It is the industry's largest family-owned and family-managed distributorship[citation needed] and is based in Lewiston, Maine.

[2] The company was founded when brothers Andrew and Jacob Geiger took over their father’s two-room print shop in Newark, New Jersey.

A staff of 4 -- the brothers, a printer, and a bookkeeper—produced a small line that included advertising calendars, fans, and greeting cards.

In 2019, Geiger's Maine headquarters was awarded LEED gold certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

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