At the beginning of January, the Chauveau printing works located near Chartres in the Coudrayen Eure-et-Loir were ravaged by a fire of rare violence . Fortunately, the printing company should restart at full speed quickly, thanks to the various measures taken before the tragedy (read Fire: the Chauveau printing works on the brink of war ). We asked Jean-Luc Bonnet, the Managing Director, how he managed this tour de force and explained the three measures "Obvious." but made a difference.
Tip 1: Be insured but above all be well insured
"Fortunately, we've properly insured the print shop, explains Jean-Luc Bonnet. But that's not enough. "We have insured the printing works, on the one hand on the value of new machines, on the other hand on stocks, and finally on the operating loss for one year. (All my current expenses are covered by my insurer.)"
And he points out: "Every time you bring in equipment that's a bit heavy, you have to think about reviewing your insurance and reset the sums insured. This made it relatively easy for us to get back on the road."
Tip #2: Be Standards Aware
"In addition to being insured, you have to be perfectly up to standard or else the insurance discount is very high."
The Chauveau printing plant was Q18 certified, which controls the electrical network of the buildings, and N4 certified, a certification that verifies the operation and number of fire extinguishers.
Tip 3: Backing up company data
This advice is the least obvious but also the least costly to implement. "It is essential to insure these machines, but you also have to think about the data: accounting, quotes and DTP. In case of flood or fire, it's very easy to restart with all the company's data." This backup must be stored outside the building.
For the past two years, the Chauveau printing works had been implementing a manual data backup system, originally against digital racketeering and computer piracy. Every evening, the three department heads recorded their department's data on hard drives that they took home with them. "We are very happy to have done this modest procedure."
He goes on to say: "It's essential: you don't realize, but without computers, you can have the most beautiful machines in the world in printing, you do nothing."
