SmartDFE connects print to automated manufacturing lines

InPrint Munich – 15 – 17 March 2022 – Stand 2564

Preview

Global Graphics Software gives live demos of the smart digital front end (DFE) showing how print integrates into production lines

Cambridge, 3rd February 2022: At InPrint Munich, Global Graphics Software (stand 2564) will be presenting SmartDFE™, a full software and hardware stack that adds print to the fully automated smart factory. Co-developed by Hybrid Software Group companies – ColorLogic, Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron – SmartDFE provides everything needed to add print to an industrial production environment. It supports Industry 4.0 telematics and MIS integration and includes connectivity with automated manufacturing lines via OPC UA.

SmartDFE brings together the creation of optimized print-ready PDF files; workflow and job automation to connect with enterprise IT systems; RIPping; screening; optimized image quality; and, via Harlequin Direct™, it drives the print data directly to the printheads at blistering speeds through Meteor software and electronics, or through Xitron’s Navigator DFE platform. It meets the need for fully variable data, gives complete control of the print workflow, and provides valuable information for QA and inspection, press maintenance, and stock control.

In addition, the company will be showing Harlequin® and ScreenPro™, the fastest RIP and Screening technology in the market.

A conference runs alongside the exhibition and Global Graphics Software’s VP of products and services, Eric Worrall, will be presenting: ‘A smart factory needs a smart digital front end’ at 15:50 hrs on Wednesday, 16th March 2022.

SmartDFE™ is designed to be the heart of a fully automated manufacturing system and transform the role of the digital press in the smart print factory of the future.

About Global Graphics Software
Global Graphics Software http://www.globalgraphics.com is a leading developer of platforms for digital printing, including the Harlequin RIP®, SmartDFE™, ScreenPro™, Fundamentals™ , Mako™
and Direct™. Customers include HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Kodak and Agfa. The roots of the company go back to 1986 and to the iconic university town of Cambridge, and today the majority of the R&D team is still based near there. Global Graphics Software is a subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group PLC
(Euronext: HYSG).

Contact

Paula Halpin, PR & Marketing Manager, Global Graphics Software
paula.halpin@globalgraphics.com  |  Tel: +44 (0)1223 926017

 

SmartDFE unisce la stampa alle linee di produczione automatizzate

InPrint Munich, 15 – 17 Marzo 2022 – Padiglione 2564

Anteprima

Global Graphics Software fornisce dimostrazioni live del suo front-end digitale intelligente (DFE), mostrando come la stampa si integra nelle linee di produzione

Cambridge (Regno Unito), 3 febbraio 2022: Global Graphics Software presenterà presso InPrint Munich (padiglione 2564) SmartDFE™, uno stack completo di software e hardware che aggiunge la stampa alla fabbrica intelligente completamente automatizzata. Co-sviluppato dalle società controllate di Hybrid Software Group — ColorLogic, Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet e Xitron — SmartDFE fornisce tutto il necessario per aggiungere la stampa a un ambiente di produzione industriale. Questo front-end digitale intelligente supporta la telematica dell’Industria 4.0 e l’integrazione dei sistemi informativi di gestione (MIS) e consente la connettività con le linee di produzione automatizzate tramite OPC UA.

SmartDFE riunisce creazione di file PDF ottimizzati pronti per la stampa, workflow e automazione del lavoro per collegarsi ai sistemi informatici aziendali, elaborazione di immagini raster (RIPping), retinatura e qualità delle immagini ottimizzata. Inoltre, grazie ad Harlequin Direct™ invia i dati di stampa direttamente alle testine di stampa a una velocità strabiliante tramite il software e l’elettronica Meteor o per mezzo della piattaforma Navigator DFE di Xitron. SmartDFE soddisfa la necessità di dati completamente variabili, garantisce il controllo completo del workflow di stampa e fornisce preziose informazioni per ispezione e controllo di qualità, manutenzione della macchina da stampa e controllo delle scorte.

Global Graphics Software mostrerà anche Harlequin® e ScreenPro™la tecnologia di RIP e retinatura più veloce sul mercato.

In concomitanza con l’esposizione si svolgerà una conferenza, durante la quale Eric Worrall — Vicepresidente Products and Services di Global Graphics Software — terrà una presentazione intitolata “Una fabbrica intelligente ha bisogno di un front-end digitale intelligente”.

