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About Us
Inks that run consistently on press. Support that keeps production moving.
Access Printing Solutions is a Sharjah-based ink manufacturer and supplier company. We have been serving printers across the GCC for over 30 years. Through strong collaborations with Futamura, Bühler, Inkmaker, Rexson, and Flint Group, we support packaging and industrial printing operations in reducing waste, improving color stability, and maintaining repeatable output across GCC operating conditions and other parts of the world.
Request a QuoteBuilt for the GCC
In packaging and high-volume printing, consistency is key. If ink behaves differently today than it did last week, you don’t just lose time, you lose repeat orders. The GCC adds its own pressure: heat, humidity, fast lead times, and strict customer expectations.
That’s why we focus on outcomes, not claims. We produce solvent-based and water-based liquid inks to support customers with practical troubleshooting and trials, so that your team can run stable jobs with repeatable color and dependable printability.
Our Vision
To develop the company from a regional ink supply industry player into a regional leader. And achieving this vision requires reliability and customer focus that is second to none.
We aim to provide ink solutions for printing companies from the Middle East to Africa and Asia. To do this, Access has gathered some of the most skilled and experienced industry professionals to work together under one roof. Access uses BUHLER machinery from Switzerland to produce high-quality liquid ink, like bead mills. We have laboratory equipment from Europe that the top global ink companies use.
Our Mission
As a printing company, we want to make sure that all of our customers get the best printing solutions at the best prices.
Our Partial List of Products
What we supply
We manufacture and supply core ink systems for packaging and industrial printing, including solvent-based liquid inks, water-based inks, gravure inks, flexo inks, and thinners. Depending on your press type, substrate, and end-use, we’ll recommend the right system and support a controlled trial.
Substrate and use cases we commonly support
Our water-based range is used across packaging and paper-based applications such as corrugated board, kraft paper, tissue paper, paper bags, decorative paper, labels, and board. We also support film applications depending on substrate requirements, ink system, and process setup.
Why printers choose Access
Most ink suppliers sell products. We focus on production stability.
We invest in disciplined manufacturing and quality control to support consistency across runs. We use Bühler grinding technology and maintain European lab equipment as part of our production and quality approach, aiming for strong color strength and repeatable performance when matched correctly to substrate and press conditions.
Experience that matters
Mr. Soel Shams, Managing Director and CEO of Access Printing Solutions (APS), brings over 30 years of global experience in the printing and packaging industry. With more than two decades spent in the UAE, — including his tenure as General Manager at Torda/Flint Group, — he has played a key role in shaping APS into a trusted regional leader. Under his direction, APS has proudly represented Flint Group (Europe) for over 18 years, delivering advanced ink technologies and reliable technical support to commercial printers across the Middle East and beyond. Mr. Shams’ deep industry knowledge and hands-on leadership continue to drive APS’s mission of providing performance-driven, sustainable printing solutions backed by long-term partnerships.
Partnerships that improve real production outcomes
Our partnerships are not just logos. They support practical pressroom control and repeatability.
We support dispensing workflows in the region, including being the agent and distributor for the Inkmaker ink dispensing system (and related dispensing solutions referenced on our site). We are also the agent for Futamura in the Gulf, supporting renewable cellulose film solutions for relevant packaging applications.
Technical support that’s practical
When something goes wrong in the press, you need fixes, not theory. Our team supports customers with troubleshooting around shade consistency, drying behavior, rub/scuff performance, viscosity stability, and pressroom handling. When needed, we also support trials to validate performance under your actual production conditions.
Documentation available on request
For procurement and compliance workflows, we can share product documentation such as SDS/TDS and other relevant details depending on product line and application.
