The manufacturers, which respectively produce dye-sublimation paper, print-ready textiles, and calender machines, have combined under a single banner in Hall 12, A20.

Presenting a unified dye-sublimation workflow, from transfer paper, through calendering and onto fabric, the firms aim to attract a wider array of customers.

“This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to providing the dye sublimation community with a comprehensive and streamlined solution,” said Gijsbert Harmsen, senior sales executive at Coldenhove.

“Individually we are experts, together we power up digital transfer printing.”

Federica Valente, the the firm’s marketing manager, said the idea came about after the companies saw they would be neighbours on an early floor plan.

She said: “We [Coldenhove, Greentex and Klieverik] collaborate with each other often at trade shows and events, and we were already working together on other side projects in the Netherlands.

“At the end of the day, our common goal is to help our customers achieve better results, bring jobs in, and optimise their production.”

Finding synergies with other suppliers their customers work with is only a natural step, she added.

“We wanted to do something different, and create a concept for our customers where they could source their needs in one space: at the end of the day, both the textile and the paper are going through the calender, and creating nice images – so why not bring it all together?

“So far, [Fespa] has been really good, and we are really happy with it so far.”