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SmartDFE ti offre tutto il necessario per aggiungere etichette e stampe di imballaggi in qualsiasi scenario di produzione industrial.

Informazioni su Global Graphics Software
Global Graphics Software http://www.globalgraphics.com è un’azienda leader nello sviluppo di piattaforme per la stampa digitale, tra cui Harlequin RIP®, SmartDFE, ScreenPro, Fundamentals, Mako e Direct. Tra i suoi clienti figurano HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Kodak e Agfa. Le origini della società risalgono al 1986 nella celebre cittadina universitaria di Cambridge, nei pressi della quale ancora oggi lavora la maggior parte del team di R&S. Global Graphics Software fa parte di Hybrid Software Group PLC.

Contatti

Paula Halpin, PR & Marketing Manager: Tel.: +44 (0)1223 926017 paula.halpin@globalgraphics.com

SmartDFE verbindet Print mit automatisierten Produktionsanlagen

InPrint München – 15.-17. März 2022 – Stand 2564
Messevorschau

Bei Live-Vorführungen zeigt Global Graphics Software, wie sich das intelligente digitale Frontend-System (DFE) in Produktionslinien integrieren lässt

Cambridge (Großbritannien), 3 Februar 2022: Auf der InPrint in München wird Global Graphics Software (Stand 2564) präsentieren, wie sich Print mit SmartDFE™, einer Software- und Hardware-Komplettlösung, in die vollautomatische Smart Factory integrieren lässt. SmartDFE wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Konzerngesellschaften von Hybrid Software – ColorLogic, Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet und Xitron – entwickelt und bietet sämtliche Komponenten, die zur Integration von Print in eine industrielle Produktionsumgebung notwendig sind. Es unterstützt die Industrie 4.0 Telematik und MIS-Integration und ermöglicht über OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) die Anbindung an automatisierte Produktionslinien.

SmartDFE vereint die Erstellung optimierter druckfertiger PDF-Dateien, Workflow- und Job-Automatisierung zur Anbindung an unternehmenseigene IT-Systeme, RIPping, Rasterung und optimierte Druckqualität. Über Harlequin Direct™ leitet es die Druckdaten mit rasanter Geschwindigkeit direkt an die Druckköpfe über die Meteor-Software und -Elektronik oder die Navigator DFE-Plattform von Xitron weiter. SmartDFE erfüllt die Anforderungen an vollständig variable Daten, bietet vollständige Kontrolle über den Druckworkflow und liefert wertvolle Informationen für die Qualitätsprüfung und -sicherung, die Druckmaschinenwartung und die Bestandskontrolle.

Außerdem wird das Unternehmen Harlequin® und ScreenPro™, die marktweit schnellste RIP- und Rasterungstechnologie, präsentieren.

Bei der Konferenz, die parallel zur Messe stattfindet, wird Eric Worrall, VP of Products & Services bei Global Graphics Software, einen Vortrag zum Thema „A smart factory needs a smart digital front end“ halten und darin erläutern, dass eine Smart Factory ein intelligentes digitales Frontend benötigt.

Mit SmartDFE™ haben Sie alles, was Sie benötigen, um Etiketten- und Verpackungsdruck in jegliche Industrieproduktion zu integrieren.

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Über Global Graphics Software
Global Graphics Software http://www.globalgraphics.com ist ein führender Entwickler von Plattformen für den Digitaldruck, u. a. von Harlequin RIP®, ScreenPro, Fundamentals , Mako und Direct. Zu seinen Kunden gehören HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Kodak und Agfa. Die Wurzeln des Unternehmens gehen zurück in das Jahr 1986 und die berühmte Universitätsstadt Cambridge, in deren Nähe das Forschungs- und Entwicklungsteam heute noch größtenteils ansässig ist. Global Graphics Software is Teil der Hybrid Software Group PLC.

Ansprechpartner

Paula Halpin, PR & Marketing Manager: Tel.: +44 (0)1223 926017 paula.halpin@globalgraphics.com

Global Graphics Software appoints OEM sales manager for Asia-Pacific region

A new era begins for Global Graphics Software with local representation in China with the appointment of OEM Sales Manager, Bob Zhang

Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Bob Zhang as manager of OEM sales for Asia Pacific. The appointment is part of plans to further expand into the region and is in addition to the company’s office in Tokyo.

