Welcome 
to Up North

We are your partner in print.

About Us

Up North Printing is a commercial printing company located in Addison, Illinois. We specialize in one and two color offset printing, thermographic printing (raised ink), and speciality printing services.   

Since 2009, we’ve helped thousands of businesses, brokers, and agencies deliver high-quality printed products to their customers. 

We strive to keep competitive pricing and quick turnaround times that small business accounts will appreciate, while maintaining the consistency and quality standards that large business accounts demand.

Our production, bindery, and service departments are fully staffed with experienced, knowledgable, detail-orientated professionals who have dedicated decades of their lives to the craft.   

Simply put, we are the best offset and thermography printing company south of the U.P.! 

Up North gets it done on time, every time!

Jason McSweeney, Joint Media Marketing

Our Equipment

Offset Printing
Equipment

Our pressman have thirty plus years experience running offset print jobs for the biggest brands in the nation. 

  • (4) AB Dick 9985 Two-Color Presses
  • (2) Presstek DPM Platemakers 

Thermographic
Printing Equipment

We excel in raised ink printing with thermographic printing equipment built to perform.  

  • Six Thermography Lines
  • Heat Press
  • Drying Racks

Specialty Printing
Effects, Inks & Coatings

Our capabilities for creativity are endless with special inks, effects, and coatings to enhance your branded materials.

  • UV Coater
  • Aqueous Coater 
  • Metallic Ink Applicator
  • Printer-Friendly & Laser-Safe Inks  

Bindery
Equipment

Up North is fully equipped to handle your booklet and catalog binding needs. 

  • Baum Folder
  • Saddle Stitcher
  • Maxxum 10 Station Collator

Finishing
Capabilities

We’ll take your job from concept to completion with finishing capabilities like die-cutting and shrink wrapping.  

  • 30″ Challenge Cutter
  • 20″ Challenge Cutter
  • (2) Business Card Slitters
  • 9×12″ Gutter Slitter
  • Graphic Whizard Number/Perf/Score/Slit Machine
  • Rosback Number/Score System
  • Hole Punch Machine
  • Round Cornering Machine
  • 12″x40″ Morgana Auto Creaser
  • Padding Racks
  • Shrink Wrapper

Go Up North