Jet Europe relocates to new premises

Jet Europe, a Dutch supplier of water-washable polymer printing plates and processing systems, has relocated its European headquarters and production facilities to brand new, larger 3,000 m premises in Zeewolde.

A key reason for the move was the need to expand production facilities, in order to keep up with growing demand for its plate program.

Cees Adriaanse commented: ‘Quite simply, because of the need to expand production, we outgrew our old premises. We’ve seen excellent sales of our water-washable plate program especially. This is increasingly preferred by narrow-web UV-flexo printers, not just because it delivers high quality, but it is seen as the most eco-friendly choice on today’s market. On top of that we are benefiting from the growth of the flexo printing market in general.’

The popular ‘LSL-range’ of Jet water-washable photopolymer plates is made from 70 per cent poly vinyl alcohol and acryl-vinyl monomer. This easily dissolves in water and can be safely flushed into the drainage system. Also, no unpleasant odors occur during processing. They are suitable for letterpress and dry-offset as well as UV-flexo, with applications including labels, filmic substrates, adhesive tapes, documents and security features.

Jet Europe also stocks the complete range of Ohkaflex solvent-washable flexo plates, noted for their strong ozone-resistance and long-life, and suitable for all main printing ink formats. The company also manufactures all equipment needed in the water and solvent plate imaging cycle, systems for washing, drying, exposure and finishing.

Besides production and stockholding facilities, the new headquarters will house an enlarged showroom. This will also be used for producing test plates, as well as showing off new equipment.  Potential customers will be able to supply their own set of negatives, enabling them to run their own test runs with Jet or Ohkaflex plates.

‘We are all excited by the move, which has occurred extremely smoothly,’ added Mr Adriaanse. ‘This will give us the perfect platform to further develop our business and better serve our customers across Europe.’

Jet Europe employs 20 people at its new headquarters, the address of which is:

Eenpan 6,
3899 XM Zeewolde,
The Netherlands.

Other contact details such as telephone and email remain unchanged.