Argraf, graphic arts

The origins of Argraf go back to 1939, when Lucio Torroba Andrés founded and started a graphic arts business that was the seed for the later Grupo Argraf.

Formally constituted in 1978, Argraf S.A. initually focused its production on the wine and spirits label sector, thanks to its strategic situation in the heart of the winemaking region of La Rioja.

In 1985 Argraf Ebro S.A. was created, a division of Grupo Argraf to cover the increasing demand for label for brands of other food products outside the world of wine, the main customers being food canning companies.

In 1989 the Group began an expansion process based, above all, on extending its facillities and a high level of ongoing investment in state-of-the-art technology. This is the process that has represented the greatest success of Grupo Argraf, as it has placed it at the head of new printing and labelling techniques, offering its clients exclusive services that no other supplier can provide in Spain. Ongoing investment in R&D+i is the key factor in the current, and undisputed, leadership of Argraf in the sector.

1989
New generation of 5-colour machines.

1990

Renewal of guillotines and auxiliary machinery.

1991
Modernisation of the stamping section.

1992
Computerisation of pre-printing.

1993
Extension of the cutting and stamping sections.

1994
New 6-colour printing machine.

1995
Extension of the pre-printing section and renewal of our IT infrastructure.

1996
Incorporation of up to 23 printing units.

1997
Updating of the pre-printing section with a new imagesetter, storage disks and new computers. Fifth hot stamping machine.

1999
New investments in printing equipment of almost 3 million euros. First 8-colour machine for labels in Spain. Argraf Autoadhesivos S.A. was set up. First 8-colour flexographic printing machine, plus a stamping and inspection machine.

2000
Fifth hot stamping machine. Updating of guillotines.

2001
New printing machine for stickers, stamping and inspection. Renewal of pre-printing equipment.

2002
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases new printing, stamping and inspection machines.

2003
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its fourth printing machine.

2004
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its fifth printing machine, incorporating CTP into pre-printing. Sixth hot stamping machine. Argraf becomes the biggest consumer of printing tape in Spain.

2005
Argraf Autoadhesivos adds its sixth printing machine. Argraf purchases the most advanced 8-colour offset machine for the printing of labels. The facility is extended to cover 3,000 square metres, reaching a total of 10,000.

2006
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its seventh printing machine.

2007
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its eighth printing machine.

2008
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its ninth printing machine.

2010
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its tenth printing machine.

2011
Argraf Autoadhesivos purchases its eleventh printing machine.

2012
Grupo Argraf merges the three family companies to give rise to the fourth biggest label manufacturing group for food products in Spain, and leadership in the world of wine.

2013
Grupo Argraf purchases two new silk screening and stamping machines.

2014
Purchase of three new printing machines, plus another three for different finishes.

2016
New OMET machine, with 10 flexographic printing units and one GIETZ flat stamping machine, as well as several inline finishes.

2022
Acquisition of Redgraf in Catalonia and integration into Grupo Argraf’s structure.