What Hybrid Services does

Hybrid Services Ltd is a privately held UK-based company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Crewe, Cheshire, operating as the exclusive distributor of Mimaki's digital printing, cutting, and 3D printing product lines across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company sells and supports a comprehensive portfolio spanning solvent printers (CJV200/330, JV200/330, SWJ-320EA), UV printers across flatbed (UJF, JFX series), roll-to-roll (UJV, UCJV series), and hybrid formats (UJ330H-160), direct-to-film (TxF150/300), dye sublimation (TS200/330, Tiger600), 3D printers (3DUJ-2207/553), vinyl cutters, laminators, and associated RIP and colour-management software. Underlying technologies include UV inkjet curing, LED-UV, 2.5D textured printing, Weaving Dot Technology, MAPS anti-banding, and Variable Dot technology.

The business operates a hybrid distribution model combining direct enterprise field sales from the Crewe headquarters and showroom with a network of authorised reseller partners, targeting signmakers, print service providers, textile producers, industrial manufacturers, and creative professionals across the UK and Ireland. Revenue is generated through three principal streams: one-time hardware sales (£14,995 to £44,995 price range with trade-in incentives), consumables and ink supplies (SS21, SS22, BS4, CS100 solvent inks plus UV and DTF inks), and recurring technical support through the Customer Care Programme offered in Gold and Silver subscription tiers with annual and monthly billing. The company runs a multi-channel marketing approach including showroom demonstrations, demo weeks, industry exhibitions (FESPA), digital content, and a strategic partnership with Crewe Alexandra Football Club as Official Printer Partner, and pursues sustainability initiatives such as the Let's Do MORE ink cartridge recycling programme.

Customer concentration is diversified across enterprise and SMB accounts spanning exhibitions (Modex Exhibitions), audio equipment (Sound Leisure), badge production (Badgemaster), education (University of Huddersfield), graphics (Park Graphics, Stripes & Graphics), giftware (Wolf & Flower), and sports (Crewe Alexandra FC). The company has maintained its exclusive Mimaki partnership for nearly three decades and won three European Digital Press Awards at FESPA 2026, including Best Flatbed/Hybrid for the UJ330H-160, signalling sustained technical credibility in its distribution category.

Name

Hybrid Services

Legal name

Hybrid Services Ltd

Website

https://hybridservices.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hybrid Services is the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of Mimaki's digital printing, cutting, and 3D printing equipment, serving signmakers, print service providers, textile producers, and industrial manufacturers through direct sales, an authorised reseller network, and a recurring Customer Care Programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Crewe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of Mimaki printers, cutters, and related equipment including solvent printers, UV printers, textile printers, dye sublimation printers, 3D printers, and vinyl cutters. Revenue generated through direct sales and authorised resellers.
2. Technical Support and Maintenance: Customer Care Programme providing extended warranty, maintenance coverage, and technical support services. Gold and Silver tier packages offering different levels of parts, labour, and priority response.
3. Consumables and Ink Supplies: Supply of genuine Mimaki consumables including inks (SS21, SS22, BS4, UV inks), replacement cartridges, and parts. The Let's Do MORE recycling scheme incentivizes cartridge returns with free replacement cartridges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hybrid Services is the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Mimaki's full range of industrial digital printing and cutting equipment. The company sells Mimaki solvent, UV, hybrid, textile, dye sublimation and 3D printers, vinyl cutters, laminators, RIP and colour-management software, and genuine Mimaki inks and consumables. It also provides certified technical support through a tiered Customer Care Programme, demonstrations at its Crewe showroom, trade-in incentives, and an authorised reseller network.

