From what started out as a fun weekend hobby, turned into a lifelong veteran owned and operated small town shop with big city services. Harry & Julie Hoffert, owners of Stone Laser Imaging Trophies & Tee’s, unique story started in 2008.
Hi, I’m Julie and I would like to tell a short version of this story. Now if you ask Harry, he’s a talker and can tell you the long, very long version. Harry took interest in his buddy’s laser machine, kind of like a hobby. He took the laser machine to car and bike shows, set up a booth, and would laser engrave specialized photos on granite of their show car or motorcycle. One thing led to another and Harry was trading his Bass Boat for this laser machine. It was a pretty big deal. Stone Laser Imaging was born. It started out small, setting up shop in the basement of the house, but grew quickly and was soon opening the first store front in downtown Sedalia. It didn’t take long to outgrow that building. Before you knew it, Stone Laser Imaging was moving one block down to 209 S. Ohio, Downtown Sedalia. We literally moved the business down the middle of the street on a Sunday.
For the longest time, Harry was the only employee, but as the business grew, he added a few part-time staff. Laser Engraving photos grew to specialized gifts for weddings, birthdays, graduations, and any special occasion you had in mind. Harry is very creative. Memorials and military treasure gifts were added. But when Harry added trophies, metals, and awards the business shot through the roof.
Additional staff was needed, so when Harry’s high school and military best friend, Johnny, moved to town, they formed the perfect team. Johnny has many talents and really too many to name, but he adds the personal touch to every job with his graphic art design skills. The two of them have designed many specialized pieces and have created many new lines of products that the name was changed to Stone Laser Imaging Trophies & Tee’s.
The shop continues to grow. In 2023, Jennifer and Magno Aguilar approached us about a partnership and with their previous experience in the T-shirt industry, it became the perfect partnership. Since 2023, we have expanded and doubled our space by connecting the 207 South Ohio building with 209 South Ohio. We now have a show room with product samples, and a workshop area for our customers to see our daily production. We’ve added a t-shirt production area, a heat press, a DTF printer, a vinyl printer for banners and stickers , an additional laser machine, and an expanded work area for sign production. Tony Dixon and his wife Penny have joined our team, bringing even more experience. Tony is our general manager and between Tony and Johnny, you will receive great customer service with quality products.
Finally, Welcome to our website. On here you will see that we specialize in custom awards, trophies, medals, industrial signage, shirts, jerseys, full color printed banners, stickers, vinyl signs, laser engraving, custom tumblers, customized engraving on gun stocks, knives, and more. We offer fundraising packages, military, school, & non-profit discounts, and most importantly we are veteran owned & operated. Browse our website and when you see something you like or have an idea in mind, give us a call, we would love to help you out. Our prices are known to be one of the best. If you don’t see what you are looking for, give us a call, we can probably create something special for you.
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