LA In-plant Makes a Change for the Greener
Five years ago, Reprographics ran two overlapping shifts with 16 employees. Five press operators ran the four presses, which produced 70 percent of the work. Three employees operated the color and monochrome printers, and five bindery workers bound and packaged printed materials.
“During this time, we were forced to send much of our color copy and larger publications to outside commercial printers in order to meet our increasing demands,” Kenton says. “It was apparent that we needed to replace our equipment with technology that would allow us to keep the work in-house.”
Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.
