People & Culture

Glenn has been a part of the Foot & Playsted team for 25 years, since he started as an apprentice printing machinist.

“It was old school printing on the old letterpress printer,” Glenn says.

The former Queechy High School student was encouraged into the job by his then-school footy coach, Mike Cottam, who was a company director at the time.

“It was a lot of hard work but it was enjoyable,” recalls Glenn.

Now, he is in charge of 15 multi-skilled employees in the factory, ensuring that every printing job is completed to the highest order with the finest detail.

“We have over 100 to 200 jobs on the go at once and we work around the clock 24 hours at times to get the job done on time. We’ve got to be coordinated and organised and I am lucky to have a really great team working with me.”

The father of two says the culture of Foot & Playsted to constantly improve printing technology ensures that he has a secure and bright future in the industry.

Robert Lee is as iconic as the National Theatre that houses Foot&Playsted.

The bandana-clad 60-year-old has been working with the business for 43 years - after starting as a printing apprentice with Business Printers, which was later transferred to Telegraph Printers, and subsequently amalgamated with Foot&Playsted two decades ago.

“Things have changed a lot and digital is so big now but there will always be a place for gold foiling and embossing - it’s a fairly unique process with a lot of variables to watch for,” explains Robert

“People want something that stands out and looks prestigious and the beauty is producing it in Tasmania - that’s the pride.”

“Finishing off the jobs that need the final touch from my other colleagues and successfully completing a job that is unique and high quality is very satisfying - it’s a great team effort.”

When Robert’s not focussed on the job he can often be found chatting about his other passion - running.

“I love keeping active. I used to compete at the national cross country championships and once lined up against Steve Moneghetti and Rob deCastella and I was neck and neck with them - until the gun went!”

Adam has been a stalwart of the company and is fast approaching 25 years service. Starting as an apprentice in the pre press department, he quickly embraced technological change in computerized work flow, design and layout. His natural progression has been to the role of client service and now assists a wide range of customers. His wealth of experience and technical knowledge together with his discipline for process makes him a very important cog in the Foot & Playsted machine. Don’t hesitate to give Adam a call about your next printed project.