Craig
Well-known member
Here is a question I have been pondering for a while. My shop currently has both digital and small offset (2 up portrait) equipment. We run letterhead, envelopes, newsletter... on the offset's, the rest is on our digital machines. Our digital sales in $'s are 3 to 1 over offset.
If you are a digital only shop, how are you handling runs on letterhead and envelopes? Are you printing them on a duplicator or some other non-fuser machine, (especially letterhead) or are you brokering them out?
My reason behind this discussion is that we are currently having to replace our pressman, and are finding that in our area they either have no skill level or are from one of the box shops that have closed are are expecting $18.00 to $20.00/hr. + benefits for 1 and 2 color work. In my eyes that wage is fine for 4 color process but we are talking duplicator stuff.
Maybe it's time to drop the offsets altogether, any thoughts?
If you are a digital only shop, how are you handling runs on letterhead and envelopes? Are you printing them on a duplicator or some other non-fuser machine, (especially letterhead) or are you brokering them out?
My reason behind this discussion is that we are currently having to replace our pressman, and are finding that in our area they either have no skill level or are from one of the box shops that have closed are are expecting $18.00 to $20.00/hr. + benefits for 1 and 2 color work. In my eyes that wage is fine for 4 color process but we are talking duplicator stuff.
Maybe it's time to drop the offsets altogether, any thoughts?