56 | Regulars / Q&AL&L: How is your production split between end user sectors?“As soon as I saw the Kurz DR: Cosmetics and toiletries make up a large percentage of our business. Another category is household paints – we do a lot of work DM-Jetliner running I said: that’s for Farrow & Ball and its parent company – and we are a big supplier to the artist paints market. This is because there are multiple product Amberley. I knew straight away lines and requirement for perfect color match, which the HP Indigos that I wanted it”have worked really well for. Europe and shipped on a special service within a day or two. I can L&L: How did the lack of trade shows during the pandemic have a customer in Australia and if they have access to Siteline, they affect how you researched and sourced new equipment, and can place the order in the same way I place an order for material are you looking forward to their return?from a major raw material supplier – I don’t care where it comes DR: They are hugely useful. I think it’s something I have been brought from. It can be produced anywhere in the world, as long as I get it up with in the industry. If you’re going to buy a press or you have quickly and it is made to the same quality. interest in particular equipment, then Labelexpo is where you go. During the pandemic, many suppliers were offering virtual tours and L&L: What has been the impact of the recent supply demos. But looking down a camera and really trying to understand if chain disruption? that’s good for me – it’s diffcult. The guys who are sitting next to me DR: There has been an impact, no question. It has been the most in the call want to get their hands inside a machine, get to know the stressful time that I’ve ever known in the label industry. As much as kit and speak directly to an operator about it. Seeing something at a you communicate to customers, there are still people who don’t fully show gives you a much better idea about it. If you go to a stand such understand what is going on. They might think that it only affects as A B Graphic, for example, you think there must be something good self-adhesive labeling but the impact is on a much bigger scale. I here because it’s absolutely full of people and the buzz is there. You have heard of other printers fnding it hard to source material and can get an idea of who is doing what and who is moving forward.even losing orders. But for us, fortunately, we haven’t not shipped a I would pretty much plan our processes around Labelexpo Europe, single order. One of the positives is that we are mostly a flm user. so every other year makes good sense to me: I have a year to really But it hasn’t been easy. The team here has done a fantastic job but think about it, plan the business, place the order. But it has changed there have been sleepless nights. You would place an order and feel slightly for us because as part of the Coveris Group we are going to comfortable about it, and then the day before you’re told it’s not purchase with a group plan, or an Amberley brand plan. We would coming for another three months. only make a purchase once all of us are ready and we know what is Spirit labels printed by Amberley Labelslabelsandlabeling.com