Instant Imprint's roots date back to the '50's when co-founder Lev Kats began screen printing with home made equipment. The mastery of this skill enabled the Kats family to grow the family business and to branch out from its meager beginnings in Chicago to multiple locations in San Diego.
Looking after our customers and creating long term relationships has always been paramount. From those
initial relationships the original business model evolved from supplying personalized apparel to just about every advertising and promotional vehicle solution including signs and banners today. Leo, Lev's son, capitalizing on the success of the family business and his business education co-founded the Instant Imprints brand with dad in the early '90's. Since then our brand and business model has grown to over 100 stores and we are now poised to expand into the Canadian market.
- 1959 Started screen printing company with homemade equipment
- 1980 Opened retail stores with custom screen printing and heat transfer capabilities in Chicago
- 1986 Opened stores in San Diego beach areas
- 1992 Founded Instant Imprints
- 1994 Moved to "retail" location
- 1995 Began developing franchising concept
- 2002 Franchising system launched in US
- 2005 International development launched
- 2007 March: Canadian Master License granted to I.I. CA Inc.
- 2007 June 1st Burnaby, BC Opens doors to the Canadian Market
