Thick smoke was visible for several kilometers around. Around noon on Monday, June 15, the online printing company Realisaprint.com caught fire. For five hours, 33 firefighters and 12 fire trucks were deployed to bring the flames under control, which were threatening the 3%E2euros%89500 m building. 2 .
"We were very lucky," "Rafael Mari, the co-director of Realisaprint, said, after being alerted by the alarm system and a neighbor." "The flames were stopped by the wall separating the storage area from the production machinery. Our rotary press and our two cutting lines were just one meter away. Fortunately, they were not affected."
Only the plumbing and electrical wiring, which ran along the wall, were damaged.
The fire is believed to have started in a utility room in the storage area at the rear of the site. The fire destroyed 500 m 2 from the construction sector, as well as a significant portion of the inventory of sheet paper and laminating films. "Fortunately, our stock of rolls was not affected. And we were able to have 200 pallets of paper delivered within 48 hours, thanks to the quick response of our distributors.
On Tuesday, we worked until 5 a.m. to redirect the orders we were receiving (we get more than 2,000 orders a day) to the ImpriFrance network, in order to minimize delivery delays for our customers. I?d also like to thank our teams, who did an exceptional job."
And as of Wednesday, production is once again fully operational.
"Beyond buildings and facilities, this event reminds us of a deep-seated conviction: our greatest asset is our people, "In summary," say philosophers and leaders Rafael Mari and Rémy Barelli in a LinkedIn post.
"In difficult times, everyone stepped up. The production teams, support staff, managers, technicians, logistics specialists, technical partners, and service providers who worked alongside us demonstrated exemplary teamwork."
The new paper has been delivered to the printing plant's future building. The staff and machinery will gradually move there starting next October. "This new space provides an overview of all our operations. If a problem arises, we'll be able to spot it right away." Rafael Mari appreciates it.
