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ADVANCED DESIGNS, INC
ADVANCED DESIGNS, INC. Advance Designs began in the mid 1970s when founder & President Gary Lenz started selling jeans. Over time the company moved to Main Street and then to 2685 Kerper Blvd. He moved his house, built the current and Advance Designs Inc. was founded.
As the business grew, Advanced Designs added a lighter printing company called Ad-Lite. Lighters were shipped all over the country. Several national accounts were added including Miller Brewing Company. Advance Trophy was sold off to allow more room to focus on the embroidery division.
In 2011 Advance Designs Inc. was a team managed company specializing in custom screen printing, embroidery and promotional products. The company had automatic presses, manual presses, 33 embroidery heads and heat presses for those smaller quick orders and a cutting machine made for cutting material for unique appliqué or twill orders. The firm also had color copiers for transfer orders or custom order forms.
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Source:
Advanced Designs, Inc. website