Flint Group opens GCC for packaging inks in Poland

GCC features a demo center, customer academy, 24/7 color matching service and digital color management, supporting all four of Flint Group’s packaging business segments – Paper & Board, Flexible Packaging, Sheetfed and Narrow Web. All are served under the same roof with the same processes, communicating globally.

Flint Group said digital color communication will become the norm in the future, with Kim Melander, vice president of EMEA sales and global strategy, Paper & Board, Flint Group, describing the opening of GCC as a ‘milestone’ and, ‘a clear testament of our commitment to support customers around the globe with innovative, high quality color solutions.

‘The demand for digital color management solutions from brand owners to converters is increasing in all markets worldwide; this is why Flint Group is on the right path and through our investment we are setting new standards with the opening of this state of the art competence centre – which is one of a kind in the industry,’ he stated.

Stuart Duffy, director of professional services at Flint Group Packaging & Narrow Web, added: ‘Many of our customers are looking to implement a digitally managed color workflow to ensure full brand color integrity across multiple locations, segments and media. With our new Global Colour Centre and the Vivo Colour Solutions toolbox, Flint Group has developed a unique offer to help our clients, no matter where in the world, in moving color management to the next level and into the future.’