Printing icon Frank Atkinson retires

Frank (pictured) commenced his career at Sun Newspapers in 1945 and later secured an apprenticeship at WH Bone & Co in Sydney. This led to a position as production manager at North Sydney Printing from 1952 to 1955, and then various positions at the School of Graphic Arts, Sydney, until 1970.

In 1970, Frank became Assistant Government Printer (Planning) at the Government Printing Office in Canberra, which led to his promotion to Commonwealth Government Printer in 1972. Five years later he accepted the position of Government Printer of Victoria, and held that position for a decade, until in 1987 he became the director of printing and publishing at the Museum of Victoria for two years.

At the same time he was a member of the State Tender Board of Victoria, and was involved in the arrangement of contracts for supplies and services to the government.

In 1989, Frank retired from his government positions and established his own specialist technical and management consultation company, FD Atkinson & Associates, assuming the post of CEO.

Frank founded Quality Assurance Systems International Pty Ltd (QAS) in 1991 with two other directors with the intention of developing and implementing QA programs in the print and publishing industries. QAS became MQ Systems in 1997 to include management and business systems in its range of services.

Frank has travelled and studied extensively here and overseas in pursuit of expertise in print and publishing, and is a well known and respected figure around the world in government print circles.

Frank will celebrate his 80th birthday on February 19, and is looking forward to celebrating it with family and friends in Melbourne.

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