Mr Zhang is a graduate of Shanghai University of Publishing and Printing and has an MBA from the School of Management, Lanzhou University. After graduation he worked for FLINT Group for 14 years, followed by four years at DIC/Sun Chemical Group and five years at Value Tech where he worked on application solutions for the digital printing industry.

Mr Zhang will be working with digital inkjet printer manufacturers who require a raster image processor (RIP) or workflow to drive their devices. Global Graphics Software is known for the Harlequin RIP®, reputed for the quality of its output as well as its speed, and used by companies including Roland, Mutoh and Durst, as well as the award-winning ScreenPro™ and PrintFlat™ technologies that are designed to help digital inkjet printer manufacturers achieve optimum output quality at speed from their devices.

“I am looking forward to building a positive impact and expanding our business in the Asia-Pacific region. I will commit to help our customers first and foremost and align resources to provide the best service and support for them,” Bob comments.

Bob reports to Jeremy Spencer, Global Graphics Software’s VP of business development, who added: “Bob’s appointment is an exciting significant step forward for our growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region and joins us with a wealth of OEM and inkjet experience in the graphic arts sector. This development represents a new era for Global Graphics Software as we expand the team once again and have a local representation in a very dynamic, innovative and important inkjet market, China.”

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Global Graphics Software appoints OEM Sales Manager for Asia-Pacific

Bob Zhang, OEM Sales Manager for Asia-Pacific region

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About Global Graphics Software

Global Graphics Software develops innovative core technology for digital print, including the Direct™ product range, SmartDFE™, the Harlequin RIP®, ScreenPro™,  PrintFlat™ and Mako™. Customers include HP, Canon, Durst, Roland,  Kodak and Agfa. The roots of the company go back to 1986 and to the iconic university town of Cambridge, and today the majority of the R&D team is still based near here. Global Graphics Software is a subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG).

Contact:

Paula Halpin, PR & Marketing Manager, Global Graphics Software
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926017 paula.halpin@globalgraphics.com

 

Financial reporting calendar 2022

Cambridge (UK) 6 January 2022: Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) plans to publish the following financial information before market opening on the following dates:

Date Publication
30 March 2022 Annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021
21 April 2022 Quarterly trading update for the quarter ending 31 March 2022
28 July 2022 Condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ending 30 June 2022
20 October 2022 Quarterly trading update for the quarter and nine months ending 30 September 2022

Quarterly trading updates will be re-instated this year to provide more regular updates to shareholders and prospective investors.  The trading updates will include unaudited, condensed financial information primarily focussed on providing information about revenue and EBITDA across the Group’s operating segments.

Annual General Meeting

The Company expects to hold its annual general meeting on Friday 22 April 2022.  The meeting’s timing, venue, and final agenda will be provided in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

 

About Hybrid Software Group

Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; enterprise software developer HYBRID Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developer Xitron; and most recently colour technology developer ColorLogic.

 

Contacts
Jill Taylor
Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group

Graeme Huttley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group

Hybrid Software Group reduces carbon footprint with Ecologi

Cambridge UK, 21 December 2021: Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) has partnered with Ecologi, the platform that facilitates the funding of carbon offset projects and tree planting around the world, to offset its carbon footprint.

 

Since October this year Hybrid Software Group has been working towards compensating for the environmental footprint of every employee in their work and personal life.  At work, the Group is implementing policies to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 footprint such as sourcing renewable energy and low-carbon travel, and is talking with supply chains to measure and push down on Scope 3 carbon footprint.  Through the partnership with Ecologi, the Group now offsets the carbon footprint of all Group employees, whether at home or at work.

 

To date the Company has achieved an offset of 655 tonnes of CO2e and contributed to environmental projects across the globe such as solar power generation in Tamil Nadu and Telangana, India, and using waste biomass to produce electricity in Chile.  More information about the projects and the positive environmental impact can be found on the Company’s dashboard at https://ecologi.com/hybridsoftwaregroup.

 

Chairman Guido Van der Schueren comments, “As a board we are very aware of our responsibilities towards the environment and to our employees.  Driving sustainability goals through the business is not only the right thing to do for future generations but it makes good business sense too.  For instance, in many of our key growth markets, such as packaging and textiles, environmental factors are influencing how those markets develop. Improving our environmental credentials shows our commitment to the expansion of these markets as they continue to transition towards digital production.”

