The 115 jobs would be cut in the coming months, said Müller Martini on Wednesday. As part of the measure, the closure of the in the part manufacture permanent establishment is to be examined in Stans with 60 employees.
For some time been a marked decline in orders of new machines will recorded, justified, Muller Martini is the removal. The print industry is under enormous pressure. Many customers held back, especially in the book and magazine market, even with overdue investments.
The person in charge of the family company took in the last few months, all for the preservation of jobs, in spite of the Wegbruchs of the orders.
"a Striking decline in new machines,"
It was, however, concludes that "the fact that we are not able to compensate for the significant decline in the area of the new machines without painful cuts," CEO Bruno Müller quoted in the media release.
The family-owned company in view, to make the job cuts as socially responsible as possible. The reduction would be cushioned therefore, wherever possible, through regular or early retirement, phased early retirement and natural turnover. It'll drawn up a social plan.
The family business founded in 1946, Muller Martini has its headquarters in Zofingen and has with the world of 1800 employees in the development and production of industrial system solutions for print processing.
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Created: 10.04.2019, 22:02 PM