Currently manufacturing in Australia and at two sites
in the UK, ECS's
production and development capabilities include processing 30 tonnes of product
a day, says Tony Colella, general manager of JL Lennard Graphics. He says, "ECS'
strong chemical background and its research and manufacturing expertise has
earned it a global reputation for being able to generate products
custom-manufactured to match the needs of individual clients across Europe,
America, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia."
ECS also produces a complete range of pressroom consumables, including
chemical, additives, UV and WB Coatings, as well as having a production
facility dedicated to clean manufacturing and food quality production of
coatings.
Collela says, "Their power to innovate in press room chemistry and to
respond rapidly to time-critical needs of print customers makes them an ideal
match for JL Lennard Graphics, which is part of the JL Lennard group with a 127-year
tradition of excellence and national sales and service teams operating in all
areas of Australia through five major State branches.
"ECS has a sensational technical research team. This capability –
backed by local production and UK university research
and development support – offers us so many opportunities to work with our
clients in Australia," says Colella.
ECS was established in Nottingham by owner and managing
director Neil Fletcher in 1998, expanding across the globe through partnerships
and distribution arrangements. The company, which is a member of the FOGRA
Institute, established an Australian manufacturing facility in 2006, managed by
ECS Oceania director John McKenzie.
McKenzie says ECS has instituted cascade manufacturing methodology
across all sites to enable it to respond with optimum speed to the needs of
time-critical print customers. He says, "We are continually developing our
products and embracing new areas of print, examples being our rapidly expanding
metallic pigmented coatings and high quality screen products.
"Operating in partnership with the strong distribution of JL Lennard
Graphics, and their top reputation for quality and reliability, we see major
opportunities in the years ahead."
Founded in 1879, JL Lennard is a family-owned Australian company that,
in addition to its graphics business, distributes many of the world's leading
packaging machines for the beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries and
well as food equipment for fast food outlets, restaurants, supermarkets and
hotels.
One of Australia's longest
established businesses, JL Lennard, began a new phase of growth in its 125th
year with its move to new headquarters 50 per cent larger than its previous
office and warehouse.
The company's state-of-the-art facility at 42 Giffard Street, Silverwater
– headquarters for JL Lennard's national network of offices and warehouses –
provides 3,500 sqm of space on a single level, comprising modern
air-conditioned offices, a showroom, an extensive spare parts area, a training
centre, and a clear-span warehouse with a ceiling height of up to six metres.
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