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IRgA Confirms 2008 Convention at Paris Las Vegas
One Day Earlier The IRgA looks forward to returning to Las Vegas in May, as both the vendor and reprographer communities have expressed a strong interest in this location. We are working diligently to make the 2008 event a huge success. As always, on behalf of the Board of Directors, I look forward to your input so the IRgA can deliver more value to you and your company. Please e-mail info@irga.com, or you may contact me directly at sbova@irga.com.
IRgA Member Benefit Feature: The survey, conducted in partnership with Robert W. Baird & Company, gauges reprographer input on the current and future state of their business. Sixty-two responses were received, representing all regions and roughly $500 million in annual revenue. Key findings include:
The survey is a member benefit of the IRgA and provides insight on the conditions and trends within the industry. The IRgA extends its sincere thanks to those key contacts within member companies who participated in the first study. We encourage all member companies to take about five minutes to complete the next survey, which will be sent in January. The more companies that respond, the better will be our benchmarking data. For more details on the study, IRgA members can click here for the complete and free survey report. If you are not a current IRgA member company, join or renew your membership so you can take advantage of many IRgA member benefits. Last Chance to Renew Membership for 2007-08 Membership renewal materials were sent to 2006-07 member companies. If you have received the materials, please include both the invoice and the information update forms when faxing your renewal to IRgA Headquarters. If you have not received membership renewal materials by mail, or would prefer to renew electronically, or would like to join as a new member company, please complete a membership application form on the IRgA Web site, www.irga.com. You may also download an application and fax it to IRgA Headquarters at 312/673.6724.
Reminder to Submit Educational Needs Survey Please click the link below to complete a very brief survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nl9Mz1TZOv2AfC9oTeQu1g_3d_3d If clicking on the link above does not bring you to the survey, please highlight the link, copy and paste it into your Web browser. Your participation and feedback are greatly appreciated. Exhibitors Show Support for IRgA's 2008 Annual Convention & Trade Show
If your company is interested in exhibiting at the show, please contact Nicole Boland, exhibit and sponsorship sales, at 312/673.5828 or at nboland@irga.com. You can also click here for more information on the IRgA Web site.
SGIA Survey Shows a Low Rate of On-The-Job Injuries According to the respondents, these programs included the use of protective equipment (78.7 percent), safety rules (70.8 percent), safety training (58.8 percent), safety posters (56.2 percent) and regular safety meetings (46.4 percent). The survey ran online from late August to September in 2007. Questions covered safety programs, injury causes and production impact. More than 260 imagers participated in the survey and were primarily from the United States. Participants also represented Canada, Mexico, South Korea, India, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East and other parts of Asia. SGIA offers several tools to help foster safety in the specialty imaging community. The Right to Know/PPE Training Program DVD is an employee training aid for specialty graphic imaging companies and can be purchased online at SGIA's Web site, www.sgia.org. SGIA also offers a series of posters and articles highlighting safety issues in the workplace that are free to members and available online. GEI WideFormat to Distribute Seiko-I Infotech's Teriostar Printers, Copiers ARC Announces Joint Venture in China with Leading Technology Manufacturer Unisplendour Corporation Ltd. The newly formed company, UNIS Document Solutions Limited (UDS), will pair the digital document management solutions of American Reprographics Company with the brand recognition and Chinese distribution channel of Unisplendour to deliver digital reprographics services to the country's booming construction industry. Nukote Announces New West Coast Distribution Center The Southern California distribution center offers same-day shipping on all products, local pickup capability, next day delivery capability, expanded operation and customer service hours. This location, in addition to Nukote's East Coast distribution centers in Rochester, NY and Franklin, TN, offers private label and print-on-demand labeling capability for customers of both ink and laser products. International Paper Board of Directors Announces Annual Director Elections The directors of International Paper currently are elected by class to staggered three-year terms. If the amendment is approved, declassification will be phased in over a three-year period. Beginning with the 2011 annual meeting, all directors will be elected annually for one-year terms. The phased-in approach allows for a simplified transition under both New York law and the company's certificate of incorporation, and provides needed continuity throughout the company's transformation plan. Separately, the board of directors also unanimously authorized an amendment to the company's certificate of incorporation to provide for the election of directors by majority vote, following a 2007 shareholder proposal, endorsed by the board, in favor of the change. The company's proxy statement will include a proposal to shareholders, recommended by the board, to approve this amendment at the 2008 annual shareholders' meeting.
We Want You! By Ed Avis When Chuck Gremillion sat down with his siblings in 1991 to hammer out a strategic plan for their reprographics firm, A&E - The Graphics Complex in Houston, one thing was clear: at some point they would have to sell the company. The Gremillions revised their strategic plan almost annually, and about a decade after making the first one, they decided it was almost time to sell. But they felt they weren't quite big enough yet, so they poured their energy into growth. Read the complete article in the November/December issue of REPRO REPORT. For advertising information, contact IRgA Headquarters: info@irga.com or 800/833.4742.
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