Tiny Mamabolo (3rd from left) with Ken, Ian, and Warwick Corder. 2018 is a year of milestones for Minuteman Press in Strijdom Park, South Africa. Not only is the business celebrating its 21st anniversary but Tiny Mamabolo, who joined the business shortly after it opened its doors, has retired after 20 years of loyal and dedicated service. Tiny, with a wealth of experience having been in the printing industry for over a decade, joined Minuteman Press Strijdom Park in February 1998 to take charge of the finishing and bindery department. Along with her production responsibilities, Tiny took care of just about everything else in the shop. Loyal customers will remember Tiny’s friendly voice at the end of the phone as she was invariably the first to pick up. Whilst keeping an eye on the finishing and bindery operation, Tiny has for the past several years operated the guillotine, her care and precision ensuring that wastage has been kept to an absolute minimum. Tiny with Li...

BACKGROUND The Minuteman Press concept was founded by Roy Titus who, in researching the industry, realised not only the vast magnitude and variety of the industry, but also its tremendous untapped potential. In the course of his research he identified a need for a printing and graphics centre that could serve all types of businesses. The first Minuteman Press centre opened in New York in 1973 and franchising of the concept began in 1975. Today, with over 920 locations across the Unites States, Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom, Minuteman Press is the largest printing franchise in the world. THE CONCEPT Since opening their first franchise, the Minuteman Press business model has seen many changes. With the advances in digital technology, products are produced faster and cheaper than ever before while still delivering the quality and service customers have come to expect. Their extensive range of services includes printing, copying, document reproduction and...