en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/728863 Comments by InkyMcFee http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282223,sos-drives-40-million-pages-per-month-though-kodak-prosper.aspx#IDComment234015148 i dont imagine there is any great margins in printing for publishers, but i was surprised at the volumes claimed. Good luck if they are achieving that, but the manufacturer states a duty cycle of about 90 million a month - we all know that's perfect world stuff achieved in a showroom, not in real life, so if the 40 million figure is correct, id say SOS are already looking at a second one. Wed, 7 Dec 2011 05:19:00 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282223,sos-drives-40-million-pages-per-month-though-kodak-prosper.aspx#IDComment234015148 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282506,pma-solutions-gives-10000-melbourne-cup-winnings-to-cystic-fibrosis.aspx#IDComment234005797 Nice work. Wed, 7 Dec 2011 04:47:18 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282506,pma-solutions-gives-10000-melbourne-cup-winnings-to-cystic-fibrosis.aspx#IDComment234005797 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282223,sos-drives-40-million-pages-per-month-though-kodak-prosper.aspx#IDComment233583959 40 million pages a month? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:30:24 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282223,sos-drives-40-million-pages-per-month-though-kodak-prosper.aspx#IDComment233583959 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282007,prints-power-players-see-out-the-year-at-power-50-function.aspx#IDComment233382228 No Bernie Cassell? Tue, 6 Dec 2011 02:09:19 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/282007,prints-power-players-see-out-the-year-at-power-50-function.aspx#IDComment233382228 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/281423,manroland-confirms-insolvency.aspx#IDComment228273654 So do PMP and IPMG get their deposits back? Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:12:13 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/281423,manroland-confirms-insolvency.aspx#IDComment228273654 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/281126,pmps-turnaround-toasted-with-australias-most-prestigious-hr-award.aspx#IDComment226516007 Agreed there. If nothing else, he is aware that a national footprint gives PMP real leverage when it comes to the bigger retail contracts, and that you dont have to drop your pants on price in order to retain work. Fair play to him. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:34:22 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/281126,pmps-turnaround-toasted-with-australias-most-prestigious-hr-award.aspx#IDComment226516007 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/279369,geon-to-cut-staff-in-melbourne-as-east-coast-consolidation-continues.aspx#IDComment218461084 I thought Impact was performing well? I thought the lessons learned from the Agency/Graphic World/Dynamic debacles were burned into the minds of senior management? I feel sorry for the people whose hard work and dedication made this place a great competitor in the market, and the majority of will be left finding new employment. Tue, 8 Nov 2011 03:43:39 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/279369,geon-to-cut-staff-in-melbourne-as-east-coast-consolidation-continues.aspx#IDComment218461084 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278692,pmp-gives-manroland-third-major-web-press-sale.aspx#IDComment218403223 Hey! I resemble that remark! Tue, 8 Nov 2011 01:10:26 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278692,pmp-gives-manroland-third-major-web-press-sale.aspx#IDComment218403223 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278266,geon-and-fuji-xerox-fundraise-for-ms-gong-ride.aspx#IDComment215238459 Graham, i thought that was obvious - we dont like you! By the way, dont lose your sense of humour. By the way, for your information printers have been giving to charities and non profits for years - probably centuries. Go to the reception of any sized printer to see the thankyou certificates. Thumbs up to your staff for driving an initiative like this (come on, lets be honest - a few cycling nuts are the ones behind this), but thumbs down for Geon trying to a few cheap PR points - when clearly it is the role of a good and decent corporate citizen to leverage some kind of goodwill for the benefit of charity. Google PMP and Youth Off The Streets to see what can be achieved when large communications company meets non profit. You may learn something. Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:01:16 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278266,geon-and-fuji-xerox-fundraise-for-ms-gong-ride.aspx#IDComment215238459 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278266,geon-and-fuji-xerox-fundraise-for-ms-gong-ride.aspx#IDComment214655570 i thought they WERE a charity! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:25:25 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/278266,geon-and-fuji-xerox-fundraise-for-ms-gong-ride.aspx#IDComment214655570 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment213215282 i was responding to your question - part quote - '...what would be your solution..'