The Standard

2010JAN/MARCH
Newsletter for Standard Publishing House Aust. Pty Ltd

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Our exciting June Supporting
new premises Dally-Watkins New Hope
International

We have moved to
new premises
To keep up with the growing demand for our
design, print and mailing services, SPH and
Absolute Mail have moved to a purpose built, larger
and fully air-conditioned premises at 12 Gould St,
Strathfield South.
New Fuji Prepress System
The new 10 colour A1 Heidelberg
12 Gould St, Strathfield South
Equipping for the
new decade
Our new A1, Heidelberg, 10 colour press will be
operational from early February. This press firmly
places SPH into the magazine publishing market and
long run commercial print.
In addition, SPH has recently purchased from Fuji a
state of the art colour management prepress system
that will deliver better proofing and colour control for
our customers.
The Fuji XMF prepress and plate making system
is now operational, delivering colour correct
management right through the design, prepress and
print procedures. The new system is calibrated to the
highest international standards, placing SPH at the
forefront of quality printing.
Be it design, print or mailing, we can deliver a cost
competitive, high quality solution for your needs.
 Bookshop
Ernest Little Tug Boat Visit our new Sphere
Accepted into the NSW Bookshop online
Premier’s Reading Challenge The Sphereshop provides valuable resources for
The wonderful stories of Ernest and his friends were teachers, parents and students to assist in the
recently launched by SPH and have been accepted development of tomorrow’s leaders.
by the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge as
The Sphereshop is our online retail shop where
recommended reading for primary school children.
you can buy titles online by credit card and receive
Scott Allen (Author) and Judy Nadin (award winning
deliveries within four working days. We have a growing
caricaturist, designer & painter) have created a world of
range of high quality educational books and products
exciting characters based on true stories that occurred
for preschool to tertiary students.
over the years with ferries and tugboats on Sydney
harbour. See more at www.sphereshop.com.au Visit www.sphereshop.com.au
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Dally. The box set will include June Dally-Watkins’
autobiography, The Secrets Behind My Smile and a
revamped version of Manners for Moderns. It will be
available on www.sphereshop.com.au from May 2010.
An early modelling shot of June Dally-Watkins.
Image © June Dally-Watkins.
Bold Minds
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By Dr Ian PM Lambert and Dr Philip SA Cummins
Dr Lambert and Dr Cummins are responsible for
running one of Australia’s most prestigious schools,
The Scots College in Sydney. This book details how
students can learn about leadership in a way that
makes sense to them and can apply it to their own
lives. What is it that compels one person to make
something happen, while others sit back and wait?
How can we be prepared to embrace the possibilities
of the future? Who am I? Where do I fit in? How can I
best serve others?
Brave Hearts, Bold Minds answers these questions,
which confront all young Australians.
Through their experiences as leaders and educators,
the authors build a solid foundation for the personal
journey of discovery that is intrinsic to becoming and
developing as a leader.
Every young Australian will become a leader... even if
only of themselves at first.
This book shows them how.

