During the so-called ‘Industry Week’ in Orlando/USA, COLOP was recently presented with the most prestigious award in the office products industry for North America
The NAOPA (North American Office Product Award) is the most coveted prize in North America in the office products sector. “We are very pleased about this award and it is another international confirmation for our product innovation”, said Christoph Skopek and Franz Ratzenberger, MDs of COLOP Digital.
e-mark convinces top-class jury in the USA
The e-mark is an app-controlled mobile printer and marking device developed by COLOP. The innovative product has been on the market for two years now and convinces with its versatile application possibilities. At the award ceremony in Florida, the product was nominated in the most important category ‘Core Business Product’. Leading global brands such as 3M and Avery were also represented on the short list. In the end, a top-class jury decided in favour of the COLOP e-mark. In a festive setting in front of several hundred guests, the award was presented to Christoph Skopek and Franz Ratzenberger by NAOPA representative Janet Bell.
Not only in North America, but especially in Europe, the e-mark enjoys great popularity. In total, thousands of e-mark have already been sold since its market launch in 2019. The main reason for the great popularity of the product innovation from Wels is the wide range of possible applications: With the e-mark, which works in combination with an app, individual and full-color imprints can be applied to a variety of materials with a simple sideways movement.
e-mark already available in over 60 countries worldwide
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the momentum of planned international launches. Participation in worldwide trade fairs had to be cancelled for months. During the last weeks, however, a clear upswing is noticeable, already at the end of October Colop participated with great success at the GITEX in Dubai. At the beginning of 2022, the e-mark will be presented to a broad international audience at the CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas and at the MWC (Mobil World Congress) in Barcelona, among others.
The e-mark is currently available in more than 60 countries worldwide. The total quantity sold is well into the 5-digit range, and further product versions are planned.
New management duo at COLOP Digital
The managing directors Christoph Skopek and Franz Ratzenberger are now jointly managing COLOP Digital. COLOP Digital was founded in 2019 and develops modern electronic app-controlled marking devices and mobile printers for the B2B but also for the B2C sector. The e-mark has already received several international awards.
COLOP is active worldwide from Wels and supplies 130 export markets.
COLOP was founded in 1981 by Karl Skopek in Wels and produces the majority of its stamp products at its headquarters in Austria and at a second location in the Czech Republic. A total of 130 export markets are regularly supplied, the export rate is over 98 percent. The company employs 580 people worldwide, 200 of them in Austria.
The company is active in three business segments: In addition to the traditional stamp sector, the company is now active in the electronic-digital sector with COLOP Digital and in the creative gifts and hobby segment with COLOP Arts & Crafts. The worldwide distribution network has been consolidated in recent years through companies and participations in 15 countries (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, Bulgaria, Belgium, Poland, Spain, China and India).
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