Hexis S.A.S is a manufacturer of

self-adhesive Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA, self-adhesive, self-stick adhesive) is a type of nonreactive adhesive which forms a bond when pressure is applied to bond the adhesive with a surface. No solvent, water, or heat is needed to activate the adhesive ...

vinyl (

PVC Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons o ...

) films used for

commercial signage Signage is the design or use of signs and symbol A symbol is a mark, Sign (semiotics), sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, physical object, object, or wikt:relationship, relationship. Symbols ...

and as digital printing media for large format inkjet printers. The company headquarters are in

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, France. The company was founded in 1989 by its current (2010) president, Michel Mateu. The company specializes in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coating of thin plastic films and pioneered their own process to produce cast vinyl films. In 2008 Hexis patented an anti-microbial film adhésif intended for the anti-microbial protection of surfaces For its quality management system the company is ISO 9001-2000 certified. In 2007 Hexis S.A.S received the ''Prix de l’Ambition'' jointly awarded by Banque Palatine, a French bank, the ''La Tribune'' financial newspaper and the

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, recognizing the company's growth performance. The same year Michel Mateu, President of Hexis S.A.S, received the 2007 Innovation Award for the Mediterranean region jointly awarded by

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and the French business magazine ''L’Entreprise''.Les lauréats 2007 pour la région Méditerranée
/ref> In the United Kingdom Hexis S.A.S is represented by its exclusive distributor Hexis UK Ltd. Based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, the UK company was founded in 1994 by its current (2017) managing director Scott Wilkins and its then managing director Philip Wilkins.

Trademark

Hexis with the associated logo is a registered trademark which is licensed by Mark Holding Europe BV. Hexis S.A.S has affiliated companies using the Hexis trademark under licence the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Subsidiaries

* Hexis FWI,

Baie-Mahault Baie-Mahault (; ) is a commune in the overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, France. It is the second most populated commune of Guadeloupe, after Les Abymes. The extensive industrial zone of Jarry in Baie-Mahault is by far the most indust ...

, Guadeloupe, France * Hexis GmbH,

Hilden Hilden () is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the Mettmann (district), District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town ...

, Germany * Hexis Graphics España s.l.,

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain * Hexis Graphics Sverige,

Landskrona Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona to the island of Ven, an ...

, Sweden * Hexis Italia s.r.l.,

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, Italy * Hexis USA LLC,

Corona, California Corona (Spanish language, Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange County, California, Orange and San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino counties. Its curre ...

, USA * Hexis Swiss, Birr, Swiss

References

External links

Corporate website

Hexis S.A. on Kompass

Hexis brûle les solvants
Article on Hexis in ''Usine Nouvelle'' 5.2.2007
Digital Printing Glossary
Booklet published by Hexis S.A. {{primary sources, date=January 2008 Manufacturing companies of France Companies based in Occitania (administrative region) French companies established in 1989

Trademark

Subsidiaries

See also

References

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