Letters, feedback, get it off your chest: 28 February 2008

As expected, Gordon Towell's resignation sent shock waves throughout the printing industry.

Re: GEON sweats as Gordon throws in the towel

Brett Gullan, one of the guys I started D2P with, has a favourite saying, "When you're a hammer everything looks like a nail." From Gordon's perspective what he is saying is absolutely true. Big business has the economies of scale, ability to service national clients etc. But because he is a big printer there are thousands of printing opportunities that don't even get on his radar. To suggest there is only rooms for 4 large printers is ludicrous and ultimately his attitude shows his printing naivety and has a lot in common with the arrogance I have seen in Private Equity and Venture Capital groups.
 
Long after Gordon has left there will still be thousands of printing companies in Australia making good money from printing.

Regards
 
John Weichard
Managing Director
D2P