Metro Productions

We’re Celebrating Our Anniversary...But Why 36? 🤷‍♂️

In numerology the number 36 symbolizes creativity, enthusiasm, and the use of imagination and intellect to bring about desired results. Turning 36 is a perfect reason for Metro to celebrate since that is exactly what we do every day to help our clients succeed. Over the year we’ll celebrate our anniversary and the number 36 in different ways, and we hope you’ll join us.

We start the celebration today (08/04/24 – which of course adds up to 36) with the story of how we began.

In August of 1988, Tom Sturdivant, his son Gary and his brother-in-law Charles Underwood opened Metro Litho, a small, short run printing and copy shop. For decades, Tom had owned and operated Piedmont Litho on Hillsborough Street underneath Western Lanes Bowling Alley and Brother’s Pizza (now Target). A few years after selling his business and retiring, he “un-retired” and joined Gary and Charles in opening the new company five miles down the road from the original shop.

Gary left the business after finding his calling in The Salvation Army, and in 1991 Charles’ wife Clara and son Chuck began working in the business. What started as a small print shop quickly grew as the company took advantage of new technologies to expand creative services for their clients. After adding design, mail, web design and video production services, the company changed its name to Metro Productions and moved to a larger building.

Thirty-six years later the world of printing and communication is drastically different. Metro Litho, originally known for quick copy and offset printing, is now Metro, known for fully integrated marketing communications. However, what’s still the same is we’re a family run business dedicated to fanatical customer service that clients can always count on.