Pre-made posters provided by the CDC. Sizes 8.5”x11”& 18”x24”. Available in English & Spanish.

Call 757.545.7675 or email color@hackworth.co for quote!

Partition & Containment Solutions

SEE-THROUGH PLASTIC SHEETS & READY-TO-INSTALL “SNEEZE GUARD” SYSTEMS
If you need a quick “ready-to-install” solution, Polymershapes’ CoronaGuard offerings are perfect solutions to meet mounting challenges of social distancing. Utilizing impact-resistant, crystal clear see-through plastics, we offer a variety of materials and design, or custom solutions to provide protection for the health and wellness of your employees and patrons!

Ready-to-Install Acrylic Partition Barriers

Framed Adjustable:

• Crystal-clear shield
• Generously sized at 24”wide x 32” tall
• Adjustable to allow flush mount to counter or select pass through height
• Simple installation with double-sided adhesive or use pre-drilled holes in aluminum frame for more permanent installation
• Lightweight, impact resistant and easy to clean

Frameless Surface Mount:

• Crystal-clear shield
• Generously sized at 24”Wide x 32” Tall
• 90-degree bend at base allows for mounting directly to surface at base
• Can use multiple side by side for wider coverage
• Simple installation with double sided adhesive or permanently use pre-drilled holes
• Lightweight, impact resistant and easy to clean

Hanging:

• Crystal-clear shield
• Generously sized at 24”Wide x 32” Tall
• Holes at top of shield to suspend from above
• Simple installation with chain and hooks
• Use multiple side-by-side for wider coverage
• Lightweight, impact resistant and easy to clean

Freestanding:

• Crystal-clear shield
• Generously sized at 24”Wide x 32” Tall
• Freestanding on any surface
• Assembles easily with no tools
• Can use multiple side-by-side for wider coverage
• Lightweight, impact resistant and easy to clean

Call 757.545.7675 or email color@hackworth.co for quote!

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Our Chesapeake and Suffolk office are open for pick-ups, walk-in customers, emails and online orders. Take advantage of our “No Contact” service by uploading your files online via HackworthDocs.com and receiving your job via our FREE delivery service. We are happy to drop off wherever you designate to ensure your safety or we can ship your projects via UPS or FedEx.

The College of William & Mary has closed our onsite shop to the public but we are monitoring email and online orders to that location in an effort to provide continued service to those clients. To upload files to W&M visit printshop.wm.edu.

We continue to operate our shops by the guidelines and recommendations of the CDC so that our team and our customers are safe.

Hackworth & TGS are here to serve your business as we always have with courtesy, quality and timeliness. Thank you for partnering with us!

Sincerely,
Charlie, Dorothy & Charles II

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Currently our Chesapeake and Suffolk locations continue to operate with normal business hours and services. However, our William and Mary location is closed until further notice. Any Peninsula clients can continue to get service by uploading work to the Chesapeake location through our website, www.gohackworth.com. We will deliver to the Peninsula daily to maintain customer continuity of service for those clients.

We have implemented the following procedures:

• We have increased the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing procedures at all offices.
• We are closely monitoring the ongoing public response to this situation, assessing how any local guidelines may affect our employees and customers, in order to minimize any disruptions to customer work.
• We have updated contingency plans for employee work flow to make sure we can meet all commitments to our customers.
• We are practicing social distancing when possible for our drivers, sales team, service team and other staff.

Given the rapidly evolving public and government response to this situation, some impacts to our service may become unavoidable. As new advice and procedures are implemented, we will do our best to provide updates on the status of our operations via email and our website, alerting you to any potential delays or required changes to time frames or commitments for specific products, facilities, or service areas. Amid the disruption and uncertainty of this difficult time, we truly value your business, and we appreciate the trust in us that every order represents. We are committed to providing the reliable support that you expect, through this time and always, and to help keep your businesses moving forward.

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On August 6, 2019 Mason Noel Hackworth, 16, of Chesapeake, Virginia passed away unexpectedly from natural causes. 

Mason was the son of David and Mary Beth Hackworth, grandson of Charlie and Dorothy Hackworth and nephew of Charles II and Wendy Hackworth.

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Mason was a rising junior at Grassfield High School and a member of River Oak Church.

He was a member of the National Honor Society and the International Thespian Society.

In his spare time, Mason loved playing his guitars, singing, playing video games and hanging out with his friends, AKA Party Bus.

Because Mason loved the arts and theater, he performed in school plays from elementary school to high school; based on his activities the Hackworth family and Ms. Laura Agudelo, Grassfield High School’s theatre teacher have established the Mason Hackworth Theatre Scholarship.

We have been asked by so many people as to how they could be of assistance, therefore the foundation of the scholarship was natural in furthering Mason’s goals, dreams and legacy.

Administered by the Southeastern Virginia Community Foundation (SEVACF), the committee composed of select family members and individuals involved with theatre at Grassfield High School will select annually a student(s) involved in the arts programs at Grassfield and award them a scholarship to further their education in memory of Mason.

The Southeastern Virginia Community Foundation is a 501©3 organization and all donations to the Mason Hackworth Theatre Scholarship are tax deductible.

On behalf of Charlie, Dorothy and Charles, thank you for your love and support.

