Reprographics 101
(more than you ever wanted to know about the reprographics industry)
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Recent competition for reprographers to provide “Internet-based planroom services and printing services for construction documents for the Illinois Tollway Authority ….. From the “introductory” section of the RFP document: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (“Tollway”) is requesting Offers (bids / proposals) from responsible Vendors to meet the State’s needs. Below is a brief description…
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“PDF PRINTING FOR AEC FIRMS” Today, Portable Document Format (PDF) files are used more than ever. And the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) market is no exception. With Adobe® Reader® software being freely available for every computer, PDF has become the ubiquitous file format for electronically distributing, viewing and printing all types of data and information. Most reprographers…
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Completely irrelevant to the previous post we did about RW Baird’s upgrade on ARC shares to “outperform”, effective March 25, 2011, let’s take a look back in time. On May 22, 2008, the “ratings staff” at “The Street.com” issued an upgrade on ARC shares to “outperform”. Below, you will find the “complete story” that The…
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Per an article on favtstocks.com, “American Reprographics Company (ARC) Upgraded by Robert W. Baird & Co. to “Outperform” (March 25, 2011)” 03/25/2011 – 3:35 am PDT Equities research analysts at Robert W. Baird & Co. upgraded shares of American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARC) to an “Outperform” rating in a research note released to investors today.…
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In a recent presentation by Dr. Joe Webb at the PrintCEO Forum, Dr. Webb provided these numbers, which really caught my attention ….. PRINTING INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT: 1990 – 816,000 2000 – 830,000 2010 – 495,000 2020 – Projected – 295,200 NUMBER OF PRINTING ESTABLISHMENTS: 1990 – 45,311 2000 – 39,035 2010 – 26,859 2020 –…
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Reprographers aren’t the only ones looking for ways to ensure that their businesses remain relevant and healthy. One of our frequent blog-visitors pointed us to an article about a printing company, and here’s what he said about the “story”…. “Thought this was a good story from today about a traditional printer that is exploiting the…
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This is an “update” to a post I did on March 22nd. I previously published “suggested questions” that I received from 4 industry friends. This update adds “suggested questions” received from a 5th industry friend. On March 21st, I did a post on this blog to share with reprographers that I’m going to attempt to…
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AIA ABI Index, recent “readings”: 50.6 – February 2011 50.0 – January 2011 54.2 – December 2010 52.0 – November 2010 48.7 – October 2010 50.4 – September 2010 Prior to that, the ABI Index had not been at 50 or above since December 2007. So, the ABI Index has been at 50 or higher…
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When will we “begin” to see a recovery in the “residential” design / development / construction sector? March 23, 2011, 11:30 a.m. EDT “Sales of new U.S. homes tumble 16.9% to record low” By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Sales of new single-family homes collapsed in February, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday, as a…
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For reprographers who did not receive this message via e-mail, today, from Gary Wilbur, President of the IRgA, I’ve copied Gary’s message below: The (Financial) Case for the IRgA in Vegas As a numbers guy, my first inclination before making any business commitment is to determine whether it makes financial sense for my company. What’s…
Reprographics 101 