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LEP doubles down on its Aussie presence with a new Port Melbourne facility
Trade outfit LEP Colour Printers says it is now delivering faster turnaround times for print work with the launch of its new print facility in Melbourne, extending its reach from the Sunshine Coast.
The new 1561sqm Port Melbourne facility will be up and running by the end of August, effectively double the company’s production capacity, and enable it to deliver print jobs to its southern state customers in record time.
LEP says the facility is practically a duplicate of its current Forest Glen site in Queensland, with the same technology including presses, plates and inks including a Ryobi 925 press, an Agfa Avalon N8 platesetter, Heidelberg, G&K and Osako equipment.
John Bromfield, CEO (left) and Rob Walters, general manager, inspect the new LEP site
John Bromfield, CEO of LEP, says, “We are excited about the production potential of our new facility in Port Melbourne. It is a greenfield operation, embodying our lean manufacturing methodology and practices, just as we have in our Forest Glen site, to produce consistent quality outcomes in record time.
“This site was specifically chosen because it is in the heart of Port Melbourne, and only a stone’s throw away from couriers. That means we can deliver printed products to our customers even faster than before. For example, Fastways can do a 5.30am pick-up for delivery the same day.
“Our main emphases for this new facility are reduced freight costs and even faster turnaround times. Another bonus is a reduced risk of goods being damaged in transit.”
Rob Walters, general manager with LEP, will head the new operation, with skilled staff from LEP’s Queensland site heading south to ensure print production schedules and standards are met immediately, and to train new employees in LEP’s lean manufacturing processes.
The company says the site offers ongoing expansion opportunities for the future. It has been designed with lean manufacturing in mind, allow staff to print, bind, pack and despatch jobs in the shortest possible time directly to clients’ customers, reducing transit times even further.
Bromfield says, “This is an important step in LEP’s strategy for growth and business development. This new site will improve our services to clients in Victoria, southern New South Wales, the ACT, South and Western Australia, and Tasmania.
“Our clients in Queensland, northern New South Wales and the NT will continue to be handled by our Forest Glen facility.
“It is also our firm commitment to ensure that Australian printers and the industry at large will prosper and grow by meeting and exceeding the expectations of all our customers in the wider business community.”
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