Product overview

Hybrid Services is Mimaki's exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland, offering a comprehensive portfolio of digital printing and cutting solutions. The product range encompasses solvent printers (CJV, JV, SWJ series), UV printers across flatbed (UJF, JFX series), roll-to-roll (UJV, UCJV series) and hybrid formats (UJ330H), textile/fabric printers including DTF (TxF series), dye sublimation printers (TS series, Tiger600), 3D printers (3DUJ series), vinyl cutters (CG series, CFX), laminators (LA series), and associated software (RasterLink7, FineCut9, PICT, Profile Master 3). The portfolio spans entry-level to industrial production machines, serving sign makers, PSPs, textile producers, industrial manufacturers, and creative professionals. Product categories include hardware (printers, cutters, laminators), software (RIP, colour management, print management), accessories (Kebab cylindrical printing attachment), and support services (Customer Care Programme, ink recycling).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mimaki CJV200 Series Printer/Cutter Entry-level vinyl printer and cutter available in three widths (80cm, 130cm, 160cm) with practical print speed of 17 m²/h, supporting SS22 sustainable solvent, SS21, or BS4 budget solvent inks for signmakers and PSPs.
• Mimaki CJV330-160 Printer/Cutter Next-generation integrated solvent printer cutter with 1.6m print width, three off-board 2L ink supplies (BS4, SS21, SS22), V-shaped cutting technology, and 2-year warranty.
• Mimaki JV200-160 Solvent Printer Next-generation 1.6m wide-format solvent printer powered by the Mimaki 330 Print Engine for signmakers, vehicle wrappers and print providers.
• Mimaki JV330-160 Production Solvent Printer Flagship 1.6m solvent printer with enhanced productivity, 2L ink sacks in up to 8 colours, optional XY trimmer, and Mimaki Weaving Dot Technology.
• Mimaki SWJ-320EA Super Wide Solvent Printer 3.2m super-wide solvent printer with twin-roll capability, four high-speed staggered print heads, speeds up to 137m²/h, using low-priced CS100 solvent ink in 2-litre bottles.
• Mimaki UJV200 Series UV Roll-to-Roll Printer Entry-level UV roll-to-roll printer with instant-curing UV technology, practical print speeds up to 14m²/h, and GREENGUARD Gold certified UV inks including white and clear options.
• Mimaki UJV300DTF-75 UV DTF Printer UV DTF printer that prints onto specialist film for transfer onto virtually any surface with pressure only—no heat or pre-treatment required—using ELH100 and ELS170 UV inks.
• Mimaki UCJV300 Series UV Printer/Cutter Integrated LED UV printer/cutters in 75cm, 107cm and 160cm widths, printing at up to 25.8m²/hr at 1,200dpi on roll-to-roll media with instantly drying UV ink.
• Mimaki UCJV330-160 UV Printer/Cutter Flagship UV printer/cutter with ultra-low running costs, 5-layer printing, 2.5D textured effects, and print speeds up to 55m²/hr with white and clear ink options.
• Mimaki UJ330H-160 Hybrid UV Printer Hybrid UV printer delivering high-quality print across both roll media and rigid boards from a single compact system, supporting rigid substrates up to 50.8mm thick and roll media up to 1,620mm wide.
• Mimaki UJV55-320 Large Format UV Printer 3.2m large format roll-to-roll UV printer with speeds up to 110m²/h, built-in LED lightbox for backlit inspection, twin-roll feature, and seven-colour inkset configuration.
• Mimaki UJF-3042 MkII e Flatbed UV Printer A3 format flatbed UV printer for product customisation, printing up to 38 A4 sheets per hour on items up to 153mm thick, with MFD2 half-toning and optional Kebab cylindrical printing.
• Mimaki UJF-6042 MkII e Flatbed UV Printer A2 format flatbed UV printer delivering 52 A4 sheets per hour on items up to 153mm thick, with MFD2 half-toning, built-in primer, and optional Kebab for 360-degree cylindrical printing.
• Mimaki UJF-7151plus Mid-Size Flatbed UV Printer Industrial-level flatbed UV printer with 710x510mm print bed, six staggered print heads, and a unique silver metallic ink option for gloss or matt finishes on promotional items and giftware.
• Mimaki UJF-7151plus II e Industrial Flatbed UV Printer High-performance UV-LED flatbed printer delivering 1,800dpi direct-to-object printing, eight staggered printheads, media up to 153mm high, and Emboss Mode up to 5mm thick.
• Mimaki JFX200-1213EX Mid-Size Flatbed UV Printer Mid-size UV flatbed printer accommodating substrates up to 1,270x1,300mm with production speeds up to 25m²/h and 2.5D printing for textured effects and Braille signage.
