When nothing matters more than costs.

The Trader Media Group takes it costs seriously. With a combined printing group turnover of in excess of £100 million, they have little choice. Add to this their mix of work, such as publications for Local Authorities, Education, Mail Order, Regional Press (supplements), Travel and Publishing markets – and the fact that they print both commercial and Group work – and you begin to understand why it is so important.

A process of control

Andy North (pictured), Trader Media Print Group Financial Controller explains why analysing and controlling costs are so important to his company:

“As an organisation we have invested £millions over the last few years to ensure our plant and equipment remain at the cutting edge of technology. We have streamlined our business processes and dragged every last ounce of efficiency from our manufacturing facilities. We couldn’t see the point of spending all of this time, money and effort to achieve our goal of lean manufacturing and then not measure the impact it had on our cost base. We have set ourselves some harsh targets recently – some might even say unrealistic – but what this has done is help us to better understand our business and strengthen our position in our market. It has allowed us to spot the weaknesses too, and this has encouraged us to work with the likes of Vision in Print and Haybrooke to resolve some of our ongoing issues. Getting it right is important to us, as all of the Trader Media Print Group’s printing facilities are fully operational 24 hours a day and come under tremendous pressure to outperform the competition 364 days a year.”

A Group with vision

John Roche, Managing Director of Ortega Software and Haybrooke Associates acted as consultant to the project and was impressed at the professionalism he encountered. “It’s pretty obvious why Trader Media Group are so successful. They have a great awareness of what is right – and what you need to get right – to stand any chance of being successful in today’s printing industry. You only need to glance at the multitude of broadsheets hanging from the walls of their conference room to understand this, as almost every vital statistic relating to their business and its processes has been analysed and published. This is a company who know their business, and know it well. I’m pleased to say that we can take a little bit of credit for that.”

 

Trader Media Group
3rd and 4th Floor
41-47 Hartfield Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19 3RQ

T. 0208 544 7000
F. 0208 879 1879
E. info@@tradermedia.co.uk

Website:
http://www.tradermedia.co.uk/companies/printers.html

Main contact:
Andrew North
Financial Controller