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| Packaging Print | Case Study
Immij drives packaging business
with innovatiAon
Leading print and packaging s society, business
at the forefront of all service and technology changes in the industry for over 50 years.
In fact, as the times have changed Immij has not been standing still or hoping things would return to the way they were before.
business Immij is investing strongly in packaging – developing innovative solutions, acquiring Roden Print & Packaging, and installing new packaging converting equipment. Wayne Robinson reports.
and the print industry evolve, smart print businesses similarly
The company is taking a major step forward, with big investments. It has acquired MacBird, which took Immij into Immij Green Life – designing and printing plant tags for the plant growers and fresh produce markets. Also Burtons print and packaging
in 2016, and more recently Roden Print & Pack, and is installing its own inhouse packaging equipment for the Melbourne site, specifically a new SBL A1 die-cutter, a SBL carton gluer line, and a Heiber and Schroeder carton tray forming machine.
And while commercial print is, and will remain, a core component of the Immij business, and one it
is well equipped to produce, with a fleet of the latest LED UV presses, it is in packaging that Immij sees the greatest opportunity for growth, and it is taking decisive steps to position itself as an indispensable supplier.
Mark Randles, group general manager says, “We have built our
evolve to stay relevant, valuable, and sustainable. They evolve though only if the senior execs or owners are open-minded, see the way
the wind is blowing, and have the courage to make changes.
Immij principals Michael Smithe and Alistair Hill created Immij 14 years ago. In the intervening years there has been the GFC, cheap offshore pricing, Covid, and the rise of the smartphone, all of which have impacted on the growth prospects for commercial print – and caused the Immij owners to look to recalibrate the business.
Immij principals are print industry leaders. They have been
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