The Geiger Family Business.

Four Generations, Three Centuries.

Geiger Bros. is the nation’s largest family owned and managed Promotional Products distributor. One of the industry’s most highly regarded firms, our history and heritage spans 4 Geiger generations and 3 centuries.

Generation 1. The company was founded in 1878, when brothers Andrew and Jacob 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.

Generation 2. The second generation brothers, Frank, Charles, and George entered the company in the early 1900s. They added date books and diaries to their expanding line.

Generation 3. Frank’s two sons, Ray and Frank, joined the business in the 1930s. Frank led the firm into the distribution of advertising specialty products made by other companies. Meanwhile, Ray acquired the renowned Farmers’ Almanac™ becoming its 6th editor and tireless promoter for 60 consecutive years!

To meet the needs of a growing company, Ray and Frank moved the company to Lewiston, Maine in 1955. Since then, the Geiger facility has been expanded four times to its current 140,000 foot size.

Generation 4. Two of Ray’s sons manage the company today. Gene is CEO and President and Peter Geiger is Executive Vice President and editor of the Farmers’ Almanac. Under their guidance, the company has experienced unprecedented growth over the last decade and has earned numerous business and civic honors. Currently, it is leading the industry’s push toward e-commerce.

Each generation has enhanced and reinvigorated the business, but the Geigers themselves are only part of the story—only part of the Geiger business family and the company’s successes. More than 500 talented associates work in Lewiston and in field offices supporting a sales force of some 450 promotional counselors in nearly every state.

Geiger Bros. has expanded and diversified again and again over its 125 years in business. Andrew and Jacob would scarcely recognize what they started, but we believe they would take great pride in how the firm has managed to stay true to its original values.