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Centrum celebrates 20 year anniversary
entrum Print is celebrating its 20th anniversary, with CEO
Sandra Duarte saying the best is yet to come for the large format, packaging and special services operation.
Centrum changed its focus seven years ago, when it moved from its old Mascot site where it was in the commercial market, into its new Chipping Norton premises that was three times the size, and bought
two large format KBA presses to specialise in large format packaging and POS for the trade.
Duarte said, “We are celebrating 20 amazing
years of business. We have grown from a small family- owned printing company into one of Australasia’s most sophisticated producers of quality printing and point of sale manufacturing.”
The vision of owners, Percy and Linda Vij, was to provide
Lifetime award: Clem Johnson
Clem Johnson receives Fespa Life Member Award
The Fespa Australia board has awarded past- president Clem Johnson with the association’s highest accolade, the Life Member Award.
Johnson’s involvement with Fespa Australia began in 1998 as treasurer of the Qld branch of SGIAA (now Fespa Australia). In 2005 he was elected federal president, and served in that role for 11 years. 21
Best is yet to come: Sandra Duarte, CEO, Centrum Printing
a bespoke manufacturing operation for Australian print businesses to use. Centrum has invested regularly in new equipment to support its operation. The company has also won a reputation as a champion of print to youth, regularly hosting school and youth groups at its factory, and presenting in schools.
Durate – who stepped up from general manager
to become CEO in May last year – said, “We are still family-owned and dedicated
to growing manufacturing
in Australia. We support Australian people, Australian jobs, and especially, Australian youth, by providing pathways to careers within our organisation. Call us today and find out how we can
work together to build our businesses.” 21
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