Wiesloch Site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Renamed "Wiesloch-Walldorf Site"
03/15/2007
Printing press factory celebrates 50th anniversary
At the beginning of March this year, the Wiesloch site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was renamed "the Wiesloch-Walldorf site". The plant, currently the largest printing press factory in the world, was established within the city boundaries of Wiesloch in 1957. However, as the site has been expanded over the past 15 years, it has moved ever closer to the neighboring city of Walldorf. Indeed, at least a third of the production site now lies within the boundaries of Walldorf.
The company decided to rename the site in its anniversary year, 2007, to reflect these changing needs and the expectations of the City of Walldorf and Wiesloch municipal council.
The opening of the production site 15 kilometers to the south of the city of Heidelberg in 1957 represented an important milestone in the history of the company, which was founded 157 years ago. Today, the Wiesloch-Walldorf factory with its approximately 6,400 employees and covering an area of 860,000 square meters (some 9,257,000 square feet) is the largest of Heidelberg's 14 production sites all over the world, and the largest and most modern printing press factory in the world.
The company's sheetfed offset presses are assembled in Wiesloch-Walldorf and the small parts and electronic components required for these presses are produced there. The new assembly hall at Wiesloch-Walldorf - hall 11 - will be completed in summer 2007. The hall measures 35,000 square meters (375,000 square feet) - equivalent to almost five soccer fields - and will be used to assemble a new generation of large-format presses. Heidelberg is investing around 45 million Euro for this, which represents yet another major investment in the Wiesloch-Walldorf site.
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The Wiesloch site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is renamed "Wiesloch-Walldorf site": the Wiesloch-Walldorf site factory with its approximately 6,400 employees and an area covering 860,000 square meters (some 9,257,000 square feet) is the largest and most modern printing press factory in the world.
At the beginning of March this year, the Wiesloch site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was renamed "the Wiesloch-Walldorf site". The plant, currently the largest printing press factory in the world, was established within the city boundaries of Wiesloch in 1957. However, as the site has been expanded over the past 15 years, it has moved ever closer to the neighboring city of Walldorf. Indeed, at least a third of the production site now lies within the boundaries of Walldorf.
The company decided to rename the site in its anniversary year, 2007, to reflect these changing needs and the expectations of the City of Walldorf and Wiesloch municipal council.
The opening of the production site 15 kilometers to the south of the city of Heidelberg in 1957 represented an important milestone in the history of the company, which was founded 157 years ago. Today, the Wiesloch-Walldorf factory with its approximately 6,400 employees and covering an area of 860,000 square meters (some 9,257,000 square feet) is the largest of Heidelberg's 14 production sites all over the world, and the largest and most modern printing press factory in the world.
The company's sheetfed offset presses are assembled in Wiesloch-Walldorf and the small parts and electronic components required for these presses are produced there. The new assembly hall at Wiesloch-Walldorf - hall 11 - will be completed in summer 2007. The hall measures 35,000 square meters (375,000 square feet) - equivalent to almost five soccer fields - and will be used to assemble a new generation of large-format presses. Heidelberg is investing around 45 million Euro for this, which represents yet another major investment in the Wiesloch-Walldorf site.
Image:
The Wiesloch site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is renamed "Wiesloch-Walldorf site": the Wiesloch-Walldorf site factory with its approximately 6,400 employees and an area covering 860,000 square meters (some 9,257,000 square feet) is the largest and most modern printing press factory in the world.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Thomas Fichtl
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 47 47
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Thomas Fichtl
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 47 47
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com
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