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Page fl SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday January BUSINESS SUCCESS STORIES part 5 New strategy working for DRG Stationery Dbtll Herald Staff Writer Sales levels arc up ptr cent over last year at Georgetown Stal or the first time in live years business Is an I tie upswing for the local stationery manufacturing business general manag told The Herald The positive change is attributed to a more aggressive sales strategy by ihc comp any this along with the introduction of new product lines In tough economic times people tend to question their sources Mr Mclntyre said They start to question suppliers and try to get an edge Whereas in the past they would have remain happy with their supp lier they re more willing in tough limes to give another outfit an tunily Mr Mclntyre said calling it the bright side oft he poor Canadian economy Most of the reports Indicate the market is down but our business seems to flow against that he said More doors have opened to us because of the economy Traditionally station cry is a commodity with entrenched cm tomcr supplier loyalties but Canada s recession Is changing that he said In the last five years he tendency has been for commercial stationers which traditionally have been independent family run businesses to join forces with other station ere and thereby increase l heir buying power a trend which changes Stationery market dramatically Mr Mcln no led It means you win or lose big with con tract he said It be come very competitive business which puts a lot of pressure on the matin Although Station has gained in market share this year the market grown any The company forecast is for modest improicment but not dramatic changes he Slid What does Stat ioncry manufacture It basically stationery for commercial school ial home and office U3e products like notebooks pads letter pads envelopes file folders and tonguL lock report The familiar Campus Lion Brand Nova and Summit logos found on these products identify Over million worth of sophisticated machine crimp and cut oat envelope notebooks puds and stationery at Georgetown I Tie firm goods from to coast with only five per cent tale outside Canada Five and half yean with the company Joe Campbell a niter ensuring hat properly spaced lines are put on the paper being cut by the machine them as a DRG Station goods manufactured In Georgetown Shipping coast to coast from its Todd St plant DUG Slaioncry does per cent of Its business In the second and third quarters with sales peak In the summer While most businesses ease up during the summer the company Is moving at high speed to meet fall and back to school shipment demands It In the winter that business slaws down for the company employ and if there ore layoffs they re usuallv in October MILLION Because of the high com pel I tlon from major stationery manufacturers DRG Station ery has been operating at less than per cent capacity In the past Mr Mclnlyre said Thanks to efforts to revitalize their business the plant is now operating at to per cent of capacity and Ihls year will ship 12 million pounds of stationery pro- duels he said The square foot plant holds about mill Herald Special The fact Hills council is prepared to Study the need for a new municipal complex lsn t stopping an Acton news paper staff member from pressing on with his against the complex BUI Cook of The Acton Free Press says he has collected seme of the petitions he put out in Dec ember and has gathered between W0 and signatures But he received the support In Georgetown that he expected Mr Cook says he just got tired of council randomly spending money and decided to protest the deposit council placed on land for ja future municipal com when there Is no indication In his view that such a complex Is necessary The fact council has set up a committee to prepare terms of refer t to hire a consult to investigate that need and to look at the possibility of expanding the present municipal Rite t mean the Issue Is dead he says The has been spent as deposit and the study won do anything about that Mr Cook had planned to give his petition to Natural Resources Minister Alan Pope at a planned visit to Acton this month However since that meeting la now can celled he hasn decided what hell do with it For now he it let It run anoth er couple of weeks with a hope of gaining a few more signatures He has heard no com merits about the news paper attempting to manipulate the news he says and adds that coun cillors who made such statements have only made it look worse for themselves In Acton we have do our own thing because we have no group to do It for us I a ratepayer like other citizens and I Just happen to work for a paper Mayor Peter says he has heard of no organized reaction Farmers meetings Farmers will be gathering for series of annual meetings related to their specific concerns this winter Halton Breeders met last day near Mill on The Milk Committee meets at 10 a Feb 1 at United Church the Peel Cat Hem an s Association meets Jan at 10 Mom at Iho Brampton fairgrounds there so beef production and management meeting March from 10 am to 3 at and Halton Peel Pork Producers meet Feb at 10 30 a at Carl Catering In Brampton Ion worth of machinery The latest purchase was made two years ago when a Si million Refill PM0 machine was bought The specially designed mach goes through 4 pounds of paper in less than an hour during the summer when Its used steadily to produce re fills There la very little waste In the plant and what there Is Is balled up by machine and sold back to Domtar Mill in Corn wall for recycling accord to differing grades The Georgetown comp any is part of the corporation Inc which includes DRG Sell olapc Plastics DRG Globe Envelopes DRG Packaging Hospital Supplies and Specialty Stationery Comp any was the former established In 1M4 In Toronto following relocation of its offices from Scarborough to Georgetown in Octob er Inc is a Canadian company that was formed in 1969 The British parent company John Dickinson Company was founded In IBM and has Branch plants in the United King South Africa Am trail a and New Zealand Stuffed Turkey you to wight call Del CitilLr Our works and is totally You will jhl win nit it r or toss energy how to kvn how body I to operate it peak with wlor knows what i wi toll because she hirst fc CALL TODAY FOR A FREE INTRODUCTORY CONSULTATION DIET CENTER lOkiPot Office 8772900 8462277 HOURS Mendiy to 1130 3 30pm 9 Optimistic the outlook for says Stationery general manager Bruce The company ii getting breaks In the highly competitive stationery market this year because of the poor Canadian economy Suppliers are looking to new manufacturers In an attempt get an edge he it Id Herald photo by Aril More than sign against complex against the complex pro posal set for a site in Georgetown We re In the business of making decisions he said And there are times when the decisions dont popular with a lot of ratepayers But a decision had to be made so we forced the issue into the public Mayor declin ed to comment on fact that Mr Cook started the petition except to say council had enough problems running the town without getting In volved In the morals and ethlca of people who run newspapers They should be responsible enough to look after those question on their own he toys Courtesy Mercury enjoy the convenience shopping close to home used to travel to the big shopping area miles away and make an entire day of it Upon returning home exhausted after one these excursions I realized by shopping at home I could be saving time and money I do all my buying right here in town I cant believe the free time and extra money that I have saved in traveling back and forth After all this is our town Lets support it No need to roam the best shoppings here at LOVE HALTON HILLS Sponsored by The Chamber of