ACUP Comes to Minneapolis
In another session at Minnesota State University, Mankato, U.K. attendee Brian Pickles of Bradford University, in Bradford, England, described how he helped create a shared print services program with nearby Bradford College, for the mutual benefit of both institutions.
By combining the two in-plants, equipment was better utilized, software didn't need to be duplicated, labor, running costs and waste decreased, and the range of relevant services went up. External work was brought in to further utilize capacity. Annual profit is split between the two schools and is redistributed to customers in proportion to how much business they do with the in-plant.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
