William B. Neyenesch brought his young family from Maywood, Illinois, to start work as the lead printer for the Hotel Del Coronado, 10 years after the hotel’s opening. Mr. Neyenesch was already an accomplished newspaper man and printer when he came west with his wife Mary and their two young sons, William and John.

William Neyenesch and his partner H.C. Reed moved out of the Hotel Del Coronado and opened their own print shop on F Street in San Diego between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. They later moved to a bigger facility on F Street between 9th & 10th Avenues, and then again to an even larger building at 2020 California Street.

The operations moved again to 2567 K Street after purchasing the print equipment from the Hotel Del. This shop was located in a house on the back side of their family property. The Neyenesch children—John, Robert, James, Mary, Margaret, and Fred—began to get involved in printing.

Robert Neyenesch convinced his father to buy a linotype machine and then helped his sister Mary enroll in a linotype operator’s class at San Diego High School. Mary was the first female in this class. Mary’s education and Robert’s business development activities among local business owners made the modern machine a profitable addition to the growing range of Neyenesch Printers’ printing options.

A new building was constructed at 2580 K Street, allowing the family to take on more work from San Diego’s growing restaurant and hotel industries.

Neyenesch Printers was formally incorporated. William’s children held majority control.

Operations expanded with the construction of a state-of-the-art building at 18th Street & Broadway.

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William B. Neyenesch passed away in 1944 following a short illness. His wife, Mary, passed away shortly after in 1946. The second generation of the Neyenesch family was already training the third generation, and business prospects were brightened by San Diego’s exploding population of businesses and new residents.

Neyenesch Printers celebrated its 50-year anniversary.

Neyenesch Printers continued its partnership with the Del Mar Turf Club.

A new printing plant was built at 2750 Kettner Boulevard, where the company remains to this day. The move was necessitated by CalTrans beginning construction of the 5 freeway. Neyenesch Printers was nationally recognized for design excellence and special-order capability.

A $60,000 lithograph press was installed. This press was the largest of its type, capable of printing one color, 6,500 sheets per hour, and 37.5 x 50 sheets.

A new concept of direct-plate printing, the “Platemaster,” was introduced, eliminating the need for negatives.

Neyenesch Printers printed “one of the largest sheetfed jobs ever run in the West”: 3 million sheets for Standard Oil Co., printed on a Mehle 49 2-color press.

Neyenesch Printers reached a milestone of having more than 1,000 accounts, including the San Diego Zoo, General Dynamics, and San Diego Trust and Savings Bank.

The building constructed in 1928 at 2580 K Street was designated a Historical Landmark by The City of San Diego.

Neyenesch Printers celebrated its 100-year anniversary.

Achieved ISO 9001 Certification.

Completed FSC® Certification.

Neyenesch Printers earned ISO 14001 Certification.

Installed the Heidelberg XL 106 8-Color UV Perfector.

Neyenesch acquired SOS.

City of San Diego recognized Neyenesch Printers as Recycler of the Year.

Awarded Family-Owned Small Business of the Year.

Fourth-generation Neyenesch women became involved in business operations. We converted to more sustainable process-less plates.

We flexed operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued to support our community with initiatives such as “Love Your City” and “Gratitude is Essential”

Neyenesch acquired Eyecomm and expanded our mailing services.

Began our partnership with One Tree Planted to contribute to global reforestation efforts. 

“Committed to Print with Purpose” campaign kicks off with our pledge to donate one tree for every job in 2024.

Celebrations commence!

Grateful to our team for 125 years of dedication and commitment to excellence. We are honored to celebrate this milestone with the best team in print!