Ultraflex Europe of St Neots Becomes Agfa Reseller For Wide-Format Inkjet Printing Solutions
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Ultraflex Europe, based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, has become a reseller for Agfa products.
It’s a partnership that will see them add Agfa’s large-format inkjet print engines, associated software and consumables to their print media supplies business.
Ultraflex Europe has been supplying high-performance digital print media to the market since 1994.
They carry high stocks of flexible PVC media, speciality substrates and polyester textiles for speedy delivery to their printer customers.
The business resides in a 18,000 sq ft warehouse and today largely supplies a thriving large format market.
It’s a growing business, that’s been selling large format media since the early days of wide format print, and it’s well regarded as a specialist for media rolls ranging up to 5m.
It accelerated its growth when it acquired a well-established customer, Mayday Graphic Products in 2020, a business almost 40 years old, which added self-adhesive vinyl products and many Litho customers to the business.
The now sizeable, combined business focusses on supplying a number of larger direct customers and distributors to get their products to market.
Paul Fitch, Head of Inkjet at Agfa UK & Ireland agreed “Having a reseller with such a broad reach of contacts, especially across the south of England, will allow us to tap into a wider base of customers to talk about the Agfa brand. Ultraflex Europe is a very knowledgeable media supplier with a great reputation for quality products and technical expertise. I am looking forward to working with them and developing our business together.”
Clint Green, MD of Ultraflex said of this new strategic partnership: “We have been distributors of print media over many years so this is a logical addition to our product portfolio, especially as Mayday Graphics had lots of experience in the supply of print engines. We wanted to move forward with an established brand name in the wide-format market, that we trust and have confidence to promote to our customers. Agfa offer us a range of hybrid, flatbed and roll-to-roll print engines that will suit different requirements and we know that Agfa are highly praised by their customer base. They also have an exceptional team of support engineers to assist with installation and are quick to call out to any follow-up issues. We are delighted to have Agfa on board and innovative new complementary products to sell.”
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading company in imaging technology and IT solutions with over 150 years of experience.
The Group holds four divisions: Radiology Solutions, HealthCare IT, Digital Print & Chemicals and Offset Solutions.
They develop, manufacture and market analog and digital systems for the healthcare sector, for specific industrial applications and for the printing industry.
In 2021, the Group realized a turnover of 1,760 million Euro.
About Agfa’s Digital Printing Solutions Business Unit
Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals division drives the adoption of inkjet printing across various industries.
We empower graphic printing and goods-producing industries to become more versatile and efficient through the innovative use of inkjet printing technology.
We do so by analyzing their experiences, needs and challenges, and actively partnering with them and industry experts.
Our actual offering consists of in-house developed and designed high-quality inkjet printers, inks, software and services, either as an integrated perfectly matched solution or as customized components within a larger production process.
