Burton & Mayer, Inc.

The printing tradition runs deep through three generations of Burton and Mayer. Founded in the depths of the depression, Burton & Mayer started in 1938 as a letterpress shop in downtown Milwaukee. The original shop had two owners, Robert J. Burton and William Mayer. Each with two sons involved in the business at one time or another. Fast forward to today, President Jim Burton along with his partner Jennifer Burton-Ziemann they carry on the tradition, managing nearly 80 employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than 25 years. In the early fifties the company moved into offset printing and as business expanded, outgrew its original facilities, necessitating a move north of the city into a 16,000 sq. ft. building in 1966. A decade later, again short of space, another move brought the business to Brookfield, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The 25,000 sq. ft. facility was expanded, more than doubling in size to 65,000 sq. ft. and allowing the company to reorganize for more logical, streamlined workflow. Thirty more years of growth, and another move into our current location in Menomonee Falls; a 125,000 sq. ft. facility which now houses all of the Burton & Mayer manufacturing, shipping, and office systems all on one floor. Over the years, an ever-expanding clientele drove the need for more sophisticated prepress and press equipment. But it’s the people who make the business. “Most of our employees can run any press in the building,” says Burton. “I couldn’t ask for any more of my employees. They are an outstanding group of people.”