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Contact details Labiink SIA Uriekstes iela 2A 1005 Riga Latvia Ivars Upmalis Tel. +371 26 65 86 58 ivars@labiink.eu Contact details Tintas Arzubialde S.L. 2014 Polígono Industrial de Cantabria I C/ Majuelo nº 5 26009 Logroño (La Rioja) Spain Gerardo A. Gonzáles Tel. +34 941 23 18 33 atencioncomercial@ tintasarzubialde.com Tintas Arzubialde: The absolute ink competence on the Iberian Peninsula Labiink: Thedynamic print experts fromthe Baltic States ical aids for the graphic industry branch. Their products cover the entire range of printing technologies: Offset printing, Gravure printing, Screen-printing, Flexo print- ing, Chips and Varnishes. These printing experts are ab- solutely convinced by Epple printing inks in sheetfed offset printing. They appreciate the quality in formula- tion, print and post processing. Alongside numerous specialist certificates like the European Central Bank Accreditation as ink supplier for Euro Banknotes, Tintas Arzubialde has also of course been certified for quality (ISO 9001:2008) and environmentally friendly process- es (ISO 14001:2003). Tintas Arzubialde is an exceptional company, which has distinguished itself through the rec- ognised excellence of its security inks, amongst others. "Such a specialised sales partner with their market and expert knowledge is a huge stroke of luck for us as the leading producer of sheetfed offset inks. Another mutu- ality is our shared passion for research and development", explains Regional Sales Manager, Gangolf Junglen, Epple has had a business relationship with Tintas Arzubialde for more than ten years and the ink spe- cialist from La Rioja has sold Epple printing inks and varnishes in Spain exclusively, since 2012. Tintas Arzubialde is a true expert in the printing ink sec- tor on the Iberian Peninsula. Its 61 employees, of whom 7 are chemists, produce inks, varnishes and other chem- from Epple. Their open-mindedness for innovations and vast experience with Epple printing inks, mean that the printers from the Iberian Peninsula profit from the latest ink systems as well as application-technical competence for rapid customer support. Service teams react from lo- cations in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. 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 re- lations 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 Latvi- an 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 brand- ed printing materials in the world, at affordable prices. Step-by-step therefore, the Latvians chose high quality products form the best producers. Today, Labiinkpro- vides 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 print- er, 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 Pub- lishers and Book printers in the Baltics. Epple. Part of the success Part of the success story is the excellent relation- ship with the Epple Druckfarben AG. Ivars Upmalis, managing director Labiink: "Regarding Epple Druck- farben, we are the exclusive contact partners for all sheetfed offset printers in our region. Alongside our in- depth 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 innova- tive products. Our aim is always to be one step ahead of the competition." Sales partner Spain Sales partner Baltic States To ensure that production runs seamlessly in Baltic printing houses, Labiink provides good technical support, even on-site. Tintas Arzubialde, just like Epple, lays great value on research and development in the area of ink systems. 4