Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor, Label & Narrow Web01.14.19
In a quarterly update, Xeikon explained its plans for the upcoming year, which comes on the heels of a banner 2018. With the help of Carlson Laboratories, Donna Covannon, director of marketing, Xeikon North America; Filip Weymans, VP of global marketing; David Wilkins, vice president of sales for North America; and Danny Mertens, corporate communications manager for Xeikon recapped the previous year in a webinar while also looking ahead to several scheduled events.
“We had a good year in 2018,” said Wilkins. “We grew our business by 40% over the prior year, and we equaled what has been the record for the number of sales in North America, and that was across the board in labels and packaging. So, we had an outstanding year and we’re looking forward to more growth in 2019.”
With the labels and packaging business growing “exponentially,” Xeikon will add account managers and sales staff to support market demand.
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