Becky Gerro
CEO
ACP employs dedicated, long-term employees. When you call, you get to talk to the same person year in and year out. As a matter of fact, the people pictured here have over a century of ACP experience. You’d think after all this time, we’d get a vacation or something, but NO! We’re still here working for you.
Please feel free to email any of us directly. For digital privacy, we don’t have direct email links on our website. To email us individually, use our standard email formula: “first name” @ acpinternational . com
See what some of our employees have to say about working at ACP International.
Becky Gerro
CEO
Joe Nussbaum
President
Alex Jeane
IT/HR
Terri Herrera
Purchasing
Courtney Whittaker
Business Operations Manager
Christina Townsend
Inside Sales Lead
Nathan Haymon
Inside Sales
Jonathan Jones
Inside Sales
Ron Bates
Outside Sales Manager
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Hayley Ferguson
Account Manager
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Jordan Nolen
Account Manager
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Marcos Garza
Account Manager
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Autumn Edens
Accounting & Billing
Jim Rollins
Creative Director
Roman Vega
Production Manager
Ginger Biagiotti
Retired - 22 years of service
Karen Oakes
Retired - 17 years of service
Judy Schuchman
Retired - 27 years of service
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ACP began in April of 1986 in a 1972 model single-wide trailer house. This was before trailers improved to mobile homes, and before mobile homes improved to manufactured housing. This was a trailer house. We bought it used. The dining room of the trailer house was soon to become the world headquarters of ACP International. Here’s a photo. If you think the outside looks good, you should have seen the inside.
It would be stating the obvious to say that we began small. We worked side by side, mainly because there wasn't room to work back to back. We manufactured two products, but we were able to do that successfully. And because our costs were so low, we were able to do better than break-even our first year (barely…). And year after year, we invested our company profits back into the business, adding product lines and equipment as months and years went by.
In 1988, we leased our first manufacturing plant. Plus, we did something that really put us on the path for greater success. We hired our first employees. Judy Schuchman and Ginger Biagiotti were two of the first. While Judy and Ginger have retired from ACP, we have been very fortunate to have many long-tenured employees who are still with us. When you are fortunate to have great quality people, EVERYTHING is easier.
Next time you talk with someone at ACP, ask them how long they have been with the company. This is a real point of pride for us. In today's business world, where re-orgs and layoffs seem to happen every day, we're proud to stand against that trend.
In 1992, we acquired our first building. We added a neighboring building in 1996, and again in 2006. In 2007, we moved to our present 72,000 square foot facility. All along, we've added more versatile equipment and processes, which have improved our capabilities and our capacity.
Over time, we've also acquired businesses similar to our own. In 2002, we acquired VIP, a tag and label manufacturer in Houston. In 2003, parts of Porter Graphics of New Braunfels. In 2006, we developed Concrete Graphics, a revolutionary pavement marking product.
In 2009, we were fortunate to acquire SA-SO, a provider of signs and safety products to schools and small towns all across America. In 2014, we bought ECOP Products, a maker of unique cable marking products. In 2015, we purchased the security sign division of Englander company. In 2020, we acquired Stonehouse Signs, a company very similar to our own.
The SA-SO acquisition was so exciting to us because of SA-SO’s rich history, which began in 1948. For decades, SA-SO sold via mail-order to towns all across America. Traffic and Street Signs were a big part of their business, but SA-SO sold some things that might surprise you. Dog Catcher nets. Ambulance Stretchers. Pickup Truck based Fire Trucks. Guns. Kerosene based road flares that looked like Wylie Coyote bombs (remember those?). Here’s a photo of a 1960’s vintage SA-SO Traffic Light. Doesn’t look that different, does it?
We thought we could never beat a legacy since 1948, but WOW, when Stonehouse Signs joined our family, it redefined legacy. Stonehouse has continually been in business since 1863! Take a look at Stonehouse history below. We’re holding out hopes for buying a business that started in the 1700’s, but we realize it is a long-shot.
All of this has been possible because of our company's continuing relationship with you, our customer. We will never forget that providing you the quality and service you deserve fuels everything we do. We truly enjoy working with you, and we appreciate your patronage.
Since 1863 and through four generations of family, Stonehouse Signs has been the cornerstone of the standards for visual communications. A founding member of the National Safety Council and a pioneer for many of the standards that are still in use today, Stonehouse Signs has a rich and amazing history.
J.W.’s interest in worker safety and his Colorado State Code of Mine Bell Signals, arguably the first standardized industrial safety sign, resulted in the creation of the accident prevention sign industry. As the concept of “workplace safety” was beginning to take hold in America, the contributions of J.W. Stonehouse and Stonehouse Signs were beginning to be felt in Colorado and across the nation.
ACP International
521 N. Great Southwest Pkwy.
Arlington, TX 76011 USA
Main: 817-640-0992
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5pm CT
Fax: 817-633-3131
Sales: sales@acpinternational.com
Marketing: marketing@acpinternational.com
Authorized Distributor for Mexico & Central America: Aurelio with ComptelG