Gidue uses partnerships to launch US venture

- Joint venture between Nuova Gidue and Jones Printing Equipment

 

- Kempsmith to act as service point for NA markets

 

Nuova Gidue has established a dedicated sales and service operation in North America, which will be headed by Mat Jones of Jones Printing Equipment and partner with Kempsmith Machine Company for service in the US and Canadian markets.

 

Gidue USA will provide dedicated sales and service functionality for its machines and equipment for the labels and packaging markets in North America.

 

The new company will be headed by Mat Jones (pictured, top), of Milwaukee’s Jones Printing Equipment. Jones Printing Equipment is a distributor of printing and converting equipment for the flexible packaging and label printing industries in North America.

 

Formed as a joint venture between Nuova Gidue and Jones Printing Equipment, Gidue USA will take direct sales responsibility in the American market, while dealing with Nuova Gidue for technical training and support on projects.

 

Federico d’Annunzio, managing director of Nuova Gidue, said: ‘We perceived the real need of a stronger presence in the North American territory, so a local Gidue partnership seemed to be the best choice for granting customers a better service and a long-lasting presence.’

 

Gidue has also appointed Kempsmith Machine Company as its official service point for US and Canadian markets.

 

Kempsmith  is a long-established player in the construction of custom flatbed and rotary die-cutting units for the folding carton market and paper converting equipment since 1888.

 

In the next months, Kempsmith operators are to visit the Gidue plant in Florence, Italy for technical training on Gidue machines and, when the first Gidue press is sold and installed in the US or Canadian markets, Kempsmith technicians will be supported by their Gidue counterparts.

 

Kempsmith president Brett Burris said: ‘The high quality of Gidue products is well known at an international level, but it has started to be strong and recognized in the US as well.

 

‘I am myself impressed by the amount of innovation Gidue has developed.

 

‘At Kempsmith, we are very excited to start the collaboration with Gidue and hope it will bring outstanding results also in the US and Canadian markets, contributing to the company success.’

 

D’Annunzio added: ‘Cooperation with a long established and high-quality company like Kempsmith could also lead us in the future to further developments in the carton packaging industry.’

 

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