KBA Holds Topping-out Ceremony for New Foundry at Press Plant

WÜRZBURG, GERMANY—Sept. 22, 2011—KBA held a topping-out ceremony for a new foundry attended by employees, the architects, building contractors, media and representatives of the city council and Chamber of Industry and Commerce, among other guests.

Scheduled for completion by the end of the year, the $19.3 million project is one of the biggest KBA has implemented in recent years at its Würzburg facility, and brings the total sum invested in new buildings there over the past 10 years to well above $55 million. The investment reaffirms KBA’s commitment both to its main production plant and to print. It also safeguards some highly skilled jobs at what is the biggest and oldest industrial enterprise in the region.