About Us

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First Impression, Inc. is a family owned , Veteran, Native American, New Mexico Corporation established in October of 1986. I got into the print industry right out of my 4 year tour in the Air Force from 1967 – 1971. I went to work in my family owned small print shop. After about a year I was offered a job with the Albuquerque Board of REALTORS and remained there until I made them an offer they couldn’t refuse and they did. First Impression, Inc. was born and successfully operated ever since. Craig, my son has been with me since he graduated from St Pius High School in 2000. He is our Vice President of sales and specializes in the Promotional and apparel side of the business.

We are the oldest accredited UNION print shop in New Mexico.We’re Proud members of Teamsters Local 492 since 1996. All our employees are under contract and dues paying members! We are highly skilled in all aspects of printing and copying. 

We are a University of New Mexico (UNM) and an Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) approved vendor.We are authorized distributors for all your specialty advertising and promotional  products needs to promote all of your company’s needs and events. In 2012 we became members of both the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and the ABQWest Chamber of Commerce.

Our hours of operations are 8:30 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday, 

Equipment List

  • Konica/Minolta C12000 Digital Color
  • Konica/Minolta 6100 Digital Color 
  • Konica/Minolta C1052 Biz Hub  black & white copier
  • Xante Digital Envelope Press
  • Laminating (1): Royal Sovereign up to 60” wide
  • Silk Screen Press 6 Station manual

Capabilities

  • Folding, Collating, binding coil, staple and tape
  • Authorized Specialty Promotions Distributor, Put your brand on an endless line of products. (USA and or UNION Made)
  • Apparel; all types of silkscreen and embroidery
  • Macintosh & PC capabilities with a UNION full time graphic artist on staff.
  • We use Adobe products including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.