OKI Europe working strategically with Kernow Coatings and Baker Materials to address the fast-growing European label market

London, UK, 31st January 2023 – OKI Europe Limited are pleased to announce a key strategic partnership with Kernow Coatings and Baker Materials to further develop and address a range of specialist media requirements across a number of different and durable label applications.

“As a part of OKI’s continued expansion providing solutions for printing labels in house, we are seeing an increased demand for specialist media requirements, particularly in the area of durability. 

As such it is important that we can help customers understand how to source and create durable labels, which might need to withstand a range of conditions such as chemicals, water, abrasion etc. 

The range of synthetic durable media from Kernow Coatings provides outstanding results on OKI printing machines and are the perfect match to suit these high quality application requirements that customers demand, ranging from beauty and cosmetics, through plant tags to beer bottles and a whole host more, giving businesses the ability to print a huge range of labels in-house and on-demand. 

Recognising how important it is to source media in a ‘ready to print’ format, quickly and easily, Baker Materials are now holding stock of the Kernow materials approved to run on the OKI Pro10 series. Using their extensive experience and first class facilities Bakers are able to offer conversion into a wide range of finished stocks ready to run on the OKI Pro10xx roll to roll label printer”.

Rob Brown, EMEA Head of Business Development, Pro Series

Further contacts:

Printer - OKI Europe Ltd, Rob Brown, rob.brown@okieurope.com

Media Sales – Baker Materials, Paul Sykes Paul.Sykes@Bakermaterials.co.uk

Media development & technical media questions – Kernow Coatings, Stephan Lefevre slefevre@kernowcoatings.com

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Notes to Editors:

OKI Europe at a glance

OKI Europe Ltd is part of the printer division of OKI Electric, a global business-to-business brand and pioneer of award-winning digital LED printer technology. Its compact, robust and leading-edge products combined with customer-centric solutions, empower businesses to create and print professional quality applications in-house. Used by organisations across a range of sectors including retail, graphic arts (print for profit), education, healthcare, hospitality & events, construction, engineering, chemical and more, OKI’s printers are renowned for their innovation, reliability, unrivalled media handling capabilities and superb colour quality.

Baker Materials at a glance

Bakers are a leading independent converter and distributor of self-adhesive & non self-adhesive label materials based in the UK. Offering a comprehensive range of both branded & non-branded label products, they are a “one-stop shop” for companies across Europe requiring roll label stocks to print.

Kernow Coatings at a glance

Kernow Coatings is a global market leader in the development and manufacture of high quality durable synthetic laser printable labelstocks and synthetic digitally printable media. Kernow Coatings provides leading edge development laboratories, pilot coating facilities and flexible coating and laminating facilities which enables the development and supply of both standard and bespoke labelstocks.

OKI Europe Ltd at a glance

OKI Europe Ltd is a division of OKI Data Corporation, a global business-to-business brand and pioneer of award-winning digital LED printer technology. Its compact, robust and leading-edge products combined with customer-centric solutions, empower businesses to create and print professional quality applications in-house.  Used by organisations across a range of sectors including retail, graphic arts (print for profit), education, healthcare, hospitality & events, construction, engineering, chemical and more, OKI’s printers are renowned for their innovation, reliability, unrivalled media handling capabilities and superb colour quality.

OKI Europe employs approximately 200 staff in 15 locations and is represented in 60 countries throughout Europe, Middle East, Turkey, India and Africa. For more information, visit www.oki.com/eu or follow us @OKI_Europe_Ltd

Media Contacts: 

OKI Europe Ltd: Michelle Joseph: marketing.team@okieurope.co.uk +44 (0)1784 274 300