Wide Format Imaging

Alwan Color Expertise has announced its best financial results ever in 2007, with total sales value increasing by more than 50 percent compared to 2006, and more than 200 new sites installed.

"By any standard, 2007 is Alwan's best to date. Sales, both in Euro and in units, have never been higher," said Elie Khoury, company founder and president. "The growth is even more spectacular when you consider that even with the drop in the dollar, more than 20 percent of our revenue came from the US market!"

In January 2007, the company added new personnel to the company including Patrick Van Dam as new Sales Director. Under Van Dam's guidance, Alwan has tripled its distribution channel over the last year.

Khoury remarks that the surge in Alwan sales has been an international phenomenon. Sales peaked in 14 countries and were spearheaded by major distributors in all locations including the US, the Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia and others. The company points to growing sales across its product range with CMYK Optimizer Print & Publish as its top selling product.

In North America, where sales rose 500 percent in 2007, Khoury credits Pilot Marketing's David Hunter, Alwan Color's primary distributor in the US during 2007, for the marked increase in sales.