Springer puts trust in Manroland

Axel Springer and Manroland Web Systems have concluded a long-term, wide-ranging service agreement for the Berlin-based publisher's printing operations. This agreement sees the companies continuing their successful collaboration.

Peter Kuisle, director at Manroland Web Systems, sees it as important evidence of the trust from a large customer placed in the recently formed Manroland.

The agreement includes various services for the long-term assurance of operational readiness of the newspaper printing systems.

Axel Springer and Manroland Web Systems have enjoyed a close and successful business relationship for several decades. Print houses in Berlin, Essen and Ahrensburg use numerous newspaper printing systems from the Augsburg company, including 15 Colorman systems.

Anton Hamm, service manager at Manroland Web Systems said: "We have been driving the?service division forward for many years, and we are now the market leader.

"The agreement just concluded shows that Axel Springer trusts us to do a good job, and that we are on the right track with our service concept."

The work is being implemented by Print Services, the Manroland brand in the services sector.