www.sph.com.au tel 02 8732 7500

Welcome to our New Staff
Denys Marina
Billy Damien
Denys Frans
Purchasing and Estimation
Manager
Denys has spent a substantial period
of his career in large format printing
with 20 years of production planning
and estimating experience under his
belt. Denys’ knowledge gives SPH a
significant advantage in production
planning. Born in South Africa, Denys
is a keen supporter of the Springboks.
His favourite hobbies are playing
chess and ballroom dancing, he also
love watching rugby, cricket and golf.
Rick Stevenson
Prepress Manager
Rick has over 25 years experience
working as a prepress operator. Rick
will manage the implementation of
Black Magic – our ‘true’ new colour
management system that finger
prints files through the design studio,
proofing, prepress and onto the press,
ensuring true colour outcomes.
Ben McCullan
Prepress Manager
Ben has spent 8 years working in the
capacity of prepress operator and is
an expert in Trueflow, Prinect and the
Fuji XMF system. He enjoys golf, and
growing his own fruit and vegetables!
We welcome Ben to SPH as our new
prepress manager!
Billy Koroma
Bookbinder
Billy is a qualified bookbinder and
finisher, having worked in the printing
industry in both Sierra Leone and
Australia.
Anthony Rick A.
Rick S. Terry
Whilst many printing companies are
struggling, SPH have just employed 10 new
staff to manage growth in 2010.
Anthony Saunders
Marketing / Web Designer
Anthony studied Music at the
Australian Institute of Music, he also
studied BSc (Hons) in Multimedia
Production and Technology in the
South of England. Shortly after
graduating he moved to Sydney.
Anthony joins SPH as our Social
Media Marketer in charge of running
Facebook, Twitter, Authors’ Blogs and
web content management. Basically,
he gets paid to do what he loves!
Terry Hagenhofer
Account Manager
Terry has worked in print
procurement/sales for NSW
Government Departments for 13
years. He has worked on major
accounts such as NSW Health,
WorkCover NSW and NSW Dept
Corrective Services, before moving
into the private sector as an account
manager with SALMAT for several
years. Terry joined SPH in November
2009.
“Joining SPH was an opportunity
to be a part an extremely efficient,
dedicated team that is moving
forward at a terrific pace. It has
a culture that promotes quality in
service and product while recognizing
and meeting customer needs and
expectations.” Terry’s interests lie
in anything to do with history and
motorbikes.
Dale
Ben
Marina Michalouros
Customer Service
Marina is joining Absolute Mail after
working in the mail industry for three
years. She has worked in various
roles with RailCorp, LJ Hooker and
Sydney Airport and joins Ian in caring
for our mailing customers.
Damien Williams
Printer
Damien has joined SPH as a ten
colour printer. He’s been printing for
over 10 years and has worked for
several large printers both here and
overseas. His technical knowledge
and engineering skills are a valuable
addition to SPH’s production
capabilities.
Dale Elliot
Printer
SPH is pleased to welcome Dale
onboard. Dale is an experienced
Heidelberg printer who specialises
in quality colour work, having served
his apprenticeship in magazine
publishing.
Rick Alberts
Bindery Manager
Rick is a qualified binder and finisher
and a meticulous worker. He joins
SPH as our new Bindery Manager
whose role is to ensure all folding,
cutting and bookbinding is done
to the highest standard for our
customers.
Sustainable
Green Print
Taking the Next Step to Improved
Environmental Performance
The contents of SPH’s Environmental Charter are not
just pretty words – they are a very real commitment to
reducing our impact on the environment. So, in line with
this commitment, SPH are very pleased to announce
that we have commenced implementation of the
Sustainable Green Print (SGP) management system.
Sustainable Green Print is an environmental
management system that has been developed by
the Printing Industries Association of Australia. This
is a first for the printing industry, and allows printers
to not only manage their environmental impact
better but also to receive public recognition of their
environmental performance.
Narelle Monaghan attended one of the first training
programs in the new industry standard on behalf
of SPH in June. ‘One of the first things that struck
me was the integrity of the accreditation system,’
Monaghan says. ‘Too many green logos are abused
throughout the world, but if you see a company with
the SGP green ticks then you can be sure they have
worked very hard to earn it’.
Any company wanting to be accredited to the SGP
standard is externally audited by a third party. They
are then granted a number of ‘green ticks’ depending
on what level of management system has been
implemented.
SPH is striving for Level 2, which focuses on:
• waste,
• recycling,
• energy,
• water,
• incident management,
• storage and handling of printing chemicals,
• air emissions, and
• consideration of neighbours.
A documented system has been established that
lists the major environmental risks in each of these
areas, and a list of environmental targets and actions.
Records and other evidence must be kept to prove
that these targets have been achieved.
‘SPH is already meeting many of the requirements of
the SGP system’ says Monaghan, ‘but we need to
document this and put systems in place to ensure they
continue to improve. We are really looking forward to
being able to demonstrate our high standards, with
the green ticks to prove it.’
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Social Responsibility
Rev Bob Frisken gratefully accepts a cheque
from SPH MD Neil Armstrong – the first payment for
NHI Corporate Friends.
Supporting New
Hope International
New Hope International (NHI) is a registered charity in
Australia that networks Christian schools in Australia
and New Zealand with schools in poorer regions,
including Africa and the Pacific. SPH is delighted
to be able to assist NHI in the formation of a new
support group called ‘Corporate Friends of New Hope
International’.
NHI is seeking to help change the desperate situation
in which so many of the children of the world live.
However education alone will not be effective, so
NHI is finding ways to assist through sustainable
community development and transformational
leadership training in local communities.
To help it in this huge challenge, NHI is inviting
compassionate businesses to become Corporate
Friends who will work with it in finding solutions to the
problems of poverty.
Recently, SPH was able to make the first donation to
NHI Corporate Friends and presented a substantial
cheque to Rev. Bob Frisken, the President of New
Hope International.
If your company would like to join Corporate Friends
of NHI and SPH in this endeavour, please contact
David Ferguson, Director of NHI on 02 6624 4191,
0401476142 or at newhope@aapt.net.au or contact
Neil Armstrong at SPH on 02 8732 7500.
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Which is Greener:
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New SPH Calendar

unsustainable.”
“Making a computer typically requires the mining
and refining of dozens of minerals and metals including
SPH will be mailing new desk calenders to all our
gold, silver, and palladium as well as extensive use
customers this January.
of plastics and hydrocarbon solvents. To function,
digital devices require a constant flow of electrons that Please email Karina if you do not receive a copy
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at the end of their all-too-short useful lives electronics
have become the single largest stream of toxic waste
created by man. Until recently, there was little, if any,
voluntary disclosure of the lifecycle ‘backstory’ of
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on comparatively benign and renewable materials.
In addition, print has incredible potential to be a far
more sustainable medium than it is today… and a
truly digital medium as well. Despite its importance to
business, government and society, print has been cast
in the role of a dark old devil in decline. Digital media
has been cast as the bright young savior on the rise.”
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