12.16.15
Industrial Inkjet Ltd (IIJ) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special dinner and party for its employees. IIJ, which has had another record-breaking year with turnover 16% ahead of the 2014 total where sales had jumped 50% more than any previous year, is predicting another big business surge for its industrial inkjet business moving forward.
“Our growth over the 10 years has been steadily upwards, but now we’re predicting that certain markets – including packaging and security – are going to climb extremely quickly in the near future,” said John Corrall, managing director of IIJ. “What we keep saying is that it’s ‘hockey stick’ time for inkjet in a lot of markets, which means a big upturn at the end. We’re ready to be surfing on that crest of a wave.”
IIJ was started in December 2005 when Akiyoshi Ohno, former president and now senior adviser, Konica Minolta Inkjet division, invited Corrall to head up a European distribution business for its industrial inkjet heads. The company uses Konica Minolta inkjet printhead technologies and provides bespoke systems for customers in numerous industries.
From providing expertise and parts for machines, in 2007 IIJ made a new label-making system that was launched by Konica Minolta at drupa in 2008. After that show, it began making its own complete industrial inkjet systems. IIJ is also the official sales and technical support center for Konica Minolta Inc. products outside of Asia.
“Our growth over the 10 years has been steadily upwards, but now we’re predicting that certain markets – including packaging and security – are going to climb extremely quickly in the near future,” said John Corrall, managing director of IIJ. “What we keep saying is that it’s ‘hockey stick’ time for inkjet in a lot of markets, which means a big upturn at the end. We’re ready to be surfing on that crest of a wave.”
IIJ was started in December 2005 when Akiyoshi Ohno, former president and now senior adviser, Konica Minolta Inkjet division, invited Corrall to head up a European distribution business for its industrial inkjet heads. The company uses Konica Minolta inkjet printhead technologies and provides bespoke systems for customers in numerous industries.
From providing expertise and parts for machines, in 2007 IIJ made a new label-making system that was launched by Konica Minolta at drupa in 2008. After that show, it began making its own complete industrial inkjet systems. IIJ is also the official sales and technical support center for Konica Minolta Inc. products outside of Asia.