Nehia has invested in an Agfa Tauro H3300 S. The arrival of the Tauro allows the company to gain in quality and productivity. The goal is to approach national chains and attract new customer segments.
Dressing spaces, decorating them, beautifying them, making them communicate; this is the raison d’être of Nehia, heir and perpetuator of over 40 years of history. At its origin lies an entrepreneurial adventure: that of Jean-Marc Hodé, a craftsman specialising in letter painting, who created Enseignes Hodé in Toulouse. Having joined the company for the first time in the early 1980s, Philippe Dubois returned in 1999 to develop digital printing and drive diversification towards industrial marking activities.
Dubois took over the reins in 2012. In line with previous years, he continued development in visual communication while accelerating expansion towards industry. In 2015, with the acquisition of HD34 in Montpellier, Enseignes Hodé extended its activity to the entire Mediterranean basin. Then in 2018, another family business, PIEM, specialising in the distribution of paint, equipment, and surface treatment tools for the industry, was acquired. Its founder, Jean-Claude Cayla, supplied paint for the Concorde.
‘Nehia offers a comprehensive range of services in the field of visual communication, industrial marking, signage, and interior and exterior decoration in premises covering nearly 2000sqm. Our three complementary poles enable us to meet all our clients’ demands, from design to realisation, and from painting to equipment supply. We offer a unique range of paints, tools, and painting materials covering all the needs of industry professionals and the building sector, but also accessible to individuals,’ said Dubois.
‘The arrival of the Tauro allows us to be more competitive on prices and reach larger players. We were limited in flatbed printing with two machines. The arrival of the Tauro allowed us to replace one of them and gain in quality and productivity. The goal is to approach national chains and attract new customer segments.’
From a technical point of view, like all Jeti Tauro models, the Jeti Tauro H3300 S operates with Agfa’s Asanti Workflow, which controls and automates the entire printing process, from prepress to finishing, ensures colour consistency and optimises ink consumption. Asanti’s intelligent production panel (Dashboard) displays ink and substrate consumption, as well as the printing time for each artwork and printer.
‘The arrival of the Tauro gives us the necessary room for progress to join the top 10 French players. Entering into large-scale distribution will allow us to play in the big leagues.’
THUNDERBOLT SOLUTIONS
+27 11 657 7000
www.thunderbolt.co.za
