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Welcome to Printing Industries SA & NT second edition of NewsPrint, a regular electronic newsletter bringing association news and information to your desktop. Suggestions for content are always welcome. Please contact Chelsea O’Connor in the Adelaide office on (08) 8223 7391 or sa@printnet.com.au Please check out our software specials for below cost bargains. Offer lasts only until stock is sold. |
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| | | PICA 2008 – put the date in your diary now and start planning your entries |  The next SA/NT 2008 PICA awards will be held on the evening of Friday 22 August 2008 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, so put the date in your diary now.
It is not too early to start planning your entries and putting samples aside!
If you have an interest in being on the committee to assist with planning & implementing the 2008 awards, please contact Peter Mansfield on (08) 8223 7391 or peterm@printnet.com.au | | top |
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| | | Tell me something I don’t know – labour & skill shortage the worst since Dec 1994 |  The Printing Industry Trends report for the Sept 07 quarter reported that labour & skills availability in the industry was the worst since the December 1994 quarter. The expectation for the next quarter is for the situation to continue to be poor.
The October edition of Print 21 Magazine also has a significant focus on providing practical advice on staffing including:
- How to keep the staff you’ve already got
- How to upskill existing staff
- Some different angles on finding new people
Find your copy at the bottom of your in-tray or from whoever else in your office is reading it and take advantage of the articles that can assist towards improving your staffing situation. Don't get it? Click here to subscribe. | | top |
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| | | New benefits for Apprentices | The Federal Vocational and Further Education Minister, Andrew Robb, has announced a wide range of incentives to encourage a greater take up of apprenticeships in the printing industries. The incentives include
- $2,000 apprenticeship top-up wage
- $1,000 apprentice training fee voucher
- $800 tool kit
- $13,000 wage subsidy for apprentices over 30 years of age
- $1,000 Commonwealth Trade learning scholarship
- $1,000 rural and regional skills shortage employer incentives
Possibly you have existing staff who could be encouraged to take advantage of these incentives? Contact your local New Apprenticeship Centre, the Croyden Campus of TAFE or Print Training Australia for further information. | | top |
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| | | Be informed about economic and industry trends and how they may impact your business | The Printing Industries Association produces two quarterly reports that provide useful data on the Australian economy and on industry trends. They are the Printing Industry Trends Report and Print Pulse.
If you do not receive these informative reports, contact Hagop Tchamkertenian, National Policy & Research Manager on (02) 8789 7300 or hagop@printnet.com.au | | top |
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| | | New booklet available on using statistics for business planning |
 The Australian Bureau of Statistics has produced a reader-friendly booklet about using local statistics to assist in planning & improving your business.
It covers a range of topics covering how statistics can help you get a better knowledge of your marketplace and can be used to locate new customers, target your marketing, improve marketing effectiveness - all aimed at growing your business. For a copy of the booklet, click here. The contents include: Know Your Market, Locate Potential Clients, Target Promotions, Assess Site Location, Grow Your Business, Support Your Business Case, Improve Your Marketing Strategy, and Estimate Your Market Share. | | top |
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| | | Environmental Sustainability | The Environment page of the Printing Industries website has a new range of must read articles on environmental issues.
Try Sense and Sustainability where Hagop Tchamkertenian outlines some of the environmental initiatives being undertaken by printing companies to help lessen their environmental footprint – as well as improve their bottom line, or Sustainable Solvents for the Superwide where EFI introduces environmentally friendly solvent inks made with totally renewable resources. | | top |
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| | | Solvent recyclers | Uniram Australia are offering a new range of solvent recyclers for the lithographic and flexographic printing industries.
Purchasing solvent and then paying to have it taken away can be a significant cost in the industry. With a recycler, solvent purchases drop by 90% and solvent waste disposal costs are virtually eliminated. Details are on the website www.uniram.com | | top |
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| | | Innovation exhibits a major drupa focus | Printing Industries supa drupa tour participants looking for innovation should start their physical conditioning from now following Messe Duesseldorf’s announcement that its drupa innovation parc (dip) has expanded from its 800 sq m in 2004 to 3,300 sq m for 2008. Full story. To help get you there, Printing Industries official industry supa drupa tour still has some return flight seats around the $2,000 mark and accommodation packages starting from $1,321. Packages range from three to five stars with a choice of seven tour dates. More info. | | top |
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| | | Greater Benefits with New VIP Plus | Printing Industries is now offering an upgrade on VIP Member Updates. Subscribe to the expanded VIP Plus for only $35.00 pa to receive access to publications that cost hundreds of dollars individually.
The subscription delivers the market leading GATFWorld + Management Portfolio + the latest white papers + research direct to your desktop + access to previous editions and report archives. The latest information is always at your fingertips. To take advantage of this great cost and time effective offer click here. | | top |
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| | | Software Specials |  We have thousands of dollars worth of introductory stock available at below-cost never-to-be-repeated prices. All new, latest version Adobe CS3 boxed products. Quantities are limited and sale prices available only while this promotional stock lasts. View specials. Our full stock lists below is updated regularly - so first in gets these best deal. If what you want isn't listed, download our new price list for the best deals in town and our hugely discounted Member Prices on a wide range of Adobe and Quark software. We don't apply a credit card surcharge - saving you even more. | | top |
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