Skeleton Structure of New Engraving
and Design Centre completed
With its employees
and all people involved in the
construction of the new building,
Interprint celebrated with a
“topping-out” ceremony the new
Engraving and Design Centre on 23rd
August. A “topping-out” ceremony is
a traditional celebration when the
framing for a building’s roof is
completed. The skeleton structure is
now fully complete. Following the
first ground breaking in December
2004, the construction of the new
building, which should be ready to
occupancy at the end of this year,
is proceeding according to schedule.
The approx. 2,800 square metres of
floor space in the new building are
spread across three floors: the
ground floor will accommodate the
new printing cylinder engraving and
galvanic department that will use
state of the art technology. The
upper floors provide generous areas
for the decor presentation and the
decor development department and
offices for the sales department.
With this investment of about 8
million Euro, the overall space
accommodations at the Arnsberg site
will be improved because the
relocation of various departments
will create vacant space for
production and office areas at the
headquarters.
With this building
project, Interprint is reinforcing
its efficiency in decor development
for the customers’ benefit. Just
like the integration of the Repro
Department, the engraving of the
printing cylinders will allow the
company to react to customer wishes
even more flexibly in the future.
The “time to market” aspect – the
quick implementation of market
requirements in new products – and
improved customer service were the
deciding factors for this
investment.
The interior finishing will be
completed during the coming months.
The mechanical services and the
process technology in the galvanic
and engraving department will be
installed in parallel. The cylinder
engraving department will move into
the building as early as December
this year, with the office and
presentation space being put into
use at the beginning of 2006.
