R3 appoints Mark Vaus as Technical Sales Director

UK-based flexographic agency Reproflex3 has announced the appointment of Mark Vaus as Technical Sales Director for Corrugate.

Mark has an extensive background within the flexo industry and brings more than three decades of experience to Reproflex3 as it seeks to grow its corrugate business within the UK and internationally.

“We are very pleased to welcome Mark to the R3 family. His experience and knowledge will help to build our corrugate business as well as support and further strengthen the Reproflex3 global partnership network,” commented Reproflex3 Group CEO, Andrew Hewitson.

Mark started his career as an apprentice electrical engineer within the packaging industry at a major corrugated post printer.

Throughout his career he’s held various technical engineering and business development roles before transitioning to senior management positions, responsible for strategy and tactical delivery. Companies include WR Grace, which later became MacDermid Graphic Solutions, VW Graphics and most recently SGK in Manchester.

“I’m thrilled to join the Reproflex3 family, it is a true independent business with an excellent reputation in the pre-press industry. For the people that know me well, innovation, R&D and delivering ‘true added value’ to clients is what really motivates me.

“It was an easy decision to join Andy, Trevor and the R3 team. They are clear market leaders in pushing the boundaries of flexographic print, with a programme of continual investment, innovation and R&D, more importantly though, there is a tremendous team spirit within the business with a real passion and energy from within. I’m very much looking forward to supporting the company’s growth ambitions for corrugate within in the global flexographic industry.”

Reproflex3 was launched in 1996 by co-founders Andrew Hewitson and Trevor Lowes and is headquartered in Cramlington, Northumberland.

Today the company operates sites in the UK, Dubai, India and New Zealand. It also deploys its flexographic print technologies through technical partnerships in the USA and mainland Europe. The business employs more than 80 pre-press specialists world-wide, delivering its pre-press services and multi-award-winning flexographic screening technologies into 20 countries.