WHAT WE DO
A UNIQUE APPROACH
CREATION
TRANSFORMATION
- Workplace environment
- Intergraphics Decal
SUCCESSION
RESOURCES

A success story: Intergraphics Decal

The company began in 1969 when Conrad Desender started a screen printing shop in his basement. Intergraphics Decal Ltd. was incorporated in 1978 under IDL Holdings, a family trust, after the purchase of Canadian Decal. Since then the company has moved into the leased facility at 90 Hoka Street in Transcona (Winnipeg) and grown to 90 employees and $11.4M in sales. Recently the company has moved to a larger custom designed and owned facility located at 180 De Baets St. in Winnipeg. Visit the company web site for more information about Intergraphics Decal Inc.

Intergraphics Decal produces a wide variety of screen-printed decals. From decals to corporate identification, its product line is virtually limitless:

Fleet Graphics
Overlays and Membrane
Switches
Wine Labels
Roll Labels
Resin Embossed
Specialty Graphics

Enterprise Transformation with Intergraphics

Enterprise Transformation is an organizational change process that improves the quality of employees' jobs as a means to enhance organizational performance. Quality jobs are characterized by competitive wages and benefits, input into decision-making, opportunities for career development and opportunities for rewards through profit sharing and employee ownership. The transformation project with Intergraphics was divided into phases, assessment and Intervention.

Phase I - Assessment

The assessment phase was initiated in the fall of 2003. The assessment had three objectives:

To identify company needs
To assess the starting point for the COS Employee Winning Strategies program
To develop an implementation plan for organizational change that could be the next stage of the transformation initiative and the subject of a future agreement.

The assessment process involved one-to-one interviews with employees and managers, a communications survey, a review of industry information and company documentation and observations of meetings.

Phase II - Intervention

Following the assessment, Intergraphics requested assistance in implementing the identified intervention strategies. Initial intervention work with Intergraphics involves the following areas:

Code of conduct
Relocation plan to larger site
Analysis and strategies for specific departments
Continuous improvement strategy
Manager training for effective meetings and communications
Strategic planning

This intervention work is currently in progress. Enterprise transformation work can often provide the framework and initial starting point for succession planning. Private companies with a management and/or owner team who are looking to retirement within the next 5-10 years would also benefit from transformation assessment and if necessary intervention consulting.