With great pride and excitement, we hereby announce that ‘Graphius North America’ (Graphius NA) will officially begin on 1 June. From our base in Toronto, Canada, we will serve our clients in Canada and North America.

Graphius NA is to be led by Lucas Elke, with whom Graphius has now collaborated closely for several years. Lucas has a master’s degree in art history from the University of Toronto, but has worked almost his entire career in the graphics industry—his great passion.

We are certain that Lucas and his team have everything they need to be of optimal service to our clients. They will take care of communication and advice, checking files and transport.

As well as this, they will make new business contacts and further develop Graphius activities for the American and Canadian markets.

Our address in New York will be kept and used by Lucas Elke and his team as a meeting location.

Graphius North America

22 Ripley Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Lucas.elke@graphius.com – Tel +1 647 992 4178

Graphius New York

530 7th Avenue, Suite 902, New York, USA

For its London and Ghent sites, Graphius Group is investing in two latest-generation Heidelberg 106-10 colour presses. This type of machine equipped with a lot of AI technology, will be presented at Drupa in Düsseldorf this summer and will be installed at Graphius shortly afterwards.

The investment programme also includes the implementation of new folding machines, a digital printing press HP Indigo 15,000 and advanced robotics during the year.

Graphius Group is reducing its ecological footprint and opting for Adamas chemical-free offset printing plates from ECO3.

As a trendsetting international player in the graphics sector, Graphius strives for sustainable production. For example, we make conscious choices at every step in the production process. ‘The choice of the Adamas chemical-free printing plates from ECO perfectly reflects this and ensures our print preparations are considerably greener,’ says CEO Denis Geers. ‘In concrete terms, the waste stream generated by the fluids for the plate preparations will be reduced by at least 50%. Our choice of the Adamas plate has to do with the ecological benefits and the performance on one hand, while on the other, it was important for us to choose a partner with production capacity in Europe. After all, transport also has a major ecological impact.’

Frederik Dehing, Global Head of Sales at ECO3, confirms this. ‘With our Adamas chemical-free offset plates, our clients are taking an important step when it comes to sustainability. In the case of Graphius Group, this means not only saving hundreds of thousands of litres of water, but also avoiding the use of large amounts of corrosive development fluids. This is because the Adamas plates do not need any rinsing water and are washed with a limited amount of pH-neutral gum.’

ECO3 has its headquarters in Belgium. The company produces its offset plates for the European market in Germany. ‘At ECO3, we chose a global production infrastructure with a firm footing in Europe. This is a conscious choice made to ensure the maximum availability of our products to our clients. I am pleased that Graphius Group also attaches great value to this,’ says Dehing.

Going through almost 500,000 m² of aluminium printing plates every year, Graphius Group is one of the largest printing groups in Europe. After printing, the high-quality aluminium offset plates are recycled, with more than 99% of them suitable for reuse.

Off to a great start at the London Book Fair! Join us and our friends from Park Communications at booth 7C48. We look forward to sharing ideas and discussing the future of sustainable printing with others in the industry.

Sustainability has been high on the Graphius Group agenda for quite some time. Therefore, we are very pleased to announce that the group has obtained the EcoVadis certificate. This is a big step forward in our ESG strategy and we are excited to continue our mission in improving our positive impact on the environment and people.

Thanks to the recent acquisition of Paperland, a new printing press is currently being installed at Graphius Brussels. The Heidelberg XL106 – 8 with lacquer tower will be operational and in use by mid-February. We are already looking forward to it!

The London Book Fair, one of the most important events in the publishing world, is once again approaching. So we are excited to let you know that we will be there! From March 12 to 14, you can find both Graphius and Park Communications (part of Graphius Group) at booth 7C48. We look forward to sharing our expertise and looking at the possibilities for the future together. See you there!

Paperland in Uccle joins Graphius Group

The press frequently refers to the “newspaper contract,” but the periodicals (magazines) endowed by Bpost are equally subject to this measure.

• The current concession remains unchanged until June 30, 2024.
• There will be no further use of the “Periodic Rate” from July 1, 2024. The aid will be given in the form of a tax credit (tax rebate), which publishers will have to quantify according to the number of subscribers within certain regions (zip codes).
• A limited subsidy will continue from July 01, 2024 for commercial publishers and their subscribers in sparsely populated regions. These are areas with fewer than 225 people per square kilometer. You will find these areas in the dark colored boxes of the map below. For most of Flanders, there will be no subsidy for commercial publishers.

• Non-commercial publishers – associations, mutual societies, etc. – will enjoy a tax discount in all of Belgium, including densely populated areas, as of July 01, 2024.

As soon as we receive more information we will issue a more detailed report. Further explanation can be obtained from your commercial contact or order supervisor if necessary.

Last week, Graphius organized an inspiring ESG workshop and it turned out to be a great success!

At Graphius, we believe in sharing knowledge and experiences to inspire and inform others. Thus, our initiative to organize an ESG workshop was warmly welcomed by all participants.

During the workshop we delved into essential ESG concepts and it didn’t stop at informing and inspiring – we took action! Ideas and experiences were exchanged among participants, providing ample fuel for everyone to implement positive changes.

Following the workshop, participants could enjoy an enlightening tour of our site in Ghent. A heartfelt thank you to all the enthusiastic participants!