4 minute read
COVER STORY: COLEMAN GROUP INSTALLS FIFTH DURST MACHINE IN SYDNEY
Party of Five – Coleman Group installs fifth Durst machine in Sydney
Coleman Group recently added on a Durst P5 350 HS large format printer and Durst P5 TEX iSub dye sublimation printer to sit alongside its Durst Rho 325, Rho 512R and Rho P10 250 machines.
Glenn Coleman can’t remember exactly when he bought his first Durst as it was so long ago, but since then he has bought another five machines that are all operating on the floor of his event and exhibition signage business in Sydney.
“We bought our first Rho 800 in either 2007 or 2008 when Durst was managed in Australia by PES. Nine years later we upgraded to the Rho 325 and Rho 512R and that was six years ago. We also have a Rho P10 250 – and they all continue to operate today,” he said.
Last year, Coleman added more firepower to his business with the introduction of a P5 350 HS and a P5 TEX iSub dye sublimation machine. After a significant reorganisation on the floor of his factory, Coleman now has two Durst textile machines and three Durst UV machines all operating within metres of each other.
“We have found the new Durst P5 TEX iSub has been great – it can print direct on to certain fabrics and creating jobs directly is a huge advantage. We also print to paper on this machine as well. I would recommend it for people that maybe don’t want to invest in a separate finishing machine for dye sublimation.
“The P5 350 HS was a machine we loved as soon as we saw it at the Durst factory in Brixen in February 2023 after attending the Euroshop exhibition at Düsseldorf. It has been going very well since it was installed late last year.
“We put similar work through the older Durst machines as the new machines,” Coleman said.
“Our customers are very deadline driven – we just can’t not deliver – it is not an option and that is why we have Durst, why we chose Durst originally and why we have stuck with Durst.”
While some companies have only recently started seeing a move towards more sustainable materials including fully recyclable exhibition materials –Coleman claims this trend is not new.
Durst Oceania managing director, Matt Ashman, is not only the supplier of machines and consumables to Coleman Group, but has also experienced what it is like to be a customer as well.
“It is great to continue the relationship we have with Glenn, Rod and Coleman Group. We chose Glenn and Rod ourselves to launch Durst Oceania at PrintEx in 2019.
“Coleman Group built our stand and created all of the graphics and they did an amazing job – the entire stand was erected and installed by the team. And sometimes the concept doesn’t always meet the expectation from a design perspective – not from a printing perspective. And when it needed to be changed – it was reprinted within hours.
“They use their five Durst machines like Ferraris – and they have a superb garage featuring high performance equipment ready to go to meet a deadline.
“These machines are all top-quality examples of European engineering and Italian manufacturing that have been specifically chosen and calibrated to do a job. Even if they are not operational all day every day like other businesses, they are sitting there just waiting to be ready to win the race for not only Coleman Group, but for the customer.”
When asked if this will be his final Durst purchase, Coleman reluctantly disagreed.
“We expect to have another Durst when we upgrade again in a few years from now.”
