wink acquires DEV

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wink Stanzwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG (Neuenhaus, Germany) has acquired the Danish company DEV A/S, its distribution partner in Scandinavia for the past 15 years. The acquisition is the culmination of the transfer to the next ownership generation.


wink is a European producer of flexible dies, steel rule dies and rotary cylinders for the graphic industry.


Over the past 15 years, DEV A/S was the representative of wink in Scandinavia, building a leading position in this important market.  DEV A/S has mainly been responsible for the sales and technical support of Scandinavian customers within this period.


In order to continue this successful cooperation, the former owner Mr. Mogens Kristensen and as his partner Torben Nielsen initiated this transfer of ownership to secure the future of the company. Mr Per Kleist, former sales manager and since January new managing director, will take over the management of the company, but will be assisted by Mr Kristensen and Mr Nielsen in the coming years.


The locations in Neuenhaus, Germany, and Kastrup, Denmark, with 110 and 20 employees shall be expanded and enlarged in the future.