• Mimaki JFX200-2513EX Production Flatbed UV Printer 8'x4' production flatbed UV printer printing at up to 35m²/hr, handling media up to 250kg and 50mm height, with 2.5D Texture Maker supporting up to 17 layers for relief textures.
• Mimaki JFX500-2131 Grand Format Flatbed UV Printer 10'x5' UV LED flatbed printer with the largest print bed in Mimaki's UV range (2.1m x 3.1m), speeds up to 60m²/hr, handling substrates up to 50mm thick for retail displays and exhibition graphics.
• Mimaki JFX600-2513 High Production Flatbed UV Printer Top-of-range 8'x4' flatbed UV printer with next-generation print engine reaching speeds up to 200m²/hr, precision quality on rigid media up to 60mm thick, and optional 3-litre bulk ink supply.
• Mimaki JFX600-2531 Industrial Flatbed UV Printer Industrial flatbed UV printer with maximum print size of 2,500x3,100mm featuring a twin 8'x4' bed design and Toggle Print Function for continuous printing with front/rear work areas.
• Mimaki TxF150-75 Direct-to-Film Printer Entry-level direct-to-film apparel printer with OEKO-TEX ECO PASSPORT certified inks, printing directly onto DTF film for application to cotton, nylon, and polyester fabrics without weeding.
• Mimaki TxF300-75 Production Direct-to-Film Printer Production-level direct-to-film printer for higher volume apparel decoration, sharing the same reliable DTF workflow as the TxF150-75 with enhanced throughput capabilities.
• Mimaki Tx330-1800 Production Textile Printer Production textile printer for high volume fabric printing with advanced ink delivery and substrate compatibility.
• Mimaki Tx330-1800B Belt Fed Textile Printer Production belt fed textile printer designed for stretch and delicate fabrics with dual ink capability for dye sublimation and pigment inks.
• Mimaki TRAPIS Pigment Transfer Textile Printer Pigment transfer textile printing system for innovative fabric decoration applications.
• Mimaki TS200-1600 Dye Sublimation Printer 1.6m dye sublimation printer combining the proven 200 Series platform with the Mimaki 330 print engine for sharp detail, vibrant colour, and high productivity.
• Mimaki TS55-1800 Production Dye Sublimation Printer 1.8m production dye sublimation printer for high-volume textile and display graphics production.
• Mimaki TS330 Series Dye Sublimation Printer 1.6m and 1.94m production dye sublimation printers offering versatile format options for textile and sportswear production.
• Mimaki TS330-3200DS Industrial Dye Sublimation Printer 3.2m grand format direct and paper transfer industrial dye sublimation printer for large-scale textile and display production.
• Mimaki Tiger600-1800TS Volume Production Dye Sublimation Printer Volume production dye sublimation printer designed for speed, creativity, and sustainability; also available as an industrial high-volume poster printer.
• Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 Full Colour 3D Printer Entry-level full colour 3D printer for creative, architectural, and prototyping applications.
• Mimaki 3DUJ-553 Production Full Colour 3D Printer Production-level full colour 3D printer for industrial, architectural, and medical sector applications requiring higher throughput.
• Mimaki CG-60AR Vinyl Cutter 60cm entry-level vinyl cutter for sign makers and PSPs.
• Mimaki CG-130AR Vinyl Cutter 1.3m vinyl cutter for production sign-making applications.
• Mimaki CG-FXII Plus Production Vinyl Cutter Production vinyl cutter with wide format capability for high-volume sign graphics production.
• Mimaki CFL-605RT Flatbed Cutting Table Small format flatbed cutting table for kiss cutting, through cutting, and creasing applications.
• Mimaki CFX Series Flatbed Cutting Plotter Flatbed cutting plotter for professional finishing of printed graphics.
• Mimaki LA-160W Wide Format Laminator Wide format laminator for protecting and finishing printed graphics.
• Mimaki RasterLink7 RIP Software RIP software enabling advanced features of Mimaki printers, with smooth tonal gradation, special effects, swift PDF processing, and intuitive workflow.
• Mimaki FineCut9 Cutting Software Plugin Cutting software plugin working alongside RasterLink for a seamless design-to-print-to-cut workflow with die cutting and ID Cut barcoding.
• Mimaki PICT Print Management Software Cloud-based print management software for printer monitoring, maintenance tracking, and warranty activation.
• Mimaki Profile Master 3 Colour Management Software Colour management software for precise colour profiling and calibration across Mimaki devices.
