Currie Group Expands Flexible Solutions with Uteco & Bimec

Pictured: Riccardo Camatta - Uteco, Reno Lauriola - Flexo Australia, Mark Daws - Currie Group, Cristiano Cividini - Uteco

Press Release: 10^th November 2025

The ANZ converting industry is set to benefit from a new strategic collaboration with packaging leaders Uteco and Bimec, and the European Flex-Converting Alliance (FlexCA), which will provide greater access to a wide range of world-class products, backed by the industry’s largest service and support operation.

Through two separate distribution agreements, signed earlier this year, Currie Group has become the exclusive distributor in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands for Uteco’s wide range of high-end flexographic, rotogravure and digital printing equipment, coaters, laminators and specialty customised equipment, and for Bimec’s world-class slitter-rewinders for converting plastic films, paper and laminates.

As well as being recognised as industry leaders in their own right, Uteco and Bimec are also central players in FlexCA, a European alliance of printing and converting manufacturers which also includes CMG, ENCA, Smartjet and VISION, and these agreements will also allow Currie Group customers to access the full range of solutions offered by this market-leading alliance of companies.

Both Uteco and Bimec have been represented in the ANZ region for many years – by Flexo Australia and Web Dynamics respectively – and Currie Group has worked closely with these agents for many months to ensure a seamless transition which will support, and add value, for customers across the region.

Reno Lauriola from Flexo Australia will join the Currie Group team, bringing his extensive knowledge and expertise to the partnership, while Jade Gillard from Web Dynamics will hand over the Bimec agency to pursue other business interests.

Currie Group already has a strong footprint in the label and flexible packaging area, particularly through their partnerships with other world-leading OEMs. Mark Daws, Currie Group Director – Labels & Packaging ANZ, says this experience has positioned the Group well to expand into the high-end, high-volume end of the market with these new partnerships.

 “Flexible packaging is certainly an area where we are seeing massive growth, and these new agreements represent a significant step in expanding our offering to the higher-volume converting sector by adding the unique value proposition offered by Uteco, Bimec and the wider FlexCA alliance,” Daws says.

“These new partnerships allow for a collaborative approach where we can pull in products and resources from any, or all, of the alliance members, to create solutions which are driven by each particular customer’s needs and objectives.”

Currie Group’s extensive network of technical specialists and service professionals was a key factor in these new agreements, providing customers across the region with unparalleled technical and service support. They will be backed by the full resources of Uteco, Bimec and FlexCA, who will act as strategic consultants and ‘end-to-end’ partners for all customers in the region.

Daws says these latest agreements align with the company’s commitment to provide complete, end-to-end solutions by partnering with leading brands who provide high-quality, premium products.

“Uteco, Bimec and their alliance partners, are internationally well-regarded manufacturers of quality equipment and solutions for the flexible packaging sector, and we are very pleased to be able to represent them in the South Pacific region,” he says.

“In the coming months we look forward to welcoming our new partners to the region, and to introducing them to our new and existing customers.”