Press statement – for immediate release

Highly successful first WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH Partner Meeting

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH invited for the first time its worldwide partners to Gerhardshofen.

Gerhardshofen, 21. November 2013 – For the first time in the company’s long history, WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH hosted from 11. to 12. November a common Networking Meeting with its world-wide partners at the Gerhardshofen premises. The invitation was accepted by more than 55 participants, who represented more than 30 nations including: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, The Netherlands, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

The basis of this meeting was to advise an even closer cooperation with all partners, to present in detail the extensive portfolio with more than 3.000 products and to highlight the trends and opportunities of the current market in order to effectively maximize the success of all partners.

After the event’s official greeting and opening by Günter Korbacher, Managing Director of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH, the following topics were dealt with:

Company Presentation WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH & Get to know each other

Günter Korbacher, Managing Director & Arno Dürr, Sales Director

Lecture: „Finishing – why?”

Ralph C. Rieker, Finisher und Managing Director of Rieker Druckveredelung GmbH & Co. KG

Application procedures – Which applications can be covered? Future Trends, Product news

Jürgen Kibler, Technical Service of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH

During the evening of the event’s first day, WEILBURGER Graphics invited its guests to a common Networking dinner at the Allee Hotel in Neustadt an der Aisch.

The topics of the second day were the following:

Value Added Packaging, Gallus inline production, digital printing and packaging – processes and practical implementation

Alexander Dort, Freelance Designer

Digital Printing - Blessing or Trap for Print Finishing?

Michael Kirmeier, Infostar

Brain storming and discussion about market trends

Jürgen Kibler and Bastian Schäfer, Technical Service of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH

A common company tour showcasing the company’s new buildings and expansions lead over to a final discussion regarding requests and objectives for the coming years from all participating guests.

Günter Korbacher comments the event as follows: “We are very pleased that we received a highly positive response to our invitation and that we may welcome more than 30 nations at our premises. Since in most cases our sales partners are in direct contact to our clients, for us it is extremely important that they know our company and our product portfolio in detail, as well as that they experience our exemplary service and pass it on to their clients. In consultation with our representatives we will repeat this meeting at a two-year interval in order to keep our partners updated regarding our company, our product news as well as our technical progress. After all, the success of our sales partners is also our success and our success is our partner’s success as well.”

Further information:

Contact:

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH

Am Rosenbühl 5

91466 Gerhardshofen

Germany

Phone: +49 9163 9992-0

Fax: +49 9163 654

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Caption:The invitation was accepted by more than 55 participants, who represent more than 30 nations

Caption: A successful event which was also visited by Dorothée Grebe, Grebe Group and Mr. Frank Gläser, Managing director of WEILBURGER Coatings GmbH.

Caption:Ralph C. Rieker, Finisher und Managing Director of Rieker Druckveredelung GmbH & Co. KG

Caption: Alexander Dort, Freelance Designer

Caption: Michael Kirmeier, InfoStar

Caption: Günter Korbacher – executive director of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH


Caption: Logo WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH

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About WEILBURGER Graphics

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH is one of the leaders in the field of print finishing for packaging, labels and job printing.

The company mainly produces for sheet-fed offset, heat-set web offset and off-line coating, and for the screen-printing, flexo, gravure, narrow web and digital print sectors. Its tailor-made products are available for the market segments involving packaging, labels and job printing. It also offers seminars and consultancy services.

WEILBURGER Graphics is one of nineteen companies of the GREBE Group, a medium-sized manufacturer of industrial coatings.

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