manroland realigns production and services

Cost cutting continues in Germany with 500 jobs set to go in Augsburg, Offenbach, and Plauen by the end of 2012.

A further 300 employees will be transferred to a new business unit manroland Industrial Services, which will be founded on January 1, 2011. The portfolio of this new business unit includes industrial consultancy as well as the placement of technical specialists as temporary staff.

According to a statement, the measures are part of a comprehensive restructuring package to secure the company’s long-term independence. “Implementation of the strategic reorientation is making progress not only on the cost side but also on the growth side. manroland recently agreed on a cooperation with Océ Printing Systems GmbH for digital printing, started cooperating with the Tensor Group in the area of newspaper printing for growth regions, and expanded its services offering worldwide,” the statement said.

The planned job cuts of around 500 will affect indirect functions in administration, as well as the production areas. As a result, the number of manroland’s worldwide employees will drop to about 6,000 by the end of 2012.

A framework paper for concluding a supplementary wage agreement has been negotiated with the IG Metall union.