ABOUT US

Shock Line is an Italian company and is a leading producer of the most advanced transfer papers in the market. Shock Line holds a wide range of transfers for light and coloured fabrics, PVC, synthetic leather, genuine leather, wood and many other materials. Our research and development experts have created patented technology, top class transfer papers for laser printers and solvent plotter.

HISTORY IN PILLS

MAURIZIO & GIUSEPPE

In 1986 Giuseppe Biondi and Maurizio Coppola, the founders and owners of Shock Line started a small screenprinting business in Termoli, a small sea town located on the Adriatic Coast in Central Italy.

SERIPROGRAM

In 1989 Giuseppe and Maurizio came across a special paper that was said would work as a transfer (as we know them today) on a Canon CLC which they had. The two immediately realized that laser color copiers could change the world of t-shirt printing. In those years Canon first, followed by Ricoh and Xerox, with their color laser copiers gave life to modern copy shops that personalized t-shirts and gadgets with color laser copiers and heat presses.

Giuseppe and Maurizio with their new company called Seriprogram started studying how to develop and produce their own transfers.

SHOCK LINE

In 1991 Seriprogram produced its first transfers in Termoli. At that time Seriprogram was producing and selling pre-printed transfer for t-shirts and in 1995 Shock Line brand transfers were finally launched on the Italian market and the Shock Line Company was founded. Probably the first Italian transfer paper manufacturers.

In 2003 Shock Line started producing transfer paper in rolls for solvent inkjet plotters including the unique PS FRESCO transfer for wall decoration and the PS SOFT for natural leather printing.

TODAY

In 2006 Shock Line acquires and moves into new facilities with new machines, a larger warehouse, meeting rooms for training sessions or workshops and 2 showrooms. Shock Line relies on a staff composed of 30 people in various departments: sales, customer care, administration, research and development, warehouse and production lines.

Today Shock Line is one the most renowned transfer paper producers in the world and offers an outstanding range of transfer papers including transfers for printing on fabrics, natural and artificial leather, wood and many hard surfaces such as metal, glass and ceramic. Shock Line also produces excellent waterslide decals. In recent times Shock Line has focused on “self-weeding” transfers for t-shirts.

A long and solid partnership binds Shock Line to OKI Italy and this has allowed Shock Line to produce excellent dedicated specialties that have been launched on not only the Italian and European market but in all continents.

Shock Line’s research and development staff is committed to create top quality new products and improve existing ones.

NO-CUT

No-cut transfer paper is the website created and managed by Francesco D'Angelo and it’s about digital transfer papers. The aim is to help distributors providing them an easy useful tool to get familiar with laser transfer paper technology. Videos, datasheets, catalogs, features of Shock Line products, know-how and recommendations are available to make everyone a professional in the world of personalization.

FRANCESCO D'ANGELO

Business Developer in the field of the digital printing since 2012. Export sales manager focused on the EMEA, Central - South America and Canada markets.

Italian mother language with a professional knowledge of English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Master's Degree in Public, business and advertising communication sciences.

Previously Travel Agency Manager and Tour Operator Director; Salesman for a tour operator; Export Salesman for a Spanish company.

Deeply oriented towards the knowledge of new realities, customer loyalty, problem solving, customer care and the achievement of ambitious company objectives.

NEW DISTRIBUTORS

When we meet a new potential distributor, the first step is to evaluate his business. When the evaluation is mutually positive, we move on to the operational phase, with a full immersion, a training to learn the technical characteristics, the use, methods and products applications.

SERVICES

From here we can start by choosing together the right strategies for expanding the market:

  • MARKET ANALYSIS

  • COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

  • CUSTOMERS NEEDS

  • DIRECT MARKETING ACTIONS

  • LEAD GENERATION

  • OPEN HOUSE

  • WORKSHOPS

  • TRADE EXHIBITIONS

  • VISITS BY CLIENTS AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS

  • LOGISTICS

  • DOCUMENTATION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

"The right combination of

human resources,

product quality

and market strategy

are the key to business success."