Manroland Web Systems reports increased profits and market share in 2015

Manroland Web Systems (Augsburg, Germany) has reported a significant increase in profit and market share in 2015. With a profit margin of around 3%, the printing press manufacturer’s revenue increased to 6.2 million Euros. The market share in new press business for web offset systems grew by 45% while its solutions in digital post-press also improved. Profitability is expected to grow even further in 2016, said the OEM.

The incoming orders taken by the company group grew by more than 10% to around 260 million Euros in comparison to 2014. The fully completed restructuring measures from 2014, as well as the improved situation in use of capacities, have also had a major impact. “In 2015, the company group generated a positive operating result of 6.2 million Euros before interest and taxes,” said Managing Director Jörn Gossé. “An order backlog in new press business of more than 150 million Euros gives reason to expect good use of factory capacities and a further increase in profitability for Manroland Web Systems in 2016,” he added.
Not including external personnel and trainees, as of December 31, 2015, the company had a total staff of 1,200 worldwide, 1,068 of which are at the Augsburg site. Manroland Web Systems will also be taking on all trainees and young skilled workers who are finishing training in 2016. The company is currently training 63 young people in total, in various technical and commercial professions and will be offering 16 new trainee placements starting in September of 2016.
Major successes
The wide range of its newspaper printing presses was showcased in 2015, with the successful start-up of the Colorman e:line as well as the Cromoman 4-1. “The need for upgrades and retrofits is unrelenting in the newspaper segment in particular, but also in commercial printing presses,” said the company. In commercial printing, its Lithoman systems have been equipped with the new InlineCutoff Control dynamic (ICCd). Long-term service contracts “confirm Manroland Web System’s claim to be the best-in-class service partner,” the company added. It has also managed to secure new press orders for commercial offset printing in nearly all regions of the world, while experiencing growing demand in the USA and the West European market in particular.

Manroland Web Systems has also managed to develop its digital post-press business even further, including its FoldLine and FormerLine Inline Finishing units. One reason is their openness to various digital printing press manufacturers. Also, the workflow expertise of manroland web systems is frequently integrated into the production facilities with WorkflowBridge and MasterQ software solutions. For the future, the German company said it wants to develop its market position in newspapers and commercial web offset even further, while remaining an innovative driver in industrial digital printing.