It's all about community at the ROQ/GJS Open House event

L-R Greg Stone (GJS), Sasa Zarkov (ROQ International), Lukas Stone (GJS)

More than sixty apparel and merchandise printers attended the ROQ/GJS Open House held at Make Merchandise's new flagship production facility in Sydney last week.

The event featured a panel of speakers who shared their experiences of the industry and partnership with ROQ, and there was plenty of opportunity for networking and technical advice with a number of industry experts on hand to share their knowledge.

Greg Stone, Managing Director of GJS, said, "We are really pleased to see so many familiar faces sharing stories about their businesses and getting advice on some of the shared issues they face as business owners. It's great that everyone here sees themselves not as competitors but as part of a larger community."

Sasa Zarkov, Export Manager, ROQ International, who flew to Australia to attend the event, said, "We launched in Australia in October last year in partnership with GJS, who have achieved excellent growth to now have significant install sites in Brisbane, Sydney, two in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. It is great to see so many talented screen printers in one place, sharing opinions and ideas and wanting to learn about the new technologies available."

When asked about future events, Lukas Stone, General Manager of GJS, said, "We are definitely planning to hold these types of events more regularly. We believe that bringing together the community for sharing knowledge and information is really important."

"GJS has been running events for decades, especially screen-printing events, and so community is important to us, and it's a core value that we share with the team at ROQ International. We love to see the variety of people here, including some who dealt with Graham Stone, who founded the business 45 years ago, and the next generation of young people who are curious about technology and want to learn more and participate in the industry," concludes Stone.