The consolidation of Aseigraf in Andalusia and the crisis focused its general Assembly
on April 13, 2011
The ordinary annual Assembly of Aseigraf has focused on the adoption of the new structure of the Board of Directors. This change has been motivated by their consolidation in Andalusia, with the introduction of the organization in other provinces of the community, which has led to the inclusion of representatives of Grenada and Jaen during 2010. Lappí has assured it that Aseigraf "is the strongest Union in the graphic arts sector at the regional level of history". The new provincial representatives of Aseigraf enter vowels and Enrique López Juliá, Manager of the Granada company Diacash S.L., and José Madero Montero, owner of graphics the peace of Torredonjimeno S.L., in Jaén.
Aseigraf has since last year also with representatives of Granada and Jaén
Seville, point of reference for the sector
Clear example of the settlement of the sector in Andalusia is Seville will host a business meeting of all the national printing industry this quarter. It is an Aseigraf initiative announced by its Chairman during the General Assembly and whose purpose is to foster relations of cooperation between employers in the printing industry of all Spanish regions. Aseigraf hopes that the event will have a positive impact both Seville and the rest of Andalusia.
The crisis continues
Overcoming the crisis has been another great item of the agenda of the Assembly held. The Association estimated between 13% and 15% the percentage of companies that have closed in Andalusia since it broke out of the crisis. Employment continues to fall and the volume of income has dropped an average of approximately 25% from 2007 to 2010, and a further decrease is expected in the next two years. "We are at a difficult time for the sector, in which is imposed to advance how reinvent our business, looking for differentiation from competitors, be more efficient and agile to our customers", explains the President of Aseigraf.
Training, key
In training, both for managers as employees, 2010 highlighted a course costs and management of budgets, "very useful to deal with the times", according to Lappí, who claims that "you have to look to our employees and all the team as a great source of knowledge to invest constantly." "And so it all starts by ourselves."
The role of the web page in the promotion of the entity has been one of the themes of the meeting, since the site exceeded last year 14.100 visits. The consultations went from 1,389 to 1964, mainly related with the agreement of the sector of the printing industry and training.
A score of anuales de Las empresas in Barcelona's lounge
In the international exhibition of the industry and the graphic communication, Graphispag 2011, held in Fira de Barcelona, involving 22 enterprises in the region. A collective, the Andalusian, that according to the President of Aseigraf "not unnoticed, as it was our intention". However, in contrast to the result positive participation of Aseigraf, Lappí not ignores the fact that "Graphispag was a before and an after what many of us live years ago". "Now - explains - it has been sad to see few irons and much software." "I would sentence, and I think that it would be an error, offset machine manufacturers to change its policy of promoting in the fairs."