1 January 2010
The company, which comprises eight Snap branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, has adopted a "program of continual improvement", said managing director Mike Palmer.
"We've got some further improvements we want to make. As we're primarily a digital business, these are mainly focused around energy conservation," he told ProPrint.
Palmer, whose company was in first batch of Truly Green graduates, said the course had brought a number of benefits, especially improved client satisfaction.
"Firstly, our clients are looking for environmental accreditation and practices," he said. "Secondly, it's helped us introduce better discipline in all our procedures."
Centrum Printing is another graduate company reporting ongoing benefits from the course. The company's Sandra Mascaro said it was now past some of the more difficult stages of implementation.
"No one likes change so there is always a transition period, but we have surpassed this and are now moving forward to gain our ISO 14001 and FSC certification in the next couple of months," she said.
GASAA recently conducted one-year reviews of its first batch of Truly Green graduates (pictured), which also included Shepson Printing and Rawson Graphics.
The initiative seeks to assist businesses in setting up an environmental management system in compliance with ISO 14001 standards.
GASAA claimed that the majority of printers had recovered their investment in the Truly Green course in the first six to 12 months.