Mr. Rory Kelly

The awards for Top Pro-graphics Reseller and Top Specialist Reseller were both accepted by Rory Kelly, national sales manager.The awards reflect the dedication of First Graphics to providing leading technology to a market which expects the highest levels of quality and productivity.

Said Kelly, ‘I am very surprised and highly delighted that we have again fared so well in the Epson Awards.The competition is very tough at present and I attribute this success to the combination of top-quality products and a team which is focused on providing its client base with the highest levels of service from the time the enquiry is received right through installation and calibration and on to back-up support and servicing.'

Pictured above: Rory Kelly, national sales manager, First Graphics (left); with Nick Butler, managing director, Epson UK.

Rory Kelly retires from Antalis GraphicsRory Kelly is well-known in the South Africa Graphic Arts market, and so he should be after nearly 36 years with 'one company'…

The soft-spoken and mild-mannered Kelly joined Photra (Pty) Ltd back in 1969 as a graphic arts technical sales representative and has stayed with the company through many years, name changes and technological developments.

Said Kelly, 'My career with the company which, today is known as Antalis, has been a long and interesting one and I learned a lot and met and worked with a number of fantastic people and I am going to miss the graphic arts industry.'

Rory has worked in a number of centres around South Africa having held both sales and management positions in a number of different sectors.He has sold almost every product the company has carried through its long and varied history.

Proving that it is never too late to teach an old dog new tricks, Rory instigated the introduction of Epson proofing to supersede DuPont Cromalin proofing when it became clear that digital proofing would overtake analogue as the accepted method of checking printed material prior to going on press.He also introduced wide-format, inkjet printing for both billboard and fine art printing and has been instrumental in growing the adoption of inkjet printing for photographic printing using Epson inkjet printers Hahnemuhle fine art paper as a means of opening up new markets for local photographers.
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We wish Rory everything of the best for his retirement.'
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Rory, on behalf of all our readers who have known you well over almost four decades in the industry, and who have had the pleasure of dealing with you during this time under no less than four changes of company name, we wish you a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Rory Kelly retires from Antalis Graphics

Mr. Rory Kelly