Chris Cloran, operations manager at Auburn’s Bell Press says the motivation began as a way to become more competitive in gaining work.

He says, “It used to be OK just to write ‘working towards’ environmental accreditation but in today’s world of accountability, claims are required to be validated by external auditors.

“Environmental requirements will only grow in significance and given the lead-time involved in bringing about cultural and procedural changes as well as documentation it became essential to make a start and Printing Industries’ SGP program allowed us to do it in bite size chunks.”

Bell Press, which has just completed its SGP Level 2 certification with Printing Industries, had come up against the need to be green as a differentiator when seeking work with Federal and State Government agencies and via contract holders such as Finsbury Green and Ergo Asia.

Cloran says, “Our distributors and other print managers are also looking for competitive advantages and in some cases it is a prerequisite when dealing with large corporate organisations.”

He adds a side benefit had been the enthusiasm and participation of the Bell Press staff that contributed ideas and appreciated the opportunity to be part of an environmental programme.

Cloran says, “It has been a source of discussion and pride for the company and its employees.”

Printing Industries Victorian office begin the two- day Level 1 and Level 2 training courses at their Mulgrave office on October 5 and October 12.

Printing Industries NSW Level 1 and Level 2 courses will be run on November 10 and November 11 respectively at the Auburn office.

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