Book a Pittsburgh date six to ten weeks out if you can. The gear crosses the country by freight and the crew flies in the day before, so the calendar is set by shipping and your venue's load-in rules. If your date is closer than that, ask anyway.
A working timeline
- Ten weeks or more - best for a David L. Lawrence Convention Center booth or a big game-day build. Time for proofs, blanks, freight and the show's power order.
- Six to ten weeks - comfortable for most events. Send the date, venue and headcount and we lock the setup.
- About a week out - art should be final, and blank orders lock.
- Two weeks' notice - the easiest window for moving a date, because the freight is already booked.
What speeds things up
Have the logo or artwork ready, a rough headcount, the venue and date, and which stations you want. The more of that arrives in the first email, the faster we can proof and confirm.
Shorter than six weeks? Simple art and standard blanks are what make it possible. Tell us the date and we'll say straight away whether the freight can make it.
Check booking lead time and pricing, then request your Pittsburgh quote.
Pittsburgh planning
What the calendar has to fit
Lead time goes into the route as much as the printing. We confirm the dock or door, the circuits, the line and where guests pick sizes, and for a convention center booth we match all of it to the contractor's deadlines.
The kit is the one we take everywhere: presses, flash dryers, heat presses, blanks, folding tables, signage and trained printers. It travels by freight from Fullerton and the crew follows, landing a day before load-in. Plan on about 10x10 ft and two 120V circuits per station.