With a global market share for sheetfed offset printing machines of more than 40 percent, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world’s leading solution provider for the print media industry. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, the Company focuses on the entire process and value chain in sheetfed offset printing, for formats ranging from 14x20 inches to 28x40 inches. Apart from printing presses, the product portfolio includes plate imaging devices and finishing equipment, as well as software components designed to integrate all print manufacturing processes. In addition, Heidelberg offers a wide range of spare parts, consumables, used equipment and services, along with extensive training programs provided by the Print Media Academy. Furthermore, the Company assists its customers’ investment plans by offering financing concepts.
Heidelberg is most active within the major OECD industrial regions and is expanding its involvement within growing markets such as Asia and Eastern Europe. With development and production sites in five countries and some 250 sales offices world-wide, the Company offers services to more than 200,000 customers around the globe. A further production site in China will start operations in 2006. Heidelberg generates 85 percent of global sales through company-owned sales offices and well above 80 percent outside of Germany.