Goss cuts workforce at French factory

300 employees at Montataire, France will get an unpleasant Christmas present with redundancy notices for the New Year.

The web press manufacturer is adjusting to the downturn in its European market, while reinforcing its viability elsewhere.

“We regret the impact on our employees, but this is an essential, proactive
step in our plan to rationalize and integrate Goss resources in Europe to
deliver the highest level of value to our customers,” said Goss
International president and CEO Jochen Meissner. Meissner emphasizes that Goss International maintains a global network that includes substantial manufacturing sites in Europe, America and Asia.

Goss International facilities in Europe include development, manufacturing
and support centers for key Goss products. These include the Sunday 5000 press, the only 96-page web press model in production in the world, the unique M-600 Folia web-to-sheet perfecting press and the M-600, Sunday 4000, FPS, Universal and Uniliner presses as well as Goss splicers, pasters and heatset dryers.

Goss International supplies presses, finishing systems and aftermarket
services for newspaper, commercial, packaging and specialized printing
applications. It has a large established base in the Australian anhd NZ market.

The company is owned by  Shanghai Electric, an international group with annual revenues of approximately $8 billion.