A tale of two Associations: BMPA and MMS
The Annual General Meeting of Bombay Master Printers’ Association (BMPA) on 30 September 2015, at The Club, Andheri in Mumbai, created a bit of a print history when the BMPA and the Mumbai Mudrak Sangh joined hands.
30 Sep 2015 | 4148 Views | By Samir Lukka
The BMPA, an association that represents 500 print and allied member businesses in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and MMS announced a long-term alliance at the BMPA’s annual general meeting.
The meeting was jointly addressed by the presidents of BMPA and MMS.
Faheem Agboatwala, president of BMPA said, "For more than half a century this great city of ours has had two print associations championing the cause of the printers."
Agboatwala said, "For years we have had requests of getting these two print heavy weights to cooperate." Agboatwala added, "In the future, Mumbai needs only one printer association and
we want to make a path heading towards that.”
Dhote explained, "The reason for coming together is to strengthen our representation collectively, to build confidence among our fellow printers by working as a team, to show our seriousness to the manufacturers and trade suppliers and supporting fair price, and to make a strong presence at the AIFMP. The aim is to build an intelligent workforce through proper training and education."
Both the associations have launched a joint Drupa offer. Plus BMPA and MMS have inked a charter of collaboration for the Print Summit on 29 January 2016.
During the Print Summit, the two associations will launch "its first joint magazine issue with the intention of having a common magazine in the days and months to come."
Dhote concluded, "I am going to endorse what Faheem Agboatwala said – this city requires
only one printer association and the BMPA and MMS have today taken the first step towards that goal."
Other than the alliance, the BMPA elected a new committee, and a talk on marginal costing was presented by chartered accountant Rajiv Kumar. In addition to this, a talk on insurance of used machines was delivered by specialist Yezad Daruwala. Plus presentations by Canon India and Autoprint were a part of the meeting.
This news was published on 30 September, 2015.