Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

Tony Langley, the self-described industrialist whose Langley Holdings Plc. took over the sheetfed unit of Germany’s insolvent manroland AG, plans to return the printing-press maker to profit this year. Langley doesn’t see the need for any more restructuring and has no plans to fire any of the 1,000 workers remaining at the factory in Offenbach near Frankfurt, he said today at a press conference.

Langley, who pilots his own plane to Germany and back home to England every week, sees long-term “conservative” growth for the printing-press industry. “In my lifetime and my kids lifetime, there will still be print media.”

“The purchase of the new 64" Heidelberg is a further testament to Annan & Bird’s commitment to answering our customers’ demands to improve quality, support brand integrity through repeat consistency, and shorten turn times, all while reducing the environmental impact of print,” said John Bird, president of Annan & Bird.

“He (Alfred Rothlaender) is a vastly experienced managing director who I know can be relied on during the transition between the former institutional management style of manroland AG and the leaner, more flexible way that our companies do things,” Langley said.

In a moving address to the entire assembled workforce of over 850 people in Offenbach today, Tony Langley said, “today was the beginning of a new era” and that he was confident the company would succeed. “We foresee very good economic prospects for manroland sheetfed following the recent restructuring.”

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Ferrostaal Equipment Solutions North America has announced its lineup of exclusive sales and service dealers serving the Central and Western United States. The dealers are responsible for sales, quick-dispatch technical service, parts and all customer support in their regions on behalf of Ferrostaal and Ryobi.

The 150 VIP attendees at Heidelberg’s recent President’s event witnessed a mix of high and low energy. The “high” was a kickoff tribute dinner for former president Jim Dunn; the “low” was an educational program focusing on low-energy UV printing.

Ferrostaal Equipment Solutions North America announced it now has in place an experienced team of sales, technical support and customer service managers and representatives to serve customers across the United States and Canada. Starting next week, it will begin announcing its lineup of authorized dealers.

In the offset printing category of the 41st WorldSkills competition, the gold and silver medals went to two young women. The pace was set by 22-year-old printer Makiko Ito, who finished some way ahead of Susanna Virtanen from Finland.

Specialty Finishing, a full-service folding carton manufacturer, purchased two KBA Rapida large-format sheetfed presses from KBA North America at GRAPH EXPO 2011. “We chose to purchase two large-format presses from KBA because they could offer the highest level of automation and productivity, as well as a custom-configured press for our particular needs,” says Mark Wright, Specialty Finishing president.