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Title: New Year Change?
Post by: 3Deep on December 30, 2014, 10:58:50 AM
Who and what are your big changes in your company for 2015?  we've started a little early #1 we got a website #2 bringing new items in to print for our customer's #3 doing away with the minimum #4 going to dive more into DC printing, those are just the top of the list, getting a bigger dryer is on the list for 2015 down the line...oh and hope a new item we are printing catches on and sell...one never knows :)

darryl
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: GraphicDisorder on December 30, 2014, 11:10:43 AM
To start:
1. Fix staffing in our embroidery area. 
2. Larger Dryer for screen printing.

There is a longer list but these have to happen this coming year.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: ericheartsu on December 30, 2014, 11:16:04 AM
I know i have a couple of things on my list!
-Notation and documentation for all prints and procedures
-Standardizing our ink formulas
-Getting an Auto screen coater (which will help with the documentation of screens)
-Build a quoting software so we don't have to use Tworks!
-oh yeah get bigger orders with all these new autos!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: dirkdiggler on December 30, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
Will hire more help this year, and WILL WORK FOR BETTER PREPRESS OPERATIONS!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: Inkworks on December 30, 2014, 01:33:04 PM
Add either a head screenprinter, or a general helper with graphics skills to free me up.

Refine systems and organization.

Maybe buy the building and stop paying rent.

.....and fish more!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: bimmridder on December 30, 2014, 04:07:01 PM
1) Play more
2) Work Less
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: TCT on December 30, 2014, 04:09:57 PM
Take detailed notes!!!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: cleveprint on December 30, 2014, 04:13:21 PM
ours is keeping the back cleaner. keeping my office cleaner. buying a new dryer. oh, add in keeping everything cleaner. im re-doing the screen cleaning area this year. 20 years of cleaning screens in the same place, the floors and walls are pretty gross!!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: alan802 on December 30, 2014, 06:37:05 PM
Going CTS and find a crew that I can count on to do everything correctly without me standing over them all day.  I'm so sick of dealing with employees that do stupid stuff that they shouldn't be doing.  There is no excuse, they're just sleepwalking through the day and getting paid for it.  You guys should see some of the stuff I have to deal with these days, if it wasn't happening to me I'd think it was hilarious. 
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: Mr Tees!! on December 30, 2014, 07:02:00 PM
-We are adding some storage area above some rooms in our warehouse area, now, as well as rebuilding the washout area to be cleaner and more waterproof.

-Showroom is being redone, next week. Local mural-type artist coming in to do some REALLY cool & funky tee-related art on our walls. We are also refinishing the floor. All displays will be gone thru and updated for the new year.

-General yearly cleanup, rearranging and de-cluttering of the shop as a whole.

-We are excited to be wetting our beaks in embroidery, we should get the machine in a month or so.

- Updating the website to include some web-based software that should increase our retail/end-user sales. WHICH MEANS...

-We can begin the process of moving away from so much wholesale/contract work. The goal is to fire off three of those contract clients that have been the most problematic, by the end of March.

-Replacing the 6/8 press with a 10/12 or 12/14 is on the list, but we may be better served waiting til '16 for that.

-All of the above translates into MORE TIME FOR MORE FUN. The last two years have been a ball-buster. Not necessarily a bad thing, as the numbers are good, but sheeesh, I'm old and tired. Santa brought me some fun new toys that I hope to have time to play with now... 8)

Good luck to all in 2015!!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: balloonguy on December 30, 2014, 11:22:02 PM
I'm raising my prices!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: gtmfg on December 30, 2014, 11:38:06 PM
New building, enjoy life and family.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: tonypep on December 31, 2014, 06:55:31 AM
Not a company thing but absolutely quitting smoking. I don't even enjoy it at this point. Chantix if nec. Have a quitting buddy at work. There.........now you guys can hold me to it.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: GKitson on December 31, 2014, 08:12:52 AM
#1 Work SMARTER when I am at work

#2 Play HARDER when I am not!

~Kitson
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: Dottonedan on December 31, 2014, 10:45:42 AM
1, Remember to love on the ones I love.


2, Improve in all areas, but focus on my top 5.


3, Continue to build on the stock art line and promote it to the industry.


4, Dedicate some time to develop video tutorials for this website pertaining to Graphics.


5, See #1.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: jvanick on December 31, 2014, 11:17:42 AM
1. Remember to take time away from the shop to unwind.

2. Work with our sales team to make our prices more consistent.

3. Continue to add tools and techniques to make our prints better and setups faster.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: kingscreen on December 31, 2014, 11:21:09 AM
A new and totally rebuilt pricing schedule.  Expansion both in space and equipment, as well as tightening up our overall operation.  Organizing our organized organization.  ;D  Also, (finally) a brand new responsive website.
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: Inkworks on December 31, 2014, 11:54:24 AM
I'm raising my prices!

Here Here!
Title: Re: New Year Change?
Post by: rmonks on December 31, 2014, 12:33:04 PM
Go through my roller frames and re-tension all of them.