HP Completes ColorSpan Acquisition

(NPES International E-commerce Website, February 22, 2008)  Hewlett-Packard completed the portfolio integration of recently acquired MacDermid ColorSpan Inc. into the Graphic Arts organization within HP's Imaging and Printing Group. The acquisition enables HP to provide lower-cost, wide-format platforms and UV technologies to print service providers (PSPs) expanding into outdoor applications and more industrial workloads.

"These new products further differentiate HP as the only supplier offering a full range of aqueous, solvent, and UV-curable solutions," said Enrique Lores, vice president and general manager, Large Format Printing, Imaging and Printing Group. "We're pleased to offer customers who are growing into outdoor applications and more industrial workloads a continuous growth path, with the high level of service, quality, and reliability they expect from HP."

Since the announcement that HP signed a definitive agreement to acquire MacDermid ColorSpan on Sept. 13, 2007, a dedicated integration team has assessed the portfolio alignment, conducted testing, and developed a re-branding strategy for former ColorSpan products to ensure it brings to market products of the highest quality and reliability.

After undergoing HP's quality control tests to improve product quality, reliability, manufacturing processes, and service capabilities, all quality and reliability issues across the former ColorSpan product line have been resolved.

"We're fully confident the new HP-branded products will demonstrate our commitment to superior quality, reliability and support that our customers have come to expect from HP," said Lores.