Printing Industries Federation of South Africa

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Printing Industries Federation of South Africa

• Seminar
• Legal Deposit of Official Publications
• National Library of South Africa and the
  Department of Arts and Culture
• 27 May 2008

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The Printing Industries Federation of South Africa

• PIFSA has been in existence in one form or
  another since the 1900s in South Africa
• Membership is open to South African based
  companies (not individuals)
• via regional chambers
• Full Membership with voting rights -
  Manufacturing printers
• Associate Membership without voting rights -
  Suppliers to the trade

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PIFSA Objectives

• Informs members of legislation and their
  subsequent responsibilities
• Provides competitively priced and relevant
  services to members
• Ensures training and development in co-operation
  with the Cross Media Training Centre
• Provides a forum for members to build networks
  and discuss common needs.

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PIFSA Services

• Industry Level Representation on a number of
  bodies
• Dispute resolution
• Management Consulting Services
• Industry Communication
• Labour Relations
• Training and Development
• PIFSA Finance
• Credit Control
• Human Resources Management
• Secretarial Services for affiliated or
  administered Associations
• BBBEE Services to members in partnership with
  selected service providers
• Conference Venue
• Industry statistics
• Administration of the Imprint Act 43/1993 as
  amended.

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PIFSA The Printing Industries Federation of
South Africa

• PIFSA is made up of 7 regional Chambers

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Print is everywhere in our everyday lives

• Information/Recreation
• Books, magazines, product leaflets, legislation.
• Marketing
• Branding, packaging, flyers, brochures,
  catalogues.
• Decoration
• Clothing, fabrics, wall papers, image
  reproductions.
• Functional applications
• Circuit boards, instrument and part marking,
  business forms, currency.

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More than one way to print
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PIFSA Membership - Main Processes

• Sheetfed Lithography. Most popular, versatile,
  lower cost for prepress.
• ScreenprintLower capital outlay, large formats,
  caters for shorter runs.
• FlexographyVersatile, variety of products,
  different quality from low end roll labels to
  high end folded carton and flexible packaging.
• Web OffsetCaters for longer runs and has the
  advantage of having online folders.
• DigitalMaking inroads into conventional print
  with print on demand particularly for books and
  manuals and short run work
• GravureRelatively expensive used primarily for
  long run magazines and carton work.

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Company size in the Printing Industry
Internationally most printers are small to medium
businesses 70 to 75 of printers in South
Africa employ less than 50 people
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• Imprint Act 43/1993
• The Printing Industries Federation of South
  Africa administers and maintains the imprint
  register in terms of the act.
• The Act was passed by the Department of Home
  Affairs to regulate printed matter including
  newspapers which previously fell under an older
  1971 act.
• Manufacturing printers (not brokers, advertising
  agencies or publishers) must have their full
  name and address or a registered abbreviated
  imprint on all printed matter subject to
  exemptions.
• "printed matter" is defined in the act as any
  picture or any mark conveying any meaning which
  has been affixed on any material, or has been
  produced by impressing or transferring other
  material thereon.
• The act allows for the Minister of Home Affairs
  to exempt by notice in the Government Gazette
  any type of printed matter and to make
  regulations regarding the procedure for the
  registration of imprints.
• No person can distribute foreign printed matter
  in the Republic unless the country of origin is
  affixed.

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Imprint Act 43/1993Exemptions

• To date only the following printed matter is
  exempted
• Commercial Printed Matter
• (1) Labels, stamps and seals-smaller than 25 cm2.
• (2) Business cards-11 cm x 8 cm or smaller.
• (3) Letterheads-printed, embossed or foiled.
• (4) Envelopes.
• (5) Bags-smaller than 17 cm x 11 cm in size.
• (6) Tape-sealing machine strips.
• (7) Bank notes printed by the South African Bank
  Note Printing Company (Pty) Ltd.
• (8) Fruit wrappers.
• (9) All bills, Acts, reports, documents,
  memoranda or minutes of Parliament or any
  Parliamentary committee that are printed by order
  of Parliament or any Parliamentary committee or
  the State President or the Speaker of the House.
• (10) All circulars and work printed on a
  duplicating machine and published by and in the
  name of any state department or the Republic of
  South Africa.
• Personal, professional and private stationery
• (1) Notepaper-printed, embossed or foiled.
• (2) Envelopes.
• (3) Visiting Cards.

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Imprint Act 43/1993Fees

• Registration of an Imprint R50.00 exclusive of
  VAT.
• Change of Address Details R25.00 exclusive of
  VAT.
• Applications for details of an imprint R10.00
  exclusive of VAT.
• Applications for registration or details of an
  imprint are addressed to PIFSA
• Companies are obliged in terms of the act to
  update their records within 14 days of changes
  being made.
• Fees have remained at the above prices since 1993
  when the act came into operation.

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Cross Media Training Centre

• The Cross Media Training Centre was established
  PIFSA. It is the only college of its kind in the
  Southern Hemisphere.
• The Centre trains 200 students annually across a
  range of 4 trades and has a 75 job placement
  rate.
• The courses fall into two broad categories
  Desktop Publishing for the more creative or
  artistic minds and Print Technology for the
  technically minded.

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Cross Media Training Centre

• Candidates must pass a selection test
• Selection Test Information
• R200.00 per person
• By appointment only
• A copy of ID and Grade 12 Certificate
  (Matric) or an equivalent qualification is
  required

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Cross Media Training Centre

• What does the Selection Test involve?
• Orientation
• Eye colour test
• Psychometric Testing
• Tour of the college
• Interview

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Thank you for allowing us to represent our
industry
Printing Industries Federation of South Africa