Life goes on at flood-affected printing business in Murray Bridge
Print City might have been the business hit hardest during a rainstorm earlier this month, but its team is carrying on.
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Rumours of Print City’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
The Murray Bridge business is on the road to recovery from flooding which affected its workshop during a rainstorm on March 1.
Despite the ankle-deep water which washed through the Rayson Street premises, damaging expensive printing machinery, it has been business as usual for managing director Ryan Hansen and his team.
More or less.
They have outsourced some jobs to other printers, but kept as much work as possible continuing in-house, even as they have shifted their office into a transportable building out the front.
Production of the autumn edition of Murraylands Life magazine was unaffected – the locals ended up getting it printed in Melbourne and were able to have it delivered back to Murray Bridge on time.
That’s a credit to the team, considering how the day of the storm unfolded.
“We had water across the floor, which has put large amounts of moisture through the machines, which we’re hoping are okay,” Mr Hansen said.
“Things have been slightly bad, but we’re making it work – clients still have their orders and we can still maintain that level of quality and the time frames we want to have.
“We’re making sure the customer experience is unaffected.”
He encouraged local clients dealing with any businesses affected by the floods – and there were a couple of others – to show patience if it was needed, and to continue to support local businesses.
The State Emergency Service received almost 60 calls for help from around Murray Bridge on the day of the storm, and neighbours helped each other deal with the water at even more properties.