• Customer Care Programme (Gold and Silver) Subscription-based maintenance and technical support programme for Mimaki printers and cutters, with Gold offering unlimited parts, labour, telephone/email support, remote dial-in, and highest priority, and Silver offering parts at 25% discount with priority response. Available on Annual or Monthly billing.
• Let's Do MORE Ink Recycling Programme Ink cartridge recycling scheme incentivising returns of genuine Mimaki solvent ink cartridges with free replacement cartridges, helping divert an estimated 40 tonnes of cartridges annually from landfill.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save £4,000-£6,600 on new equipment through trade-in programmes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Crewe Alexandra Football ClubminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Hybrid Services became Official Printer Partner in 2024, providing printing technology and support for club signage, merchandise, awards, and décor. The partnership includes sponsorship of The Hybrid Lounge function suite and pitchside advertising boards, enhancing brand visibility in the local community.
• MimakicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1996Exclusive distribution partnership for UK and Ireland since 1996. Hybrid Services is the sole authorised distributor of Mimaki's complete range including UV, solvent, textile, dye sublimation, and 3D printers, providing first access to innovations, technical support, and genuine consumables.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Spandex: Spandex is a leading UK and European distributor of wide-format print materials, signmaking supplies, and printing equipment. It operates in the same UK distribution channel as Hybrid Services, serving sign makers, vehicle wrappers, and print service providers with a multi-brand portfolio.
• Nazdar: Nazdar is a major US-based distributor of wide-format digital printing inks, equipment, and supplies. Like Hybrid Services, Nazdar serves as a value-added distributor carrying Mimaki and other leading printing manufacturers, providing technical support, consumables, and training to US print service providers.
• Soyang Technologies: Soyang Technologies is a UK-based distributor of wide-format print media, hardware, and consumables. It competes head-to-head with Hybrid Services in the UK wide-format printing market, supplying printers, materials, and inks to print service providers.
• Sabur Digital: Sabur Digital is a UK distributor of large-format printing and finishing equipment. Like Hybrid Services, it supplies wide-format printers, cutters, and related hardware to sign makers, print service providers, and display graphics businesses across the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Antalis: Antalis is a major European distributor of paper, packaging, and visual communication materials. It competes with Hybrid Services in the wider print media distribution space, offering substrates and visual communication supplies to commercial print and signage customers across the UK.
• Roland DG: Roland DG is a Japanese manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, cutters, and 3D milling machines. It directly competes with Mimaki in UV, solvent, and print-and-cut categories, with Roland DG UK selling to the same sign and graphics PSP customers that Hybrid Services targets.
• HP Large Format: HP's Large Format division manufactures a broad range of wide-format printers (Latex, DesignJet, PageWide XL) sold through direct and channel partners. HP competes with Mimaki in sign, graphics, and textile printing applications, serving the same UK customer base that Hybrid Services targets.
• Fujifilm Wide Format: Fujifilm's Graphic Arts division manufactures wide-format digital printers and inks. It competes with Mimaki (Hybrid Services' principal brand) at the manufacturer level, offering alternative UV, solvent, and inkjet press solutions that UK customers may choose over Hybrid Services' portfolio.

Regional players

• William Smith Group: William Smith Group is a UK-based distributor of signmaking materials, digital print media, and signage consumables. It serves a similar UK customer base of sign makers and PSPs, competing for share of print media and consumables spend alongside Hybrid Services.
• Vivalda Group: Vivalda Group is a UK distributor of fabricated cladding, signage, and visual communication products. While focused on architectural panels and signage materials, it operates in adjacent UK visual communication distribution channels that overlap with Hybrid Services' signage customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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