Thursday, August 9, 2012

Orders Highest In 4 Years At Heidelberg In Q1

Q1 Incoming Orders the Highest in Four Years at Heidelberg: In the first quarter of financial year 2012/2013 (April 1 to June 30, 2012), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (Heidelberg) recorded incoming orders of EUR 890 million (previous year: EUR 665 million), the highest figure in four years, thanks to the investment impetus created by the drupa industry trade show in May 2012. Due to the high volume of orders, the order backlog in the first quarter rose significantly to EUR 856 million, which is EUR 350 million higher.