Mimeo, Department of Economics, 1993. Mimeo offers Print on-demand document printing, print distribution and digital document distribution. The Gestetner Company (and others) devised various methods to make mimeo stencils more durable. As with ditto masters, mimeo stencils could be saved and reused for later print jobs. Wardley was immediately appointed general manager of Mimeo Europe. Items can be ordered as a kit through the Mimeo Marketplace or the Mimeo interface. In 2014, Mimeo expanded in Europe with an acquisition of Germany's Koebcke. Some have not been published and are only available in mimeo. A good mimeo master could produce many more copies than the best ditto master. Mimeo also uses Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing practices. Mimeo operates nine Quality assurance stations with 31 checkers. At the time, Mimeo reported growth rates of 50% over the past four years. In 2013, Mimeo had more than 600 employees and revenues of approximately $100 million. For the period 2005 to 2012 Mimeo reported an annualized growth rate of +25%. In addition, Mimeo offers CD, DVD, USB Flash Drives and Disc packaging services.