Inkmaker Group Rebrands as IM GROUP to Mark Earth Day on 22 April

On 22 April, Inkmaker Group will become IM GROUP. The official launch, which has been in the planning phase for approximately two years, was filmed at Inkmaker's General Headquarters in Turin, Italy (now also the headquarters of IM GROUP). It will be shown for exclusive viewing on 22 April and subsequently made publicly available on YouTube, in global media and on the websites of the group's brands. The group is advancing on many fronts; from its systems and processes, its software, the technology it uses and how it applies it, to its global teams across the world. Most importantly, externally. Since 2019, after acquiring several companies that combine expertise, intelligence, technology and equipment, Inkmaker's strategy has been to consolidate all its brands under a single holding group brand originally known as Inkmaker Group. From 22 April onwards, the group will be rebranded as follows: IM GROUP, with its own distinctive identity to compete better in the market as a Total Solutions Provider.

IM GROUP Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Roberto Guerra said, "IM GROUP is advancing on all fronts and globally across all our locations. Together with Inkmaker, we have expanded our facilities in Malaysia to house our colour and engineering brand Teko's operations in the Pacific. We will open an office in Thailand. We are gaining market share in the Philippines. Of course, the biggest is China; it is sufficient to say that thanks to our larger facilities, we can now double the number of standard machines we ship monthly on average from 5 or 6 units to 10 units.

More importantly, the real added value for us is IM GROUP's ability to build more complex units, in which we have invested substantial resources in R&D. Smart factories and Industry 4.0 are driving our growth, and when you set up complete production lines for a paints and inks company, it is important to have sufficient space to operate in complete safety," he said. Lau Kar Seng, Inkmaker Shanghai and IM GROUP Board Member, said, "In April 2020, we made the news when we doubled our production area in our facilities in China following previous operations. At that time, we were at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we had to do it to meet the increase in demand. This move proved very beneficial for us. Larger facilities mean we can produce more machines and now we can offer greater variety. We already present our brands' entire portfolio to our customers. Therefore, for us, the new IM GROUP brand will certainly impact business positively in China. It creates a platform for us to present ourselves as a "Total Solutions Provider" by working with all our brands individually or together with a single focal point," he said.