August 19, 2020

Hampton Printing signs first subscription agreement 
with Heidelberg in the UK	
•	Customer receives machine, software, consumables, 
service and consulting from a single source
•	Challenging market environment in the UK increases attractiveness of the subscription offer additionally
	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Postfach
69159 Wiesloch
Deutschland

Gutenbergring
69168 Wiesloch

Matthias Hartung

Telefon +49 6222 82-67174
Telefax +49 6222 82-9967972

Matthias.Hartung@heidelberg.com
www.heidelberg.com

Hampton Printing (Bristol) Limited is the first UK customer of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) to take advantage of a Heidelberg Subscription Plus agreement.  The award-winning printer, which serves a range of customers in the fashion, retail, automotive and lifestyle industries, expects this move to deliver significant efficiency and quality improvements at its Bristol site. The company's contract with Heidelberg includes a complete package, with Heidelberg supplying a latest-generation Speedmaster XL 106-6+L, Prinect software, consumables, service, including service parts, training and consulting with analysis and guidance from Heidelberg experts.  
The customer can order consumables and service parts directly from the Heidelberg eShop whenever the need arises. Heidelberg also manages the stock of consumables and service parts on behalf of the company as part of "Vendor-Managed Inventory".

Mike Malpas, Managing Director of Hampton Printing, emphasizes: "As a company, we have been working in partnership with Heidelberg for over 30 years. We are committed to using the latest technology to increase our efficiency, while at the same time focusing fully on the development and growth of our business, customers and employees. Heidelberg's subscription model provides us with precisely this freedom in a challenging market environment, which is why it convinced us.

Ryan Miles, Managing Director of Heidelberg UK, says, "Subscription benefits customers who have a solid and growth-oriented business model. The particular advantage is that both parties to the contract share the same interests and aim to improve the customer's overall performance. 

Subscription from Heidelberg builds attractive offer to UK customers
The UK is one of the most important markets in Europe for Heidelberg and its sales volume puts it in the top 10 worldwide. The variable and demand-oriented subscription model, therefore, offers the company the opportunity to further expand its partnership with its customers in a highly competitive environment that is facing additional 
challenges due to Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing on higher productivity and improving overall performance, it makes it easier for customers to shape their future growth.

About Heidelberg Subscription and Heidelberg Print Site Contracts
The Heidelberg Subscription model follows the growing pay-per-use trend in mechanical engineering with the aim of further reducing the company’s reliance on the straightforward sale of presses. Under this model, customers only pay for the number of sheets actually printed. The smart holistic system offered by Heidelberg under the top configuration level of the new digital business model includes equipment, software, all consumables required – such as printing plates, inks, coatings, washup solutions, and blankets – and a comprehensive range of services geared to availability. New add-on and variable Print Site Contracts are making the subscription portfolio an attractive option for an increasing number of print shops. If customers so wish – under Subscription Smart, for example – Heidelberg will also take care of all aspects of logistical operations for consumables (vendor-managed inventory).
A holistic system of this kind could not be managed dependably without big data applications – in predictive maintenance, for instance – and the company’s Push to Stop approach to autonomous printing.
The rollout is going according to plan and is to be expanded further. Establishing pay-per-use models in industrial offset printing is the result of the ongoing digital transformation at Heidelberg, and also the company’s software and data expertise. 

Video material and further information about the Heidelberg Subscription model is available here: https://heidelberg-subscription.com/

Figure 1: Hampton Printing is Heidelberg's first subscription customer in the UK. From left to right: Neil Fletcher, Head of Sales of Heidelberg UK; Mike Malpas, Managing Director of Hampton Printing; Ryan Miles, Managing Director of Heidelberg UK.

Figure 2: A latest-generation Speedmaster XL 106 has already gone into operation at Hampton Printing. In addition to the press, Heidelberg supplies everything from a single source: software, consumables, service and consulting.

Images and further information about the company are available on the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG press portal at www.heidelberg.com  and in the Media Library.

Heidelberg IR now also on Twitter:
Link to the IR Twitter channel: https://twitter.com/Heidelberg_IR 
To be found on Twitter under the name: @Heidelberg_IR

For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Group Communications
Matthias Hartung
Phone: +49 (0)6222 82-67174
Telefax: +49 (0)6222 82-9967972
E-Mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com