HEIDELBERG

The company sees the newspaper press market as offering further potential growth in the future. Heidelberg is looking to develop this market and round off its product portfolio as a provider for complete print media solutions... To handle the widening of the product portfolio brought about by the integration of prepress and postpress operations, Heidelberg is in the process of constructing a new international spare parts center (SPACE) in Wiesloch by the year 1999. To mark its 150th anniversary in the year 2000, the company is also planning to open the Print Media Academy in Heidelberg, an international communication and training center for the graphics industry... In 1934, Heidelberg introduced a fully automatic high-speed cylinder press to the market, and it caught on like wild fire. At that time, 60% of the company's revenues came from foreign sales, a level which became difficult to maintain after the outbreak of World War II. Because printing presses were not essential to the..

Primary location: Chester United Kingdom