Quad Plant Ahead of Schedule

Two new 108˝ Cerutti gravure presses will be installed and made production-ready in 2004 rather than in 2005, as previously announced. The two gravure presses will complement the two web offset presses that will start up this summer when the company officially opens the facility.

Currently, the printer is constructing Phase I to house its initial web offset and saddle stitching operations. The plant will feature a reconditioned Heidelberg M-1000 and a new MAN Roland Rotoman. Phase I encompasses nearly 217,000 square feet. Once construction permits are secured, Quad/Graphics will immediately start building Phase II, which will add 311,000 square feet. By mid-2004, the facility will measure close to 530,000 square feet.