Pressroom

Druckfarben acquires Pomeroy

Tuesday 26. August 2014 - Druckfarben Ltd has recently acquired the business of Pomeroy Pressroom Products and has relocated the Pomeroy Coleford operation to Druckfarben Group's Corby site. This facility will serve all existing Pomeroy and Druckfarben customers.

Druckfarben Ltd is a world leader in the manufacture, sale and distribution of commercial printing inks and press related consumables. With a global network of distributor partners and UK manufacturing operations, Druckfarben is able to service printers throughout the UK and the World.
Established in 1982, Pomeroy is a leading supplier of high quality printing blankets, pressroom consumables and chemicals to the commercial printing and packaging sectors, both in the UK and export markets. The Pomeroy range includes world leading IMC Perfect Dot blankets for web offset and sheet fed applications, TyreF Speciality Packaging and Commercial Print Coating blankets, press chemistry, consumables, Chemie Technik lubricants, solvents and accessories. Pomeroy has one of the most comprehensive ranges anywhere in the UK.
Druckfarben Pomeroy Blanket Conversion Service
By utilising the considerable experience and knowledge of the Pomeroy conversion team, Druckfarben and Shackell Edwards customers can now benefit from printing and coating blankets produced in standard and bespoke sizes. Blankets are available for a wide range of applications including sheet fed commercial and packaging, heat set, foil, metal decorating, two-piece-can, envelopes and plastic printing. In addition to the expert barring service, the Pomeroy converting service can apply mounting adhesives to a wide selection of blankets and other allied materials. A full coating blanket cutting and stripping service is also available.
According to Derek Pomeroy, who established Pomeroy, “the result of the acquisition with Druckfarben is now a great combination of strong brands and many years of hands on experience in the field of ink and pressroom essentials. In addition, the recognised quality of Pomeroy’s blanket conversion facility and packaging will further enhance Druckfarben’s reputation in the marketplace. This new combination will be of great benefit to customers, both old and new, in today’s highly demanding market place.”
Grant Penfield, Group Managing Director for Druckfarben stated “Acquiring Pomeroy Pressroom Products gives Druckfarben customers an extended range of high quality branded press room consumables and accessories, including the leading IMC Perfect Dot Blanket range and TyreF Speciality Coating Blankets. Furthermore, by bringing Pomeroy Pressroom Products prominent brands into the Druckfarben Group, we can maintain continuity of supply to existing Pomeroy customers and in addition give them access to Druckfarben’s market leading brands such as Shackell Edwards inks , SilkoSeal varnishes and our Eco range of printing inks.”