en.Wedoany.com Reported - Germany's Heidelberg is integrating the lifecycle business and global sales and service subsidiaries of the UK's manroland sheetfed Group, aiming to strengthen its position in the printing and packaging industry. The transaction combines the geographic footprint, service capabilities, and customer networks of both companies, with an initial focus on maintaining global service and spare parts supply for manroland systems.

Heidelberg stated that this integration will create a comprehensive, globally positioned service and lifecycle portfolio, expanding its scope as a full-service provider and laying the foundation for sustainable growth and recurring revenue. Jürgen Otto, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, said that through this transaction, the acquired manroland business can continue to operate reliably; the combination of manroland sheetfed's service and spare parts business and its sales subsidiaries with Heidelberg strengthens its role as a global system integrator, seamlessly ensuring supply for manroland users worldwide, and providing global service and spare parts to customers through a strong service and logistics network.

Anthony Langley, Chairman and CEO of Langley Holdings, stated that the agreement with Heidelberg ensures continuity of service and spare parts supply while integrating the business into a global organization with the necessary scale and infrastructure to support manroland users long-term. As part of the transaction, Heidelberg acquired manroland sheetfed's service and spare parts business through organizations in approximately 35 countries (around 600 employees), including service and spare parts-related technology and intellectual property as well as specific assets. Heidelberg also acquired the intellectual property for the Roland 900/Cartonmaster in the large-format sheetfed offset printing segment and stated it is evaluating options for the production and further development of this system.

This integration will significantly expand Heidelberg's international structure and sales and service network, ensuring continuity for over 3,000 manroland users worldwide. Heidelberg stated it will take over service and spare parts supply for these customers immediately and fully integrate them into the global service network. Local contacts familiar to manroland customers will generally remain unchanged. Through Heidelberg's infrastructure, manroland users will gain access to standardized service processes and support covering over 170 countries. For customers considering technology changes, Heidelberg stated it offers the option to upgrade to the Speedmaster system and has developed a transition framework covering technical improvements and efficiency gains. The expanded lifecycle services include consumables specifically launched for the installed base.

Combined with Heidelberg's Prinect workflow software, post-press solutions, and data-driven services, the company stated this integration creates an end-to-end solution aimed at enhancing customer productivity and unlocking additional revenue potential. David Schmedding, Executive Board Member for Technology and Sales at Heidelberg, said this integration is the logical next step in implementing the strategy in its core business; by acquiring the global service and spare parts business for manroland presses, it provides printers with a seamless transition for system operation, and customers benefit from a more comprehensive service range, reliable spare parts supply, and innovative solutions from a single source, creating sustainable added value for global customers.

This article is compiled by Wedoany. All AI citations must indicate the source as "Wedoany". If there is any infringement or other issues, please notify us promptly, and we will modify or delete it accordingly. Email: news@wedoany.com