ArtSystems has appointed Diatec, Papergraphics, Pyramid Display Materials and SEDO – Large Format Solutions as new Vanguard partners for the UK and Ireland.
Diatec will address the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland markets whilst Papergraphics, Pyramid Display Materials and SEDO – Large Format Solutions will have responsibility for England, Wales and Scotland. All four companies will be running open days and product briefings soon – details will be announced shortly.
“We’re extremely pleased to be able to announce such an excellent set of companies to join us in bringing the Vanguard family of printers to Britain and Ireland. Each company has a superb reputation for service, applications knowledge, and a driving desire to get the best solution for their customers,” said ArtSystems’ technical director Mark Lambert.
The Vanguard range of flatbed UV printers – designed in the US and assembled in Europe – offers six colours (including light cyan and light magenta) plus white ink and varnish.
Vanguard Europe is a subsidiary of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corp, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, US, that produces 200 systems a year. Vanguard was acquired by Durst in 2020. European staff are now based adjacent to the headquarters of Durst Group in Brixen, Italy, in the 5,300m2 ‘Kraftwerk’ premises that was officially opened in September 2022.
Peter Bray, managing director of Durst UK/Ireland, said: “It’s great to see the completion of the reseller network. We are looking forward to working with this team in the coming months and years.”