Donate to the Mason Hackworth Theatre Scholarship

Donations can be made online to the foundations as follows:

• Visit https://sevacf.org/give/donate/
• Choose Donation Amount
• Select A Specific Fund
• Select Mason Hackworth Theatre Scholarship (149)
• Complete the form and Submit

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Copico customers will not see any drastic or immediate changes to Copico’s production operations. Darren Schultz, former owner of Copico, will remain on staff to help with the transition. Jessica Turner, a former employee, has been hired back to handle customer service and client production needs. The current location and phone number, 757-934-2113, will remain the same. Over the next few days and weeks, clients will see a migration to the Hackworth website, billing system, email addresses and file transfer programs. Our goal is to make this a seamless transition for everyone involved.

This acquisition allows Hackworth to expand direct services into the fast growing markets of Western Tidewater such as Suffolk, Smithfield, Windsor, Isle of Wight and Franklin. In house capabilities include industrial screen printing, direct print to rigid substrate (wood, aluminum, plastic, acrylic and coroplast), fleet graphics, vehicle wraps, magnets, banners, window graphics and more.

Hackworth was voted the Hampton Roads Chamber Small Business of the Year in 2017 for the City of Chesapeake and has been recognized nationally as a Top 50 Print Shop by Wide-Format Magazine for 5 years running. For more information on our products, services and company history, please visit our website at www.gohackworth.com.

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Inside Business on Hackworth:

Founded: 1991, as Hackworth Reprographics Inc. (branded as Hackworth – Graphics – Printing – Technology), by Charles Hackworth, Dorothy Hackworth and Charles Hackworth II

Headquarters: 1700 Liberty St., Chesapeake

Additional locations: Williamsburg and Richmond

The business: Hackworth is a state-certified small business (SWaM) that provides a wide range of printing and marketing services, wide-format digital imaging and printing systems and supplies, and document management solutions.

Current owners: President Charles Hackworth, CEO Dorothy Hackworth and Vice President and GM Charles Hackworth II

Obstacles overcome: Established relationships sustained the company in the declining years of sales during the architectural, engineering and construction business decline in 2008 and the transition of printing equipment industry from analog to digital.

Milestones reached: 1. 2014 – Wide-Format Imaging Top Shop. 2. 2015 – Wide-Format Imaging Top 50 Shop in the Nation. 3. 2016 – Wide-Format Imaging Top 50 Wide-Format & Signage Shop, No. 1 in Virginia, No. 26 in the nation.

Key to longevity: Although the nature of our core business has somewhat changed over the past two decades, we continue to be committed to provide excellence in our business solutions and to the communities and families of those with whom we share mutually beneficial partnerships.

What’s next: Further automation of internal processes, expansion into grand format printing and development of digital marketing offerings

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The wall mural project for Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore was highlighted in the feature article “It’s Crunch Time.“ The wrap team at TGS designed and printed 35 unique wall wraps for the Foodbank in 2015. The custom job resulted in over 9,000 square feet of printing.

Editorial Director Denise Gustavson stated in the article:

[pullquote align=”normal”]”The Top 60 shops had a gangbuster year in 2015, reaching an all-time high just north of $725M and showing nearly 13 percent year-over-year growth. And according to all their comments, most are looking to keep the same momentum in 2016.” [/pullquote]

Hackworth’s insight was used in “Growth Areas for 2016” sidebar of the article:

• Out-of-Home and Grand-Format Signage: “Outdoor signage is a wide area but building signage, event signage, directional signage, etc. continues to grow and as the economy improves
  new companies need signage and existing companies need to upgrade signage.”
• Wraps: “Wraps are now more commonplace and everyone is asking about them. I tell clients they are the best ROI ever and there are so many applications and materials available.”

We are honored to be recognized for our work by one of the leading print publications in America. It’s our desire to continue to lead the way in print innovation as well as providing excellent products and services to businesses and organizations in Hampton Roads and beyond.

Read the full article via e-publication:
http://epub.southcomm.com/wfs/WideFormat_And_Signage_April_2016/index.html

Download the PDF:
http://www.printingnews.com/12190604

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President Charlie Hackworth spoke with the students about how Hackworth has evolved from a reprographics firm providing blueprints to a full-fledged digital operation that includes printing of business cards, posters, banners, signs, vehicle wraps and more.

Mr. Burke had this to say about their visit:

“Our field trip to Hackworth was AWESOME! My students and I are still talking about the large printers and wall size graphics!!! And everyone was so warm and friendly and generous with their time! Thank YOU for arranging our tour and for being so hospitable! I hope you will consider allowing my future graphic design classes to “stop by” for a visit and see all the amazing work you all are doing!”

Churchland High School is public school in the City of Portsmouth, VA. The current or “new” Churchland High School opened on Monday, January 6. 1992.  This building, located at 4301 Cedar Lane, replaced former schools that had occupied several sites in Churchland since 1799.  The school has seen several name changes.  First known as Craney Island School, then Sycamore Hill High School, and finally in the late 1850’s as Churchland. For more information on CHS visit their website: http://chs.ppsk12.us.

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When Charlie and Dorothy Hackworth started their first reprographics-related business, Engineering Media, in 1974, diazo was king and digital imaging did not exist. Today their current company, Hackworth – Graphics-Printing-Technology in Chesapeake, Virginia, is a broad-based imaging business with capabilities ranging from engineering prints to full color graphics and screen printing.

The company showed off its latest technology and new building addition to about 300 customers and prospects at an open house on February 5.

“The contractors were still working on the cosmetics,” Charlie said. “But Charles [Charlie’s son], who is the vice president and general manager, wanted to have an open house just as soon as we could – there is so much new technology that’s available in the market, and we’ve always been one of the innovators in our area for new technology. We are HP and KIP dealers so we had the latest and greatest equipment that they just introduced in our production area and we were able to demonstrate those products to our clients to show them where the technology is going.”

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