MGE made the announcement of the agreement between Benford UV systems based in the UK and MGE’s India company based in New Delhi following discussions at Drupa show.
Satish Chandna, managing director of MGE, said, “We are extremely pleased to be able to offer such a world class product to the Indian market. There is a growing demand for UV in both the web and sheet-fed sectors in India and Benford’s UV systems offer a fantastic dryer solution for printers.”
MGE India was established in early 2009, and according to MGE, the company set up the India arm specifically to manufacture MGE’s Pressmate range of print products for supply to the Indian market and surrounding territories.
Marc Boden, managing director of Benford, added, “I am confident that we have found the best available partner in MGE, to serve the vast Indian market.”
Besides Benford, MGE India also distributes and supports Pierry infrared drying systems for sheetfed and web presses within India and associated Indian territories.