David Savastano, Ink World Editor10.09.09
For some companies, a relatively minor acquisition can provide a major impetus for growth and success in other fields.
Such is the case with Peacock Colors, the Addison, IL-based manufacturer of UV inks and colorants for plastics. In 1967, Frank Bloom, then president of Peacock Colors, acquired Homer Palmer, a small ink and plastic colorants company. As a result of that purchase, Peacock Colors has developed a niche in the rapidly expanding plastics field, utilizing the knowledge it acquired in plastic colorants from Homer Palmer plus its current focus on UV inks to fuel its growth.
“In 1967, we bought Homer Palmer, which made ink for Vander Cook perfecting presses as well as colorants for plastics,” said Cliff Bloom, Peacock Colors’ president and Frank Bloom’s son. “Now, we primarily supply colorants for plastics, and UV ink for paper and what we call ‘plastic deco.’”
A third-generation family business, Peacock Colors was founded in 1
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