Flexiprint & Print USA win big at the CNCI achiever awards & Sri Lanka print awards
Flexiprint (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s premier supplier of packaging necessities to the value-added tea trade, and trusted label printing partner for diverse industries, bagged the coveted National Bronze Award and the Top Ten Award in the National Level Extra-Large Manufacturing Category at the recently held CNCI (Ceylon National Chamber of Industries) Achiever Awards in collaboration with Ministry of Industries. The company also received two gold awards and two silver awards each in the categories of paperboard labels and tags, and non-paperboard labels and tags at the Sri Lanka Print Awards 2023 awarded by the Sri Lanka Association of Printers, the country’s printing fraternity.
Flexiprint: A Timely Establishment
Flexiprint’s legacy as a world-renowned printing supplier encompasses a dynamic journey spanning almost three decades. In 1994, Managing Director Sathis Abeywickrama started Flexiprint to satisfy the timely need for high-quality packaging necessities in the budding local value-added tea trade. Beginning with 10 employees and a single flexo press, Flexiprint established its mark early on as the pioneer of flexography and eco-friendly water-based inks in Sri Lanka.
An Incredible Success Story
Today, Flexiprint has distinguished itself within the local value-added tea trade as the market leader in supplying tea tags, tea envelopes, and tagged pyramid mesh. With a stellar legacy of serving 63% of the local tea manufacturers throughout the past decade, Flexiprint is a proud catalyst in taking the premium Ceylon Tea brand to the world.
In addition to that, Flexiprint’s customer network spans Dubai, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kenya, India, Australia, and New Zealand etc. Which the company serves with its high-quality products in a timely manner.
Flexilabels: A Trusted Label Printing Partner
Adding to that journey of excellence, Flexiprint successfully ventured into the selfadhesive label market in 2013 under the Flexilabels brand. Over the years, Flexilabels has established itself as a leading supplier of premium quality self-adhesive labels, stickers, and tags catering to diverse industries, such as FMCG, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, apparel, petroleum, and logistics. Flexilabels also boasts a prestigious client portfolio, both locally and all across the globe.
An Enduring Commitment to Excellence
The company’s secret to success within the dynamic printing industry has been its continuous strive for perfection.
Always investing in state-of-the-art facilities and technologies, Flexiprint relocated to a 95,000 m2 world-class facility in Flinth Commercial Park, Kadawatha, Sri Lanka to better accommodate the needs of fast-growing industries. As a policy, the company only utilises cutting-edge machinery and premium materials sourced from the best suppliers in the world.
With a highly automated production process and a sophisticated colour management system, Flexiprint can make over 400 km of precisely colour-accurate printed items per day. Being FSSC 22000 accredited, Flexiprint’s food and beverage labels, tea tags, tea envelopes, and tagged pyramid mesh are certified food-safe and the company also offers eco-friendly printed items made with sustainably sourced paper materials. Moreover, a wide range of premium postpress embellishments are available to add further value to the printed products.
For all of its technological prowess, the heart of Flexiprint remains its highly dedicated team of industry professionals. Says Mr. Abeywickrama: “Our staff takes pride in their customer-centric approach to serving our valuable customers and is highly trained within their respective departments. It is with pride that I can say that the Flexiprint team strives to give our customers a high-quality service that they expect from us always.”
A Green Printing Partner
The commitment to sustainability has been another factor that distinguished Flexiprint since its inception. The company has taken strides to reach its sustainability goals with initiatives such as powering its operations with renewable solar energy, purifying 100% of its wastewater, and integrating a fully automated waste management system. Nurturing a forest canopy in Sri Lanka’s southern region to help offset its carbon emissions, Flexiprint also aspires to be carbon-neutral soon.
Print USA: Excellence in Offset Printed Packaging
Print USA (Pvt) Ltd, the sister company of Flexiprint and a long-trusted supplier of quality offset printed packaging, also enjoyed great success at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Print Awards 2023. At the event organized by the Sri Lanka Association of Printers, the company bagged the following esteemed awards: boxboard cartons (gold and silver), office calendars (gold), multi-sheet pictorial calendars (bronze), and sustainable printing & packaging (bronze)
A Long-Trusted Heritage
Print USA boasts of a rich heritage as the market leader in Sri Lanka for supplying high-quality offset printed cartons. The company was established by Mr Sathis Abeywickrama nearly three and a half decades ago and initially specialised in catering to the packaging needs of the local value-added tea and rubber industries. Being dedicated since day one to providing the best quality printed packaging to its clients, Print USA soon gained the trust of Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturing and export brands.
A Leader in Offset Printed Packaging
Over the years, Print USA diversified its services to satisfy the carton printing needs of several other key Sri Lankan industries. Today, Print USA is a premier supplier of printed packaging on boxboard and paper for world-renowned local brands in the valueadded tea, rubber, and coconut trades as well as confectionery, apparel, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. Additionally, Print USA also has a proven track record of successfully catering to the packaging needs of distinguished international brands.
Services & Capabilities
The company provides an end-to-end service ranging from packaging design to printing and the final delivery of printed items. The in-house graphics department caters to the graphic design and artwork needs of clients using industry-leading computer hardware and software.
In the press, Print USA utilizes the best German offset printing machinery available in the market combined with cutting-edge technologies to deliver standout carton printing solutions. The multicolour presses include the latest commercial packaging format series and are capable of printing from paper to high caliper boxboard. The company sources the best quality inks and printing substrates from renowned international suppliers, utilising certified food-grade materials for certain direct and all indirect food contact packaging.
After printing, up-to-date post-press machinery delivers premium value additions, such as die cutting, hot foil stamping, gloss/matt lamination, textured UV varnishing, and folder gluing to satisfy the diverse customisation requirements of the clients.
Dedication to Quality & Sustainability
Similar to Flexiprint, the enduring legacy of Print USA is a great testament to the company’s long-standing drive towards excellence. The company follows ISO 9001:2008 certified practices in production and guarantees world-class packaging solutions to exceed client expectations. Each carton box produced by Print USA is backed with a stringent quality assurance process to meet even the most rigorous of customer demands. In addition to sustainable production quality, the company is also dedicated to a green concept in handling production.
At Print USA, a dedicated team of professionals are ever committed to helping brands add value to their products with tailor-made packaging solutions. “Our strength is our dedicated and longstanding staff whose passion for servicing our customers to their fullest capacity and ability has helped us to produce the best quality printed packaging in the market,” Abeywickrama adds with great conviction.
Leadership that Spearheaded Success
What inspires the success of both Flexiprint and Print USA is the visionary leadership of Mr Abeywickrama himself, a much-respected print industry veteran with a glittering career spanning over four decades.
He concludes: “We are delighted to have won all these prestigious awards and consider it a privilege and honour to be recognised as one of Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturers supporting many local and export industries including Pure Ceylon Tea, to shine both locally as well as in key international markets. We would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to our prestigious clientele and hope to continuously meet their expectations in every possible way.”