A LEADING East Lancashire company has strengthened its position overseas by teaming up with a French firm.

Darwen-based ink manufacturer Wolstenholme International has linked up with Paris-based MGM, one of France's leading suppliers to the printing industry.

MGM will have sole distribution rights in France for Wolstenholme's metallic ink products.

Wolstenholme International's sales director Mike Yates said: "This partnership demonstrates our commitment to expanding and reinforcing our service in Europe and we are confident that our French customers will welcome and benefit from the move."

A subsidiary of Wolstenholme Rink PLC, Wolstenholme International is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of metallic pigments, offset metallic inks and resins and varnishes.

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