Back: Gavin van Rensburg – Kemtek, Tomonori Hemmi – Fujifilm SA, Dave Savage – Kemtek.
Front: Ryosuke Miki – Fujifilm SA, Eric Duggan – Ferrostaal SA, Toekie Rudaizky – Kemtek.
Commenting on the process of reaching the agreement with Fujifilm, Gavin van
Rensburg, group managing director of Kemtek commented, ‘We spent many
months investigating the plate market and considered the leading suppliers and
thereafter we entered an extensive negotiation phase with Fujifilm. We were very
happy to find that our approach was well received. They manufacture leading
brands with a strong reputation for quality and attention to detail. In our opinion,
Fujifilm offers the perfect fit for our product range and our customers.’
Adding to this Tomonori Hemmi, general manager for graphic arts and medical
systems at Fujifilm South Africa, said, ‘We have had strong representation from
Ferrostaal but we believed that our plate range was capable of a higher market
share in the South African marketplace. The agreement with Kemtek and
Ferrostaal means that we have strong distribution throughout the country and
SADEC region without losing sight of our existing customers. We did not make
this decision quickly, and we had to make sure that it was done correctly.’
The Fujifilm Brillia range features high-sensitivity thermal and violet,
processless and low chemistry plates, which have earned a reputation for the
highest top quality and superb on-press performance and reliability. This range is
the result of more than a decade of research and development into multi-Igraining
technologies, and has set new standards in terms of quality and productivity,
allowing wider imaging and processing latitudes which help to achieve the
highest quality print.
Eric Duggan, managing director of Ferrostaal commented, ‘The Fujifilm Brillia
range offers superior-quality plates which has been well received by our
customers. We are looking forward to working with Kemtek to expand the
spread of these plates and achieving a larger market share.’
Gavin added, ‘Our aim is to make the transition process as painless and simple
for our customers as possible. In fact, we are working hard to explain the process
to customers and to put systems in place to ensure that there is the minimum
amount of disruption to their production as possible. There will be certain
technical adjustments which have to be made, but these will be done at times
that do not affect production schedules. We have 22 engineers who will be
handling these adjustments, and Fujifilm has offered additional technical
assistance, if required, in order to make the process smooth and easy.’
The combined efforts of Fujifilm, Kemtek and Ferrostaal will ensure that local
customers have access to state-of-the-art plate technology for all their
printing requirements.
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