 

Hybrid Software Group is the only full stack supplier of all critical core technologies for inkjet printing.  Its solutions enable OEMs to be nimble in their response to develop new digital printing equipment for emerging applications and enable print service providers to benefit from the added value of digital production.  Inkjet production is inherently more sustainable than analogue, generating less waste, facilitating just-in-time production, and permitting the use of more sustainable raw materials.

 

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About Hybrid Software Group PLC

Through its operating subsidiaries, [link]Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

 

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are colour management specialists ColorLogic GmbH, printing software developers Global Graphics Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developers Xitron and enterprise software developer HYBRID Software.

 

 

 

Contacts

 

Jill Taylor Graeme Huttley
Corporate Communications Director Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489 Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group

 

HYSG Carbon neutral_FINAL

Notification of transactions in shares by persons discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMRs”)

Cambridge (UK) 2 December 2021: The Company makes the following announcement and notification in respect of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a) Name Guido Van der Schueren
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hybrid Software Group PLC
b) LEI 213800ZFW446QIHAB654
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 Ordinary share

 

GB00BYN5BY03
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price

EUR 5.1025

 Volume

7,610
d) Aggregated information

– Aggregated volume

– Price

  

7,610

EUR 38,830.03
e) Date of the transaction 1 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Euronext Brussels

 

About Hybrid Software Group

Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; enterprise software developer HYBRID Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developer Xitron; and most recently colour technology developer ColorLogic.

 

Contacts
Jill Taylor
Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group

Graeme Huttley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group

Notification of transactions in shares by persons discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMRs”)

Cambridge (UK) 1 December 2021: The Company makes the following announcement and notification in respect of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a) Name Guido Van der Schueren
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hybrid Software Group PLC
b) LEI 213800ZFW446QIHAB654
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 Ordinary share

 

GB00BYN5BY03
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price

EUR 5.2035

 Volume

1,810
d) Aggregated information

– Aggregated volume

– Price

  

1,810

EUR 9,418.34
e) Date of the transaction 30 November 2021
f) Place of the transaction Euronext Brussels

 

About Hybrid Software Group

Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; enterprise software developer HYBRID Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developer Xitron; and most recently colour technology developer ColorLogic.

 

Contacts
Jill Taylor
Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group

Graeme Huttley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group

Notification of transactions in shares by persons discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMRs”)

Cambridge (UK) 30 November 2021: The Company makes the following announcement and notification in respect of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

NOTIFICATION #1

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a) Name Guido Van der Schueren
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hybrid Software Group PLC
b) LEI 213800ZFW446QIHAB654
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 Ordinary share

 

GB00BYN5BY03
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price

EUR 5.2189

 Volume

1,321
d) Aggregated information

– Aggregated volume

– Price

  

1,321

EUR 6,894.17
e) Date of the transaction 26 November 2021
f) Place of the transaction Euronext Brussels

 

NOTIFICATION #2

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a) Name Guido Van der Schueren
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hybrid Software Group PLC
b) LEI 213800ZFW446QIHAB654
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 Ordinary share

 

GB00BYN5BY03
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price

EUR 5.235

 Volume

4,763
d) Aggregated information

– Aggregated volume

– Price

  

4,763

EUR 24,934.31
e) Date of the transaction 29 November 2021
f) Place of the transaction Euronext Brussels

 

 

About Hybrid Software Group

Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; enterprise software developer HYBRID Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developer Xitron; and most recently colour technology developer ColorLogic.

 

Contacts
Jill Taylor
Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group

Graeme Huttley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group

Notification of transactions in shares by persons discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMRs”)

Cambridge (UK) 26 November 2021: The Company makes the following announcement and notification in respect of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a) Name Guido Van der Schueren
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hybrid Software Group PLC
b) LEI 213800ZFW446QIHAB654
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 Ordinary share

 

GB00BYN5BY03
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price

EUR 5.25

 Volume

679
d) Aggregated information

– Aggregated volume

– Price

  

679

EUR 3,564.75
e) Date of the transaction 25 November 2021
f) Place of the transaction Euronext Brussels

 

About Hybrid Software Group

Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.

Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are printing software developers Global Graphics Software; enterprise software developer HYBRID Software; the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet; pre-press workflow developer Xitron; and most recently colour technology developer ColorLogic.

 

Contacts

Jill Taylor
Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489
Email: jill.taylor@hybridsoftware.group

Graeme Huttley
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472
Email: graeme.huttley@hybridsoftware.group