Labiink: The dynamic print experts from the Baltic States

Sales partner Baltic States

Labiink, located in Riga, Latvia is a leading partner to the Baltic printing industry and provides a broad product range of printing auxiliaries. An important component of the success story is the excellent relations with the Epple Druckfarben AG.

Labiink is a young company: since 2012 the company has been providing sheetfed offset and flexo printing houses in the Baltic States with printing materials, from the Latvian capital. Today, Labiink is the market leader in sheetfed offset printing in Latvia.

Quality is in-demand

Labiink's strategy has remained constant: "We put great emphasis on quality." Labiink wanted to provide the printing houses in the Baltic States with the best branded printing materials in the world, at affordable prices. Step-by-step therefore, the Latvians chose high quality products form the best producers. Today, Labiinkprovides a wide range of inks, varnishes and consumables for Offset and Flexo printers. Technical support, Service and Consultation also belong to this range. This provision of services is utilised by well-known Book, Commercial and Packaging printers like the much lauded Book printer, Livonia print in Latvia, K-Print in Estonia, known for their creative business stationary, amongst others, and Standartu Spaustuve in Lithuania, one of the largest Publishers and Book printers in the Baltics.

Epple. Part of the success

Part of the success story is the excellent relationship with the Epple Druckfarben AG. Ivars Upmalis, managing director Labiink: "Regarding Epple Druckfarben, we are the exclusive contact partners for all sheetfed offset printers in our region. Alongside our indepth knowledge and our long-term experience with Epple products, we can support our customers with good technical support and a flexible on-site-service." Epple provides its sales partners with all Pantone mixed tones within 24 hours from its own colour mixing plant and thereby facilitates a seamless and fast delivery for Labiink to its customers. This is the strategy Upmalis is using to prepare the company for the future. " We want to strengthen our market position by providing innovative products. Our aim is always to be one step ahead of the competition."