Company profile

Company profile

Stork Prints is a global leading company in the textile and graphics printing market. Providing total system solutions: from screens, lacquers and engraving to a broad range of coating and rotary printing systems.
Being the expert in electroforming this not only entails highly reliable rotary screen technology but also an extensive programme of precision metal products.
The group achieved worldwide a turnover of € 180 million in 2008. Through continuous innovation and a powerful distribution network Stork Prints adds significant value to its customer’s processes and products.

Core activities

• leveraging the electroforming technology
• rotary screen printing for the textile and graphics industry
• offering complementary digital and flexo printing concepts in these markets
• all from a consumables-driven market approach

Core competences

• Development and production of screens and the printing systems required for their use in the textile and graphic printing industry.
• Supply of consumables such as ink and lacquers, services, spare parts and auxiliaries for the textile and graphic printing industry.
• Production of precision metal products by means of electroforming and photo-etching.

Products

• Rotary screen printing
• Rotary screen integration
• Direct laser engraving
• Coating & Finishing
• Inkjet printing
• Screens
• Engraving lacquers and chemicals
• Flexo sleeves
• Digital inks
• Wallcovering equipment
• Software development
• Service
• Precision metal products

Markets/clients

Graphics section:

• Packaging - and label printers and converters
• Repro houses for the graphics market
• Industrial/security printers

Textile section:

• Textile printing preparation specialists worldwide (commission engravers)
• Textile printers and finishers worldwide with in-house engraving facilities

Metal precision section:

• Electronics industry
• Automotive
• Food industry

Market position

• Rotary screen printing for the textile industry: world market leader
• Flexographic laser engravers: among the top three
• Digital textile printing: among the top three
• Rotary screen printing technology in the graphic industry: number two
• Precision metal products – electroforming: world market leader

Owners

As of November 2007 Stork Prints’ owners are Bencis Capital Partners (60%) and Stork (40%).

About Bencis

Bencis is an independent investment company targeting medium-sized companies in the Benelux countries. With managed assets of more than €600 million, Bencis has established a solid position. Bencis, with offices in Amsterdam and Brussels, focuses primarily on mature businesses in stable sectors.

About Stork

Stork supplies systems, components and services in which the specialized Stork know-how in technology and production processes is applied. Its core activities are Aerospace and Technical Services. Stork has a history of more than 180 years, making it one of the oldest industrial companies in the Netherlands. Its foundations are technological capability, innovation and professionalism. The company achieved a turnover of €2.2 billion and a net result of € 67 million in 2006 with 14,856 employees.

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