Printer supplier Starleaton is expanding its business, having completed its acquisition of screen printer supplier Uniscreen Australia.

Early this year Starleaton completed talks with Uniscreen owner and CEO Ross Clarke to take over their Australian distribution. Starleaton says for the last few weeks its team have been undergoing extensive training on the new range to begin the immediate introduction to their customers. The company says existing customers of Uniscreen should see a seamless transition to Starleaton.

Ben Eaton, CEO of Starleaton says, “Starleaton has always been brand focused. We needed a transfer paper and they offered a high quality product so we decided to take it on and entered discussions with Uniscreen.

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“We have completely absorbed them, the stock and sites have already been transitioned. It can only be a positive. We are growing the business and are excited about introducing a new range to our customers.

“Coldenhove are the industry leaders and inventors of digital sublimation transfer printing papers, so to be able to add their range to our current offering is a real bonus for us. With the Epson F-series, EFI FabriVu, and Georg+Otto Friedrich fabrics already covering the direct to fabric market for us, a quality transfer paper was the missing link.

“Any exisiting customers should expect their transition to be seamless. We have been working on the move since February 1 and it has all gone smoothly.”

Starleaton says it will also continue to supply the full range of Kiian inks and Transmatic heat presses and the new range will be introduced to Starleaton’s customers during the coming months.

Starleaton merged with print and signage rival DES around two years ago.

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