I joined what was known as the “Grande Maison”. The no frills printer was doing great – and bang – we were purchased by a Quebec company making us Canada’s largest, and at one time, the world’s largest. I say “bang” because all of a sudden I was on the other...
After being with Canada’s largest single plant, I joined a “No Frills Printer”. I was in a staff role, VP-Marketing, reporting to the President with my first assignment to put in a companywide waste management program. That old saying, “I’m from head office and trust...
In this series our CEO, Gord Griffiths, reflects on lessons learned throughout his years in the printing industry. After my packaging company experience, I joined an organization in Toronto with 1,100+ employees. They had rotogravure, web-fed offset, sheet-fed offset,...
In this series our CEO, Gord Griffiths, reflects on lessons learned throughout his years in the printing industry. Time spent at a Canadian packaging and commercial printing organization with plants in the USA and Canada. After selling print in Montreal, I moved to...
In this series our CEO, Gord Griffiths, reflects on lessons learned throughout his years in the printing industry. Today I thought I’d list a few things that have worked for me over the years. Perhaps some may register or be food for thought. There is an opportunity...
In this series our CEO, Gord Griffiths, reflects on lessons learned throughout his years in the printing industry. I believe a good way to build the revenue line is with organic sales and not necessarily through acquisition and I’ll tell you why. Although it is not...