On Friday 14th March GEON CEO, Graham Morgan, announced internally a significant printing deal with Fairfax Media. This significant opportunity involves Fairfax outsourcing their sheetfed printing, including magazines, to GEON as well as the acquisition of Fairfax’s commercial printing operations in New Zealand.
Fairfax Media Group have decided to sell the Commercial Print Operations and proceed with an outsourcing model for sheetfed printing. Robert Shepherd, Fairfax media head of publishing, said “We are delighted to work with GEON who have proven expertise in this area and are well positioned to take the business forward”.
Graham Morgan commented, “There is little doubt our Highbrook facility played a part in the decision by Fairfax to move to a new supplier and the entire staff are to be congratulated. Whilst it was a team effort, special thanks is owed to Gordon Towell, Andrew Durrans, Chris Wise, Emma Selwood, Nevin White, Robyn Crowther, Mark Godfrey, Andy Ettershank and Christine Jenkins for their additional effort.”
Graham concluded “This win follows several months of detailed negotiations and we have won this contract against fierce competition. This partnership represents a significant opportunity for GEON. The entire Group, especially the sales and account management teams, have really shown how professional and capable we are – keep up the good work!”