As
some of you will know, a very important printer/supplier went into
administration last week. Over the past week I have been looking at
options and unfortunately this has slowed down handovers/albums. I'm
pleased to say 6x4 inch printing is returning to normal and 2 to 3 weeks
timescales will recommence next week, for people caught in the
disruption big print orders will be arriving at the end of this week and also early next week to clear all the back log.
Sadly after many attempts of re-sourcing alternatives for a lot of
products aren't available and boudoir and portrait albums/products are
going to be greatly effected. Slip in folios, mini albums and pocket
books are going to be removed completely until a new supplier can be
found which is going to be difficult. Although once new ranges have been
found I'll reintroduce them.
Wedding albums: since Parkers
was the sole UK distributor of many Italian albums and storybooks (all
Mario Acerboni albums and storybooks) these are no longer available
until another distributor comes along and have been removed from the
website and studio display with immediate effect.
The good news
is that the main studio storybooks are still going to be available
through a separate supplier and the most popular album is going to be
available from a separate supplier and additional print lab. I've asked
another distributor to pick up as much stock as is available to try and
meet pending orders and don't expect too many complications for existing
clients.
Overall it's a mixed bag, every other year a big
supplier goes bust but we always find other ranges and generally we
improve the quality of product and expect this to be the same. The bad
news is its caused an unforeseen delay on people's wedding photographs
and albums, but the good news is wedding photography, services, products
will return to normal next week. Whilst I appreciate a lot of people
are unhappy at the delay it's unavoidable and not something I could have
foreseen happening. Despite speaking to the company in question on a
regular basis the first I knew of administration was via Facebook which I
am very unhappy about simply because it affects my clients and I would
have liked to be informed before Facebook. Rest assured however I'm
doing my best and expect things to start returning to normal timescales
at the end of this week/ the beginning of next week as other suppliers
fill the gaps on the most popular products/printing.
