Key Dates

1989                  Incorporation of the limited company

1994                  Move to a new site in Frontignan (1400 m²).
   First export markets in Portugal and the United Kingdom

1996                  Set-up of the Export Department and the R & D Laboratory

1997                  Set-up of the Quality Assurance Department.
   Launch of a new range of digital printing media

1998                  Increased surface area to 2500 m².
   First overseas subsidiary: HEXIS USA LLC in Corona, California

                          Opening of the sales agency in Paris

1999                  Beginning of production in 2 shifts

2001                  Increased surface area to 5,000 m². €380 000 investment in R&D material.

2002                  First international Distributors Convention.
   Set-up of the training centre

   Opening of the subsidiary in Guadeloupe

2003                  New 2m-wide coating line (€ 2.5 million)

   Opening of the sales agency in Lyons

2004                  Installation of the waste oxidiser (€ 600,000 )

2005                  ISO 9001-2000 approval

2006                  Beginning of production in 3 x 8 hour shifts

2007                  Opening of the subsidiary in Germany: HEXIS GmbH in Hilden near Düsseldorf

2008                  New casting line in a dedicated building (€ 1.8  million)

2009                  Installation of a new entirely robotised packing line

   New subsidiary in Italy: HEXIS Italia s.r.l.
   New subsidiary in Spain: Hexis Graphics España S.L. 
2010                  Acquisition of a new production site in South-West France (24.000m² buildsings).
   Second casting line
2011                  New sibsidiary in Sweden: HEXIS AB
   New warehouse in Jacksonville, Florida 

 

Annual turnover (consolidated in million Euros)

 

Key figures

Year of incorporation: 1989
Type of company: private limited company with a share capital of €4,000,000
President: Michel Mateu
Equipment: 12,000 m² of industrial buildings and offices in Frontignan and 24,000 m² in Hagetmau (France).
Production: 11 million m² of  self-adhesive film per year
Staff: 223 employees.
6 subsidiaries: USA, Germany, Spain, Italy,  Sweden, Guadeloupe.