Heidelberg Notes Significant Rise in Incoming Orders in Half-Year Report

In the quarter under review, the Heidelberg Financial Services Division once again recorded a positive operating result. The result for the first half-year was EUR 9 million (previous year: EUR 4 million).

Business developments in the regions
Overall, the global economic recovery in the first half-year led to positive business developments, but the situation varied considerably from region to region. In the Europe, Middle East & Africa region, incoming orders in the second quarter were up 17 percent on the previous year at EUR 231 million. The main factor in this improvement was the greater willingness of customers in Germany and the United Kingdom to invest. As expected, however, orders did not match the high level of the first quarter, which was boosted by special items such as high incoming orders generated at the IPEX trade show.