. So i offered one - it may be from fantasy land, but it's a solution - and i am flabbergasted that PIA didn't grab the opportunity to encourage the role of the professional print procurer - not aligned to a PM or print company. In regards to CommBank - they are under no obligation to run a free for all for printers - they select those that provide a spread of services that suit their requirements. If i was in that space, i'd be looking for an itch that CommBank needs scratched, and sell it to them. If you're a commodity printer, move on. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:27:26 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment213215282 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment212879073 Oh i don't know, maybe an open and transparent tender process, which precludes printers with internal print management functions from tendering - to ensure a fairer system. Coupled with a pricing system that doesn't require onerous broken down costs for paper/print/bindery/despatch - where the price entered is the price to do the job as per the estimate. Possibly that system could include an optional price that displays an alternate which could be a saving for a smaller size, or special paper - or even God forbid - a value add! There is no reason that a government or company of any size can't implement this. There are scores of good print procurement people out there. The reason a major organisation like CommBank keeps its print buying in house as it understands that it should be integrated with the rest of the business - with a long term holistic view. And remember Print_Facts, those same taxpayers include the people that work in or own printing companies that pay taxes both directly and indirectly. Broaden your outlook and look at the bigger picture. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:03:14 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment212879073 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/229156,cj-king-shifts-half-of-production-to-queensland.aspx#IDComment212808669 i've only heard good things about them - it's a sausage factory, but a pretty well run one. Good for them. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:29:12 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/229156,cj-king-shifts-half-of-production-to-queensland.aspx#IDComment212808669 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment212384619 A wise man in Print Management (yes, there are a few) once told me 'in the PM game, it's not what you sell at, it's what you buy for that makes the difference'. I wouldn't expect Finsbury to think any differently. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:26:04 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment212384619 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment211848612 Given this is in Victoria it has no impact on me as yet, but it's pretty clear that this isn't a winner for the industry in general, or the Vic Govt. I guess time will tell what Finsbury make of it - though in my experience dealing with the public sector, i'd say they will be tearing their hair out in clumps at some point. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:19:05 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277381,victorian-printers-score-face-time-with-buyers-of-governments-15m-spend.aspx#IDComment211848612 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277541,rr-donnelley-wins-550m-printing-contract.aspx#IDComment210779628 Slow news day? Hard to see the relevance to the Australian market. Surely the Finsbury/ Vic Govt / Stream story could be fleshed out more. It seems to have a lot of printers upset. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:20:42 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/277541,rr-donnelley-wins-550m-printing-contract.aspx#IDComment210779628 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276975,paperlinx-cuts-gm-gordon-thomas-and-appoints-andrew-preece.aspx#IDComment208944785 Don't worry about the depressed local market - every UK printer that goes broke seems to owe money to a Paperlinx merchant. Until they sort that out, any problems locally will be small change in comparison. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:49:01 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276975,paperlinx-cuts-gm-gordon-thomas-and-appoints-andrew-preece.aspx#IDComment208944785 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276327,boutique-letterpress-launch-party-pulls-in-big-sydney-print-buyers.aspx#IDComment205966560 Good luck to them. If the letterpress resurgence follows the trends in the USA we'll all be digging out the rollers to our platens and cylinders.... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:46:37 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276327,boutique-letterpress-launch-party-pulls-in-big-sydney-print-buyers.aspx#IDComment205966560 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276149,ergo-clinches-multimilliondollar-coles-print-contract.aspx#IDComment205963441 Well obviously Chris Mitchell new about this - funny how it wasnt mentioned in the official despatches by BS management. Has anyone told the bondholders yet? Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:37:17 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/276149,ergo-clinches-multimilliondollar-coles-print-contract.aspx#IDComment205963441 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/272216,chris-mitchell-resigns-from-blue-star.aspx#IDComment203348193 speaking as a competitor, there is the danger they might put someone competent in charge.... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 08:57:25 +0000 http://www.proprint.com.au/News/272216,chris-mitchell-resigns-from-blue-star.aspx#IDComment203348193