VENDORS

The Tema Vendors Association has called on the Management of the Graphic Communications Group Limited to put in measures which would ensure efficiency in the delivery of its products .

The Vendors claimed that the late arrival of the papers had tremendously affected them and promised to increase sales if papers were delivered latest by 5am .

The Chairman of the Association Mr Francis Mac Tengey speaking on behalf of members emphasized that Tema being an industrial city has specific times for workers who formed the majority of the reading public.

He suggested that a separate vehicle must be allocated to the Tema GCGL office for early arrival, supply and quick delivery of parcels to boost sales to the growth of the company .

Mr Tengey threw the challenge at an annual get together party organized for vendors by the GCGL at Tema on Sunday to strengthen their relations and encourage the vendors to work harder in the ensuing years .

He said the vendors were not happy because the situation affected their commission after sales .

Mr Tengey gave the assurance that if the Management of GCGL was able to solve their problems , they would strive to boost sales and contribute to the viability of the company in all ways .

The Editor of the Graphic Showbiz , Nanabanyin Dadson on behalf of the Management of the GCGL commended the vendors for their efforts in the face of constraints .

He said vendors were indispensable in the newspaper business and therefore appealed to them to ensure that they played their roles efficiently because without them the company could not survive .

Mr Dadson noted that the company has passion for success and therefore would do everything within its reach to ensure the smooth operations of the vendors .

He reiterated that the company has instituted a scholarship scheme for the children of vendors tenable from the Senior High School level and urged those who qualified to collect the forms and apply .

Mr Dadson disclosed that GCGL has also instituted an incentive package to encourage hard working vendors .

He said the package which would be donated to the highest sales vendors would include pickups , motorbikes , bicycle and television sets among others.

Mr Dadson urged them to work harder to earn these incentives to boost both the moral of the vendors and the image of GCGL .

The Tema Zonal Manager of the GCGL Mr Stephen Amankwa appealed to the vendors to consider adopting strategies that would boost the marketing of the company’s products during the coming Ghana 2008 tournament .

He said there would be tourists and sports enthusiasts trooping to Ghana for the tournament and they would need to be introduced to the products of the nations premier paper.

The vendors had earlier been shown a documentary on the history of the Graphic Communications Group Limited when it started as the Daily Graphic in 1950 to date .