The big move is on as national suppliers for the printing and signage industry Starleaton and DES move into shared premises.
A new warehouse and office facilities in Melbourne as well as in Brisbane has sparked a major logistical shift as the enterprise brings its expanded stock holdings under the one roof. The new Melbourne warehouse – situated at163-179 Forster Road, Mount Waverley – is four times the combined size of the previous facilities operated in Victoria by Starleaton and DES.
Customers will now have a single point of contact for the new business with familiar client-facing personnel continuing to provide service in every city.
The realignment of the supply side across the printing and signage industries with Starleaton’s takeover of DES is one of the largest in recent time and creates a significant new corporate entity in the sectors. With Ben Eaton, CEO, at the helm and DES owner Ian Clare remaining with the company during its transition the company says the combined force is set to disrupt the market.
According to Eaton, the combined entity is far more than its parts with synergies and efficiencies driving better value for customers.
“We have two great teams coming together to build one of the best service and sales support organisations in the industry. Our customers will immediately start reaping the benefits of being able to access a wider range of products as well as deeper stock levels and more technical support,” he said.
“Over the next months we’ll be rolling out new products from an even wider range of well-known brand names. We intend to be become even better partners to our customers than before.”
A new showroom in Sydney is on the cards where the company will be able to showcase its expanded range of wide format engines, that now includes Agfa as well as EFI and ColorPainter, in addition to Epson.
The expanded teams are already in place at the new sites around the country. Consolidating the stock holding is underway with the aim of providing a seamless supply experience for customers.
Starleaton/DES provides a comprehensive service offering for graphic businesses large and small, with one of the broadest product offerings in the industry across hardware and software as well as a range of substrates.
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