Currie Group Sign & Display business unit manager Paul Whitehead has confirmed four sales of EFI Pro 30h printers in Australia and New Zealand.
This brings the number of EFI units sold by Currie Group in the first 12 months of the distribution deal into double figures.
“We had four EFI Pro 30h units come into the country that were among the first units built in the world – three for customer orders who bought them – sight unseen and only through virtual demonstrations,” Whitehead said.
“One of the initial three units was sold in New Zealand and another commercial unit was sold to Greenridge Press in Toowoomba. The fourth unit was sold on the floor at PacPrint to Allclear Print + Signs in Brisbane so we are hoping to use this as a base to build and we are excited about bringing this technology to the market.”
Allclear Print + Signs is a sign and display business based in Brisbane and part of a larger print group – but were unable to be at PacPrint to shake on the deal with Whitehead and the Currie Group team.
“Allclear Print + Signs is a long-established Currie Group customer – they have an HP Indigo 12000 HD, a fleet of Series 3 HP Indigo presses, a Shinohara offset press and a fleet of Horizon finishing equipment as well,” Currie Group Queensland key account manager Michael Mostyn said.
“They were reviewing their sign and display portfolio for a while and with the recent launch of the EFI Pro 30h – they saw this as a good opportunity.
“Allclear had a multitude of competitor devices and they have consolidated their roll to roll and rigid workflow into one system – their first EFI – as the hybrid can come in and do both of those workflows. This sale is on the back of a long-standing relationship with Currie Group as well as the service and support that we are able to deliver.”
Whitehead is looking forward to selling more EFI Pro 30h units as there are “plenty of units in stock and there is a three to four month lead time” for the local market.
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