Melbourne Move Two: Too much history spurs iGroup move

Ten years at Dingley proved to be too long for the national print and postage group.

Debbie Hemi, general manager at iGroup’s Victoria branch says it had made a decision to move out of Dingley “as the lease had come up, and our need was to be closer to the Monash or East Link highways out of the city. We relocated to be more accessible to our city-based clients.

iGroup’s Victoria branch has moved only about 15 minutes drive from its old site to 9/10 Bastow Place, Mulgrave.

“Cosmetically, the new Mulgrave site has a different look and feel compared to the premises we had been in Dingley for about 10 years, so there was a need for a fresh start.

“In terms of office space wise we definitely took on more space, but from a warehousing point of view is reduced. We have become more workflow orientated in terms of our production operations."

Pictured: iGroup’s new Mulgrave premises


All hands were on deck for the move, with branch staff joined by Sydney staff and managing director, Paul Tannous to accommodate a smooth transition.

According to Hemi, the site at Dingley was twice the amount of needed space, “so from a workflow perspective you needed to walk twice the amount to get from one side to the other. If you totalled that all up you had to travel almost 25 minutes to get a job done, now we have taken that time waste out of the process as everything is within reach.”

“Part of the move was also about a culture change, as the site at Dingley had too much history. The Mulgrave premise is a new start for us, as it forces an upbeat attitude and approach,” she said.