Brand Management Group to Globally Distribute Select HP Sign and Display Media for Latex Printers

New Delhi, India, May 27, 2013 – To improve service quality and availability of HP-branded sign and display media for HP Latex Inks, HP announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Brand Management Group (BMG), a company specializing in media distribution worldwide. 

 

Under the terms of this agreement, BMG will source, market and distribute a limited portfolio of HP-branded media while HP continues developing advanced media coatings and treatments. The HP media products available from BMG are limited to those intended for sign and display applications, optimized for HP Latex Inks and available on 3-inch cores.

BMG, in collaboration with HP, will expand the HP portfolio with new substrates, including HP Everyday Adhesive Matte Polypropylene, HP Everyday Matte Polypropylene, HP Coated Paper, HP Universal Heavyweight Coated, HP Heavyweight Coated Paper and HP Super Heavyweight Plus Matte. BMG is expected to begin distributing HP-branded media through its global network of dealers on May 1, 2013.

More information about HP large-format sign and display solutions is available at www.hp.com/go/signanddisplay, on YouTube at www.youtube.com/hpgraphicarts and through the HP Graphic Arts Twitter Feed, www.twitter.com/hpgraphicarts.

 

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