Hub Labels has over 35 years of printing, manufacturing and converting label material expertise.
Hub Labels has over 35 years of printing, manufacturing and converting label material expertise. Our current focus is on three primary market segments; pressure-sensitive, linerless and direct mail. In direct mail we help organizations improve response rates, drive calls to action and add members/donations. Our specialty linerless labels support sustainability initiatives, enhance producer efficiencies and greatly increase shelf appeal. In our prime market space our prime labels are found in 70% of the mid Atlantic households on food, beverage, beauty and household products.
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Bud Dahbura and his wife Mary founded Hub Labels in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1978.
What is your primary product or service?
Our current focus is on three primary market segments; pressure-sensitive, linerless and direct mail. In direct mail we help organizations improve response rates, drive calls to action and add members/donations. Our specialty linerless labels support sustainability initiatives, enhance producer efficiencies and greatly increase shelf appeal. In our prime market space our prime labels are found in 70% of the mid Atlantic households on food, beverage, beauty and household products.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Bud and Mary Dahbura founded their first label company in El Salvador after Bud identified a market opportunity in Central America. After several years of label success in El Salvador, Bud and Mary realized the country was on the verge of civil war and decided to move back to Hagerstown. In the mid 1970s, Bud resumed his work as a mechanical engineer and also started a small label operation in a local storefront, which Mary ran during the day. They founded Hub Labels in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1978.
They started with a single press, which soon turned to two and then four presses, with a growing number of employees. After growing out of two locations, Bud and Mary built their first dedicated facility in the mid 1980s. Bud continued to work as an engineer and moonlighted at Hub Labels for several more years before moving to Hub Labels full-time. The existing location on Shawley Drive has been expanded four times to its present size of 110,000 square feet and the number of presses has grown to over twenty.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are continuously working on creating new and exciting go-to market strategies for our customer’s products and mail packages. Our dedicated sales and marketing staff are always listening to the voice of the customer, which helps drives innovation to deliver new label products to the market on a regular basis.
In addition, Hub is involved on many fronts in the community. From the top down Hub Labels values our local community with monthly community events, employee involvement in Big Brothers Big Sisters and Adopt-A-Highway; just to name a few. Visit our Facebook page to find out more about our community initiatives.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We currently have one location in Hagerstown, MD. Our current location on Shawley Drive has been expanded four times to its present size of 110,000 square feet and the number of presses has grown to over twenty.
Provide detailed directions to your location
From Hagerstown:
Take 81 North, get off on Exit 9 for Maugans Ave
Turn left at the stop light onto Maugans Ave (signs for Maugansville)
Turn left onto Shawley Dr
Destination will be on the left
What type of payments do you accept?
American Express, Discover, Visa, Mastercard, Check
Which areas do you service?
Our current focus is on three primary market segments; pressure-sensitive, linerless and direct mail.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Thomas Dahbura is the current President of Hub Labels.
What are your hours of operation?
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm