Impress: Stamp and engraving business thrive thanks to Trotec lasers

The family business Impress was founded in 1985 by Alexis Glorieux's parents and focused on stamp making. In 2019, the company was taken over by Alexis and his sister who today run the company with great passion. As co-director within Impress, Alexis is mainly involved with directing production, purchasing raw materials and consulting with his sister. 
 
With the ten-member team, they now make all kinds of laser projects within Impress. From stamps to house number plates and from machine plates to various types of engraving work. 
 
Impress's customers are primarily found in the office supply industry. "Our biggest customers are large, national companies in Belgium. That is also where our focus lies at the moment," explains the co-owner. Since COVID, they also focus on architects and contractors and would like to expand into the international market in the future.

Alexis' father bought his first laser machine around 2010 - a Laserati from Trotec. "My father bought this laser for stamp production at that time because we had previously done everything by hand and wanted to increase production. The Laserati was chosen because it was the fastest of its kind. The machine has helped us enormously to increase production and the quality of the stamps," says Alexis.