1933-2023
Celebrating 90 Years of Business
Take a trip through the history of our company
With a rich legacy spanning over nine decades, MarkMaster Inc. stands as an industry pioneer, leveraging its extensive experience to craft unparalleled signage solutions. Our enduring commitment to excellence, coupled with a deep understanding of diverse business needs, has positioned us as the premier choice for signage across multiple industries, making us the epitome of quality and reliability.
1911
Armand Govin was born in Tampa, Florida.
1933
Armand and Virginia Govin established a modest rubber stamp company that they ran out of their home in Tampa, Florida. Four generations later, Markmaster has become the largest custom marking and identification manufacturer in the world.
1945
Their son Ronald (Ron) was born. The family was growing and so was their business!
1950s
Armand began offering other marking products such as engraved signs and award ribbons.
1960
The business outgrew their home so and purchased other homes around them, adding a lot more products.
1986
The company changed its name to MarkMaster Inc.
1999
MarkMaster Inc. moves into a new office and manufacturing facility with over 30K+ sq/ft.
This allowed MarkMaster Inc to expand across the country and eventually the world!
2007
Kevin becomes CEO of MarkMaster and Ron becomes Chairman of the Board.
2005
AWARD
Honeywell
Supplier of the Year
2006
AWARD
FMSDC
Minority Vendor of the Year
Class III
2007
AWARD
Marking Industry
Supplier of the Year
2008
AWARD
Minority Enterprises Development Week
Exporter of the Year
2009
AWARD
NMSDC
Supplier of the Year
Class III
2010
AWARD
Ariba Excellence Award
Business Commerce Innovator
2011
AWARD
Marking Industry Magazine
Gold MFG. of the Year
2012
AWARD
MBDA
Exporter & Manufacturer of the Year
2013
AWARD
diversitybusiness.com
Top US Diversity Business
2014
AWARD
diversitybusiness.com
Top US Diversity Business
TBBJ
Top Minority Owned Company
2015
AWARD
Bank of America Corp
Supplier of the Year
Walt Disney Company
Costuming Service Award
2016
2017
AWARD
diversitybusiness.com
Top US Diversity Business
2018
AWARD
diversitybusiness.com
Top US Diversity Business
TBBJ
Top Minority Owned Company
2019
AWARD
Bank of America Corp
Supplier of the Year
Walt Disney Company
Costuming Service Award
2020
AWARD
Honeywell
Supplier of the Year
