Wright exports laminating technology from NZ to PacPrint 2009

A lifetime in the finishing business gave New Zealander Derek Wright the confidence and capability to export his laminating machines all over the world.
   Wright, director of Graphica Technologies, says that his company is the sole manufacturer of laminating machines in New Zealand. He says, “We’ve been making them since 1992, from small desktop laminators to 1.6m wide machines. About 90 per cent of our exports go to the USA, but we also send them to France and Germany, and Australia of course.”
   The company showed its Bondmaster GT range of machines at PacPrint. Wright described the devices as designed from simple ideas, but not cheap and nasty. He said, “We’ve learned how to make machines that last the distance. The GT range is new to Australia. We’re finding business is slow but steady.”
   He attributes a lot of the company’s success to experience and adds, “Most of our team has been in the industry for more than 20 years.”