Inkjet & Digital Printing
Jason Longley Appointed National Sales Manager UK & Ireland at SCREEN Europe
Wednesday 20. July 2022 - Jason Longley has been appointed National Sales Manager UK & Ireland at SCREEN Europe with effect from 1 May 2022. In this role, Longley will be responsible for sales of SCREENs Truepress Jet520HD series of high-speed inkjet presses in the UK and Ireland.
Longley will be responsible for sales of the Truepress Jet520HD
Longley has many years of relevant industry experience. For 11 years he was with Konica Minolta – most recently as head of commercial press sales in the UK. He also spent time in the dealer network and five years at Imation UK, where he was primarily responsible for the company’s proofing solutions.
Prior to moving into sales and marketing, Longley worked as an operator and production manager in the printing industry for 18 years. He also founded and operated his own commercial printing company.
“I am very happy and proud to now be working for such a long-established and renowned company as SCREEN Europe,” says Longley. “After years of working with its outstanding scanners, imagesetters and workflow products, the opportunity to further boost sales of its continuous inkjet systems felt just right for me.”
“Historically, continuous inkjet technology was intended as a solution for printing direct mail and transactional documents. However, I firmly believe that commercial printing has reached a tipping point where the highly reliable and durable continuous inkjet systems are now also on par with commercial printing in terms of quality and cost of ownership. The fact that the new generation 520HD can now print on traditional offset stocks is truly groundbreaking.”
Longley says that while continuous inkjet printing may not be suitable for all commercial printers. But because the technology has evolved so tremendously in recent years, “commercial printers simply can’t avoid taking a closer look before investing in conventional offset or toner-based presses.”
Bui Burke, Senior Vice President Sales at SCREEN Europe, says: “We are delighted to have Jason on our team. His extensive experience in commercial printing is a perfect fit for the market SCREEN specialises in. For more than 40 years we have been supplying the commercial print market in the UK with systems that meet the highest quality demands and standards. Our high speed inkjet printing systems will continue this proud tradition.”
“The UK is a very important market for SCREEN. Therefore, we will do our best to support Jason in his work and wish him every success in his new role.”