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It shows that for the first time profit margins across the industry have fallen below four percent. But that’s not all the bad news. According to BPIF director of corporate and external affairs Cicely Brown, high levels of debt will ensure future profits go to paying off the financiers.
"The median level of capital employed fell during the same period. This suggests that although the net level of investment was lower, this investment is being funded increasingly through debt which is likely to depress surpluses further in coming years," she said.
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The cost of data traffic in the graphic arts industry is becoming a serious item on the balance sheets. Because graphic files are among the largest, the need for fat pipes and low transmission rates is becoming pressing. Latest entrant into the market with a solution is MiroNet which has launched GAIN (Graphic Arts Integrated Network).
The network allows users to send unlimited amount of traffic to each other via a chosen speed connection, all for a fixed monthly fee, said MiroNet’s CEO Peter Lamont. “GAIN is perfect for companies with interstate offices. GAIN members can securely share data with any other company offering services within the virtual private network for free; which means, for example, that sending files to Global Media Movers’ WebSEND will not incur any excess data charges.”
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UV curing lamps contain a small amount of mercury and consequently they are subject to stringent health and safety regulations. Heraeus Amba Australia has produced, the Mercury Spillage Kit, to assist users operate within health and safety guidelines.
This safety kit includes all that is needed to handle the delicate process of lamp changing, and also to clean up safely in the event of accidental damage to the lamps. It also includes full data sheets and information on the safe handling of UV lamps. The kit comes in a handy case which can be prominently located within the factory where UV equipment is operated.
Heraeus Amba Australia also offers a mercury lamp disposal service for the safe & responsible disposal of UV curing lamps.
For further information call 03 9874 7455.
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Australians just love gadgets and the more high tech the better. According to figures released by Canon in its Digital Lifestyle Index, we spent $657 million on digital lifestyle products in Q4 2003. This figure is an increase of $139,671,654 (27%) compared to the previous highest figure in Q4 2002. Unit sales of Digital Still Cameras (DSCs) grew 123% between 2003 and 2003.
The Canon Consumer Digital Lifestyle Index is conducted by GfK Marketing Services on behalf of Canon Australia and published each quarter.
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And finally . . . thanks to Andy McCourt for reminding us of the genius that was Tommy Cooper. Yes, you’ve read some of them before in Clancy, but you can’t have too much Cooper.
are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my
mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother
Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think it's Colin."
up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved. And then he
rang up a second time and said "You've been promoted again.' And I
swerved again. He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing
director.' And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said 'What
happened to you?' And I said 'I careered off the road.”
and go 'Aaaaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do
the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in."
trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for
the books."
he had taken a job as a postman. He said it was better than
walking the streets."