Company type | Private ( employee-owned) |
---|---|
Industry | Printing |
Founded | 1907 |
Founder | David W. Friesen |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Chad Friesen,
president and
chief executive officer Curwin Friesen, chairman of the board |
Products | Books, Yearbooks, Self-publishing, Consumer Packaging |
Revenue | CAD$96,000,000 (2019) 10% from 2018 |
Number of employees | 600 |
Divisions | Friesens Book Division, Friesens Yearbooks, Friesens Packaging, FriesenPress |
Website | www.friesens.com |
Friesens Corporation is Canada's largest printer of hardcover books. [1] They are employee-owned, specializing in hardcover books and yearbooks, and located in Altona, Manitoba, Canada. Friesens also operates a self-publishing subsidiary named FriesenPress, [2] launched in 2009. [3]
Friesens is Canada's largest printer of hardcover books. [1] Furthermore, it has been rated as one of Canada's best 50 managed companies by Deloitte and Touche on several occasions. [7] In 2018, Friesens was number 60 of the top 400 printing companies in the United States and Canada. [8]
On July 13, 2009, Friesens Corporation launched a self-publishing subsidiary called FriesenPress.
FriesenPress offers editing, design, distribution, and promotional support services to assist authors with self-publishing their books. As of 2021 [update], its team of over 55 employees and 100 freelancers have partnered with thousands of authors on self-publishing over 7,000 book titles. [3] [9] [10] It is the largest company of its kind in Canada. [11]
In March 2021, the company shifted its headquarters to Altona, Manitoba and became a fully remote organization. [9]
Company type | Private ( employee-owned) |
---|---|
Industry | Printing |
Founded | 1907 |
Founder | David W. Friesen |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Chad Friesen,
president and
chief executive officer Curwin Friesen, chairman of the board |
Products | Books, Yearbooks, Self-publishing, Consumer Packaging |
Revenue | CAD$96,000,000 (2019) 10% from 2018 |
Number of employees | 600 |
Divisions | Friesens Book Division, Friesens Yearbooks, Friesens Packaging, FriesenPress |
Website | www.friesens.com |
Friesens Corporation is Canada's largest printer of hardcover books. [1] They are employee-owned, specializing in hardcover books and yearbooks, and located in Altona, Manitoba, Canada. Friesens also operates a self-publishing subsidiary named FriesenPress, [2] launched in 2009. [3]
Friesens is Canada's largest printer of hardcover books. [1] Furthermore, it has been rated as one of Canada's best 50 managed companies by Deloitte and Touche on several occasions. [7] In 2018, Friesens was number 60 of the top 400 printing companies in the United States and Canada. [8]
On July 13, 2009, Friesens Corporation launched a self-publishing subsidiary called FriesenPress.
FriesenPress offers editing, design, distribution, and promotional support services to assist authors with self-publishing their books. As of 2021 [update], its team of over 55 employees and 100 freelancers have partnered with thousands of authors on self-publishing over 7,000 book titles. [3] [9] [10] It is the largest company of its kind in Canada. [11]
In March 2021, the company shifted its headquarters to Altona, Manitoba and became a fully remote organization. [9]