According to a press release, the Luxembourg-based firm Finvalley S.A. and an operating company, which is currently being set up, will pay CHF 1.7 million for Gretag’s retail division. Under the terms of the agreement, the new operating company intends to continue operations at the previous Gretag premises in Regensdorf, Switzerland, with 40 to 50 employees and will also continue San Marco Imaging’s operations on a reduced scale.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
