Chief Printing Company’s roots date back to the late 1800s and are connected with the debut of local publication Mukwonago Chief. In addition to printing that weekly newspaper, the company also produced items for local businesses and individuals of the time. Much like today, many of these items included letterheads, envelopes, business forms, and other such materials.

Over the years both newspaper and printing company were owned and operated by various proprietors until Dale Dettman sold the newspaper to Ray DeVisser in 1973. At that time, Mr. Dettman continued to operate the printing company as a separate enterprise in the basement of the newspaper office in downtown Mukwonago. He did so until his retirement in 1989.

It was in 1989 that Bob and Debbie Collins of Collins Printing Company in East Troy purchased the business from Mr. Dettman. Initially updating the technology from hot lead typesetting to letterpress printing, services are now more than a decade into to the computer age. Bob and Debbie’s son Steve joined the business in 1997.

While throughout the years Chief Printing has always been located in Mukwonago, changes in technology and the volume of work brought about the need for the move to updated locations. Chief Printing moved to the Village Pumper building in 1991, then to Monarch Centre in 1997, and to its present location at 525 S. Rochester Street, next to Bartle Jewelers, in 2008.

In mid-2008 a consolidation of operations took place with Central Printing Corporation, a sheet-fed and web press printing company located in Delavan of which the Collins are part owners. That change brought Bob and the printing presses to the Delavan facilities, with Steve remaining in charge of prepress operations and customer service at the Mukwonago location. Steve also works with John Wallace of Top Notch Productions who provides typesetting, layout, and design services for all of your printing needs.

At Chief Printing, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service and the best possible printed product all at an affordable price. We are happy to provide a comparative quote for any type of project you may have and provide the fastest turnaround possible. Our products include full color printing, raised letter printing (thermography), and single or multi-color printing of all types. Local delivery to the Mukwonago, East Troy and surrounding vicinities is available. Check the link called “Services” for a more detailed description of the materials we can produce for you.

Business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Occasionally the offices are closed for business related deliveries or errands, but you can reach us anytime by phone at 262-363-7501 and are encouraged to leave a message if we are unavailable. We will return your calls at the earliest opportunity. We invite you to stop in and look forward to the opportunity to work on your project with you soon.

Contact Information:

info@chiefprinting.com
You may use this e-mail link to request general information or to send files of 10 MB or less. If you wish to send larger files (up to 1 GB) please use our .FTP site. Call for access information.

orders@chiefprinting.com
You may use this e-mail link to send an order request for items we may have on file. Please include the approximate date of your last order and any special information including your phone number. We will contact you with any questions.

Our staff:

steve@chiefprinting.com (owner)

amy@chiefprinting.com (president)

john@chiefprinting.com (graphics)

bob@chiefprinting.com (printing)

carson@chiefprinting.com (consulting)