15 Feb 2011

Afa Dispensing Group consolidates business with expansion and R&D success

Afa Dispensing Group (Afa), a world leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems, celebrates on-going growth as it moves into 2011.

Afa completed the doubling of its production capacity in 2010 in order to meet steadily growing demand from customers for its pioneering packaging and dispensing solutions. Demand for its sprayer products continued to broaden with sales in the US market increasing by 100%, while new product development based on the company’s proprietary Flair® dispensing platform expanded into new fields. Afa closed the year with a sustainable double-digit growth for its sprayer business.

The Netherlands-headquartered company is currently exploring further global expansion opportunities in response to a continual rise in orders from customers around the world.

Afa is highly-regarded within the packaging sector for its ability to push the boundaries of packaging solutions. Following a strategy of “Brand Enhancement through Innovative Dispensing”, Afa applies its proprietary technologies as a technical platform for developing new ways to package and dispense all types of liquids, beverages, soft food products and other fluids.

For example, its world famous One-Pak® all-plastic pre-compression spray engine is used in the OPAD® and OPUS® trigger sprayers by leading consumer brands for household, chemical, automotive and home & garden applications. The company’s latest development in performance and environmentally-friendly dispensing – Flair technology – received instant accolades following its launch and was awarded for its innovative design and functionality. It is perceived as a true revolution that is positioned to be the next paradigm shift in packaging.

“2010 has been an exciting year for the Afa Dispensing Group in terms of consolidating our business and developing our support for our customers around the globe,” comments Ariel Gratch, CEO and owner, Afa Dispensing Group. “We are looking forward to taking our business that next step further in 2011.”

Afa Dispensing Group (Afa) will launch exciting new products at Interpack 2011, Stand 9A36, 12-18 May, Düsseldorf, Germany, with the debut of packaging and dispensing products based on its revolutionary Flair technology and bridge the performance gap between trigger sprayers and traditional aerosols.

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Afa Dispensing Group B.V.
Herikerbergweg 240
1101 CT Amsterdam

Netherlands

+31 20 5633 001

www.afadispensing.com

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About Afa

Afa Dispensing Group of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a major trigger sprayer supplier in Europe and a world leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems. The company was the first producer of trigger sprayers in Europe almost 40 years ago.

Afa’s recent innovations are expanding dispensing capabilities to beverages, soft food products and beyond. The latest Afa technology, Flair®, offers a non-pressurized propellant-free dispensing system for a wide range of applications.

The Dutch company was founded in 1965 as Polytek, a custom injection-molder servicing several industries. Shortly after this, the company moved into the trigger sprayer industry, being the first company to offer the product in Europe. Since then, Afa has continued to focus its business on its own products, introducing a variety of dispensing solutions based on its patented technologies to the market.

Afa, headquartered in Amsterdam, has one production site in Helmond (The Netherlands) and two in Shanghai (China). Sales offices are located in Amsterdam, in St. Louis (USA) and in Shanghai.

For more information visit www.afadispensing.com.