Agfa-Gevaert Limited has its head office in Burwood, Victoria. The company has a nationwide presence, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Agfa-Gevaert (NZ) Limited has its main office in Auckland New Zealand, and branches in Wellington and Christchurch. Agfa employs about 291 people throughout the Oceania region.

Traditionally Agfa was a film-orientated company. A wide assortment of products, ranged from photographic film for amateur cameras up to films for graphic applications and health care. Agfa divested its photographic business in November 2004. The photographic film, finishing and lab equipment activities will be continued by a company, named AgfaPhoto, which operates independently from Agfa.

The Company has moved rapidly to embrace the advantages of the digital era. Agfa any now provides a wide assortment of products and services for three business groups.

In the graphic industry, besides the traditional prepress films, Agfa is now providing a full assortment of printing plates, related equipment and product software.

In HealthCare, our assortment ranges from the traditional x-ray films, including specialities like mammography and dental film, up to total digital solutions for health care.

Other products in our diversity are positive film for cinefilm printing, as well as microfilm and other archival solutions.

Agfa now supplies total integrated digital solutions in graphic systems and health care industries.

Agfa's turnover in 2004 was A$215 million in the Oceania region.

History
Agfa's presence in Australia dates back to 1925 when Henry H. York and Company successfully negotiated the agency to sell Agfa products. In New Zealand Henry York sold Agfa products after establishing offices in the 1950s.

In 1961 the York family invoked a provision of an agreement with Agfa whereby they could call on the German shareholders to purchase the family's shares at a price calculated in accordance with an agreed formula. Thus closed a chapter in the Australian history of the company we know today.

Gevaert's representation in Australia began in the early 1960s. In anticipation of a united Europe, Agfa AG and Belgium's leading photographic firm, Gevaert Photo-Producten NV, merged to form the Agfa-Gevaert Group. As a result, Agfa-Gevaert Limited was formed in Australia in 1964; a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company. Agfa-Gevaert New Zealand Limited was also established in the 1960s.

In 2000 Agfa-Gevaert Limited and Agfa-Gevaert N.Z. Limited became one operation to cover Oceania. The new approach has strengthened Agfa's presence in the Pacific and positions the company well to support the needs in this expanding market.