Codimag expands its international agent network by choosing Graw as partner for the Polish market

Established in 1994, Graw represents several leading providers of technology to the label and packaging converting industry. 

Codimag’s roll-to-roll label printing presses are based on the company’s Aniflo technology, which comprises a waterless offset unit, with offset plates and a simple anilox ink delivery system.

Codimag offers dedicated and hybrid label presses based on its Aniflo technology. The 340mm-wide Viva 340 and 420mm-wide Viva 420 presses include value-added finishing processes in-line, such as rotary and flat-bed hot foil stamping, embossing, flexo varnish and lamination, intermittent rotary screen printing, die-cutting, stripping and slitting. Viva 340 Evolution, a dedicated six-colour Aniflo press, is suited for integration with an existing off-line finishing workflow.

Benoit Demol, Codimag managing director, said: ‘We have been advised by a mutual partner to work with Graw. We first met during Labelexpo Europe 2017, and we appreciated its enthusiasm, dynamism and very deep understanding of the narrow web market.

‘The partnership comes at a time when brand owners in Poland are seeking supplies of labels and packaging in shorter volumes and, often, with reduced lead-times. The support of Graw will give easier access to Codimag’s Viva Aniflo printing technology, and provide the country’s label converters a with competitive, productive solution for the growing proportion of orders ranging between 250 and 8000 linear meters, without the excessive ink costs.’

Graw CEO Robert Drozd added: ‘We have almost 25 years of experience in introducing innovative solutions and technologies to the Polish printing market. Narrow web printers represent a large proportion of our clientele and, by representing Codimag, we will be able to introduce innovative technologies such as Aniflo to the Polish market. Together we will put every effort to make solutions offered by Codimag widely recognized and appreciated as other technologies.

‘Our company has just entered a phase of dynamic growth and we are expanding our offer with high quality solutions. Therefore, we see our partnership with Codimag as a great success and important moment in the history of our company. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful cooperation.’

Codimag intends to further strengthen its global sales network, and is currently in discussion with agents in Croatia and Slovenia, Russia and Southeast Asia.