drupa 2000: Heidelberg Receives Orders Amounting to More than 1.5 Billion Euro

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is consistently extending its position as the world market leader in the print media industry. 
 
At drupa 2000 (18 to 31 May, Düsseldorf), the company has received orders in excess of 1.5 billion Euro. "This fantastic result means that we have tripled the orders received at drupa 1995. Our customers have been really impressed by our new strategic orientation", states Bernhard Schreier, Chairman of the Management Board at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. 
 
For the first time at the world's most important industry fair, the company was presenting complete solutions tailored to the needs of its customers. These included printing presses, products from the prepress and postpress stages, software, consumables and services. "Our brillant success at drupa confirms our customer-orientation and leading position on the market as a competent solution provider covering all elements of the printing process", claims Marketing and Sales Director Holger Reichardt.
 
The successful launch onto the newspaper market was confirmed by the biggest order Heidelberg has ever received at a fair. A British publishing group ordered seven of Heidelberg's newspaper web presses. The exhibition was also Heidelberg's début on the market for digital color printing solutions, with the presentation of the new NexPress 2100. Customers' reactions to this innovative solution were extremely positive and underline Heidelberg's commitment to the digital printing market.
 
The company is also delighted with the number of visitors. Practically all of the 420,000 drupa visitors also visited the Heidelberg halls.
 
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Thomas Fichtl  
Tel.: +49 6221 92 4747
Fax: +49 6221 92 5069
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com