1982 Mark-Art began as a basement sign painting business.
                  Although focused on cardboard & small wood signs, we saw a large demand
                  for printed textiles....

                 1983 Leased a retail store front at 16 W. Main St., Lockport, N.Y.
                 Selling stock heat transfers ( Iron-on ) & printed textiles. After 2 years of long
                 store hours, and mega-bucks in inventory. We decided that we should target our
                 business to wholesale customers.

                  1984 T-Shirt Parties become popular.
                  Selling in T-Shirt parties that were run very much like a Tupperware party, Armed
                  with only a small rack of samples and a hand full of catalogs, we sold stock heat
                  transfers (Iron-on) on textiles. Had to get rid of that inventory somehow.

                  1986 Purchase a 3,000 Sq. Ft. light industrial building.
                  99 Robinson Place became the new home of Mark-Art. After quickly remodeling our
                  new facility we were open for business. Equipment: Manual 1-Color shirt press,
                  manual 1-color hat press, and a 12" by 12" spot dryer.

                  1987 Purchase a manual 4-Color shirt press & Conveyor dryer.
                  Finely... a higher standard of print quality. It's like starting all over again.

                  1989 Purchase a manual 8-Color shirt press & Large Spot Dryer.
                  Several years will pass now as we learn to master large, vivid, multi-color prints on
                  dark colored garments.  Many 6 & 8 color designs are developed with out the aid of
                  computers. 

                  1990 Purchase a used Gerber sign maker with 6 fonts (vinyl cutter)
                  Our focus once again changes as the demand for fast inexpensive signs increase.
                  This is the dawn of the computer age in the sign industry.

                  1991 Purchase a Photo Exposure System for Screen Making.
                  The transition from film to direct emulsion takes some getting use to. This change
                  enables us to use HALFTONES to create lighter shades of any color, on light and
                  dark colored garments.

                  1993 Purchase our first Computer Design Station.
                  486/66 C.P.U. (hey, this was as fast as they came back then)14" Monitor,
                  Microtek Scanner, large format Laser Printer, & an Ioline studio 8/30" vinyl cutter.
                  Major boost in design & print quality. The speed in which positives are generated
                  and accuracy of separations are truly amazing. We begin to print process (CMYK)
                  designs on light colored garments. As well as incorporate HALFTONES & overlays
                  on dark colored garments.

                  1998 Upgrade to Pentium 233 & HP Large Format Laser Printer.
                  As we continue to maintain our equipment & become more efficient in its use.
                  We pledge to provide the highest quality textile screen printing on your garments.
                  Most of our signs come with a 5 year guarantee against chipping, fading, & pealing
                  under normal conditions.

                  2005 MARK-ART.COM Merges With SIGNWORKS.    

                  At the end of 2005 MARK-ART.COM and SIGNWORKS merged to create your largest

                  local supplier of custom signs, vehicle wraps, grahics, screen printed and embroidered

                  clothing.  A large new 2400 sq.ft. showroom & office and 3600 sq.ft. production

                  facility, located at 6263 S. Transit Road, provides the home of your new advertising

                  partner.  Visit us at our new site and let us help you promote your business.