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Location: Lake Country Research Center Hartland, WI 262.367.9002 www.avalongraphics.net
Avalon Graphics
Imagine a child’s room with the walls covered in life-size images of his or her favorite characters. It could be a scene from a cartoon, a favorite baseball player at bat or a family photo at the zoo. Wall Noggins are just one of the many products that Avalon Graphics offers.
B ob Wisniewski’s interest in printing began in high school, continued through college as he majored in print management and followed him to his first job after college with a screen-printing company. “After four years of working there, the owner decided he didn’t want to do it anymore and shut his doors,” Bob said. “I already had this existing clientele, so I opened in 2001.” The business thrives today with co-owners Bob and his wife, Val, and one other employee. “We like keeping it small and intimate,” he said. Avalon may be a small company, but that doesn’t limit its capabilities. The company’s products include banners, posters, trade show graphics, stickers, wall graphics, outdoor signs, mounting and laminating.
graphics. If you have a kid into sports, we would take the photo of the kid play- ing, print it out and apply it to wall,” he explained. “Along the same lines, I just did the first sample of a full wall mural — it’s a large Calvin and Hobbes scene.” As the company — and the Wisniewski family — grew, it also became necessary to grow the workspace. “We ran the com- pany out of our basement for four years,” Bob recalled. “I was looking for a reason- able price and location. This property is close to our home, and it’s clean and professional-looking. The look and feel made it a no-brainer.” For a better look at Avalon’s products, check out the website at www.avlongraphics.net or visit the company’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/avalongraphicsWI.
Wall Noggins
“We’re not the brochure and business-card company,” Bob pointed out. “We survive and thrive by being the person who can do it when the regu- lar printer can’t.” Despite being a small company, Avalon’s products can be found all over the country being used by organizations like the YMCA and Kohl’s. Wall Noggins are one of Avalon’s standout products. “They’re custom-made wall
Owners Bob and Val Wisniewski
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