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schlott gruppe strengthens post-press operations

Wednesday 13. October 2010 - Group acquires large section of post-press capacities of meiller direct, Schwandorf

Effective from 1 October 2010, schlott gruppe AG has acquired a significant part of post-press assets belonging to meiller direct GmbH, based in Schwandorf. The machinery taken over by the Group includes two large adhesive binding units, two saddle stitching machines as well as a system for individual shrink wrapping.
The post-press machines are to be installed at schlott gruppe’s facilities in France (hollmann S.A.), the Czech Republic (reus s.r.o.) and Germany (d.v.n. druckverarbeitung nürnberg GmbH, Nuremberg).
Relocation activities are already underway. The two large-scale adhesive binding machines are to be ready for operation in time for the coming catalogue season at the end of November. In turn, older, less efficient machinery is to be decommissioned.
For Bernd Rose, Chairman of the Management Board of schlott gruppe AG, this step represents a significant improvement in the Group’s competitive position: “In contrast to the situation in web-fed printing, overall market capacity within the area of post-press operations is much more limited, particularly at peak periods. In taking over a sizeable section of capacity at meiller direct, we are modernising our existing machinery and, what is more, further enhancing our end-to-end service portfolio within the area of printing and post-press. This offers significant added value for our customers.”