Imagination Graphics, based in Marrickville NSW, has continued to grow its business following its acquisition of Lindwall & Wall, and Staas, adding three new presses, a cutter-slitter, and a new apprentice.
Splitting its investments between digital and offset, Imagination has installed two new Konica Minolta devices, the AccurioPress C6100 and 1085, along with a Duplo DC 645 cutter/slitter, and a refurbished Heidelberg GTO 52 with varnish, which owner Emmanuel Buhagiar says looks brand new.
He explains, “All the rollers and cylinders have been replaced on the GTO, and it looks fantastic. With the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6100 and 1085, we are doing a lot of four-colour work, and a bit more type registration work on the C6100. We also do a lot more landscape books, and banner work.
“We have done a few four-colour envelopes, short run. The main thing for us is that it is able to do six page, and eight page long sheeted jobs, that fold in. The colour and the speed on the AccurioPress are sensational, meaning we can output this stuff quickly.
“We installed the digital presses for additional capacity, but the word is getting out, and other small printers are ringing us up to do short run six and eight page books, so it is opening up new markets.
“We have always been with Konica Minolta, and their reliability and service are the main thing, the backup has always been good for us.”
A new apprentice will start up at Imagination next week, and Buhagiar says he will be learning all aspects of the trade with the company, “The new apprentice will run our two-colour GTO, and will be learning how to guillotine, fold, laminate, and how to run the production. He starts tech next week.”
It has been a period of strong growth for Imagination, which has boosted from five to fifteen staff in a little over twelve months, adding two businesses, along with a site twice as large as its original, but still finding time to host its bi-monthly barbeque with staff and clients.
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Great to hear a good news story on acquisitions & growth, not just at ‘the top end of town’. Chalk one up for the little guys. Well done Emmanuel, a great little business, with excellent staff & an emphasis on quality print work. Well done & kudos for for your vision & bold steps for your business.