Change of Ownership

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Change of Ownership
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Mercury Communications Group

• Owner / MD Roger Bryant
• Approx. turnover 5-6m pa
• POD books Amazon, Vic. Parl., Self Publishing,
  etc.
• VDP Direct Smile, 1to1 Marketing, direct mail,
  etc.
• Online Ordering iWay, Print Channel
• BW Training documentation School Diaries
• High Quality Colour Digital
• Small Offset

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The Digital Colour Copy Centre / TDC3

• Owner / MD Bruce Peddlesden
• Approx. turnover 5.5 - 6m pa
• Plan Printing Architectural dwings, Pub Club
  posters, etc.
• Wide Format Colour Printing Standees, Posters,
  laminating, mounting, etc.
• BW Training documentation Vic. Parliament
• General off the street Copy Centre

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TDC3

• South Melbourne
• Wide Format, Plan Printing BW Colour
• cut sheet
• 80 Contract 20 Off the Street
• Richmond
• Wide Format, Plan Printing BW Colour
• cut sheet
• 30 Contract 70 Off the Street

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The Takeover The Problem

• Funding Change - Mercury vulnerable
• Changing work profile - offset to digital
• Sales instability - Winter 05
• Uncertain immediate future for Sales
  Commonwealth Games, Grand Prix, Easter School
  Break

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The Takeover The Solution

• Roger and Bruce - past business links
• Negotiations ongoing for months
• Mercurys strong customer base and
• proven strong sales figures
• Complimentary business fit
• Shared Staff members past present

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Bruce acquires Mercury

• Business as usual but very slow Sales 2
  months
• Trim unnecessary costs from business
• Re-brand - on-demand Pty Ltd
• Re-locate - 152 Sturt St, Southbank - approx.
  2000 m²
• Re-motivate - New positive momentum, Staff morale
  boost, new equipment
• Customer confidence
• Result - Increase in sales figures

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New Equipment

• Océ VP2110 x 4
• GBC Fusion Punch x 2
• HP HP9000 Solvent Printer 1500mm width
• New Oce TCS500 full colour plan printer
• Joint Former industrial sewing m/c

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Combined Software Workflow Applications

• Direct Smile
• Pageflex Persona
• iWay
• EFI DSF
• EFI OneFlow
• EFI Balance

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Current Success stories

• Personalised Superannuation Advice Brochures Rio
  Tinto, Chubb, Toyota,
• GM Holden
• Album Printer Australia
• Victoria Parliament
• Smile Development Spirit of Tasmania,
• 12 new localised pic. Sets
• Océ Facilities Mgt. - joint Partners

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