Copy Products

Copy Products, Inc. was founded by Vernon S. Starks and his wife, Antoinette Starks, in 1963 as a printing company. While working in the printing industry, they saw the impending process of hand-cranked mimeographs and oversized, messy printing presses becoming obsolete. Not long after this realization, came an opportunity to enter the then experim... ental field of office copier sales and service that resulted in the inception of Copy Products, Inc. At that time (1968), the copy process included a liquid process, and copiers used treated, rolled paper. Through dedication and hard work, their risky endeavor of opening Copy Products, Inc. proved to be a rewarding process that created a mainstay in the area of office equipment. The incorporation of Copy Products, Inc. took place 1971. It began as an authorized Savin copier dealer, adding the Royal line in 1972 (Royal copiers became Konica in 1987). The Pittsburg, Kansas location opened as CPI's first expansion location, beginning its operation in 1978. In 1982, CPI complimented its product line by becoming an IBM business partner, offering IBM typewriters to its customers. Emporia, Kansas became the site for the next location in 1984, and 1987 marked another expansion milestone, with the addition of the Joplin, Missouri office. Adding the Risograph digital duplicator to CPI's showcase of products, brought Vernon back to his printing roots. The most exciting move came about when the Springfield, Missouri location opened its doors, acting as the sole authorized Konica and Toshiba copier and facsimile dealer in the area. The accumulation of two more stores, one in Mountain Home, Arkansas (1988) and then one in Bentonville, Arkansas (2000) increased the member count of the Copy Products, Inc. family, both as employees and as customers. Copy Product Inc.'s latest expansion occurred in 2006 with the opening of the Wichita, Kansas office. This office extends their reach into the heart of the Sunflower state.Read More