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) films used for

commercial signage Signage is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message. A signage also means signs ''collectively'' or being considered as a group. The term ''signage'' is documented to have been popularized in 1975 to 1980. Signs are any ...

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

Frontignan Frontignan (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety. Geography Frontignan is located in the La ...

, 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

HEC School of Management HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fina ...

, 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 industrializ ...

, Guadeloupe, France * Hexis GmbH,

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

, Germany * Hexis Graphics España s.l.,

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern 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 ci ...

, Spain * Hexis Graphics Sverige,

Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...

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

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, Italy * Hexis USA LLC,

Corona, California Corona (Spanish for "Crown") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. The cities of Norco and Riverside lie to the north and north ...

, 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)

Trademark

Subsidiaries

See also

References

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