Shepard Goes Beyond Event Production at SGIA Expo
Going green
One new step they have taken is to make their organization more environmentally friendly. “Shepard has utilized the Expo for quite a while to both research and source equipment for its printing operations,” says Kinter. “More importantly, their use of the show was highlighted in their conversations regarding sustainability in their operations. Shepard Exposition Group will be the first show service company to obtain certification from the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership Program (SGP) for all its printing locations. Using the SGIA Expo to research not only the equipment, but also the substrates and ink products, provides them access to a wide variety of exhibitors that support SGP as the benchmark for sustainability certification in the print industry.”
“Shepard is the first general service contractor to become SGP certified,” says Basch. “This will allow us to better serve our customers who are looking for sustainable sourcing for their events. It also allows us to better partner with the facilities we work in, as we all work to achieve our increasingly common sustainability goals.”
The certification was awarded just before SGIA Expo began, and, Kinter points out, SGIA is “walking the walk, using fully certified facilities for the entire Expo this year.”
Toni McQuilken has been writing and editing for more than a decade. Her work includes B2B publications – both in print and online – in a range of industries, such as print and graphics, technology, hospitality and automotive; as well as behind the scenes writing and editing for multiple companies, helping them craft marketing materials, write press releases and more. She is a self-proclaimed "tech geek" who loves all things technology, and she knows that she is one of a select group of people who get to do what they love for a living.
