Marketing Communication Resource
NU Preferred Vendor (Printing: Print Firms)
General Printing Information
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Vendor: Marketing Communication Resource
Address: 4800 East 345th St.
City, State, Zip: Willoughby, OH, 44094
Vendor Representative:
Shawn Thomas
Rep Phone:
440.484.3084
Rep E-mail:
shawn.thomas@mcr-inc.com
Product/Service: Printing and Mailing Services
Contract #: CON0000496
NUFinancials Vendor #: 0000020998
Category: Printing
Ordering Method: Non-Catalog
Northwestern Procurement Administrator:
Name: Julie Maul
Phone: 847.491.5321
Email: julie.maul@northwestern.edu
Pricing:
How to Order and View Pricing: Contact this vendor to obtain an estimate for your project. For more information about obtaining printing estimates, visit our Printer Selection chart.
Delivery/FOB:
Dependent on order (size, complexity, design requirements)
Minimum Order:
No minimum order required
Sustainability:
Over the course of 25 years, MCR has made efforts every year to shrink our environmental waste footprint. 100% of the paper we don’t use (scraps, overage, envelopes, and so on) is recycled. The pallets and cardboard boxes that are sent to us for deliveries are reused and recycled when their lifespan has reached the end.
We routinely make upgrades to the facility. We recently reduced our energy usage by 50% by upgrading the lighting system throughout the entire facility. These lights are much brighter and help our production team see inks, colors and overall production process better.
Since MCR runs its production operation almost around the clock, we have researched and discussed installing solar panels and/or a wind turbine to help reduce our impact with greenhouse gases.
Project managers use to print multiple copies of instruction forms and preproduction paperwork to get a job through to completion. Over the past six years, we have reduced the amount of paper by becoming more digital with our internal communications and have reduced our overall internal paper usage by approximately 20,000 sheets per year.
The “house” paper stocks that we use for the majority of our mailings contain 20– 50% recycled paper. Ink and toner cartridges are refilled multiple times before having to be replaced. Once replaced, the cartridges are recycled.