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One of the beneficiaries of online retail growth is the spiral wound carboard cylinder. Michael and Roisin Piefke from Cardboard Tubes are the experts.

The husband and wife team are the new names behind a 35 year old family company which specialises in manufacturing quality cores, cylinders and tubes for the print and manufacturing industry, using recycled board supplied by Visy paper.

They are taking their expertise and their products to PrintEx15. Find them on Stand 2119.

The couple took over from Michael’s father two years ago, and now head up an eight person team in Narellan in south-west Sydney. They've also grown the business, branching out to distribute their product nationally.

“PrintEx15 is really the official launch of our national distribution network and we are very much looking forward to catching up with many of our existing clients, who include some of the leading industry names in Sydney, and also to meeting print service providers and fellow exhibitors from around the country to show them what we can offer,” Michael Piefke commented.

The company’s high quality product range includes:

  •     Cores for label, tape, paper, film, textiles, engineering and paper converting applications
  •     Display tubes to provide the framework for POS and display units.
  •     Spiral tubes for paper conversion, shipping and the storage of a wide range of flexible substrates.
  •     Mailing tubes in a wide range of colours and sizes, including lids.
  •     Protective tubes for packaging, transit and storage.

“Importantly, we back our products with extensive expertise and experience, with many of our staff members – including myself and my brother-in-law – having worked in the business for more than 10 years. That means we can advise our clients on the best and most cost effective solutions to meet their requirements, and also work with them to ensure timely and reliable delivery wherever they are across the nation.”

PrintEx15 runs from 13 to 15 May at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park. You can make an appointment to meet the Piefkes during the show, or find out more about their product range, here.

 

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