Farbendruck Weber takes over Benteli Hallwag
The Tamedia subsidiary Espace Media Groupe is selling the long-established Bern-based printing company Benteli Hallwag to the Biel-based company Farbendruck Weber AG. The merger will result in the creation of the company Weber Benteli. Production will be concentrated at the Biel site, and the Wabern printing facility will be closed. At Benteli Hallwag, 56 full-time positions and temporary contracts will be eliminated.
The Tamedia subsidiary Espace Media Groupe is selling the traditional Bernese printing company Benteli Hallwag to Bieler Farbendruck Weber AG. Production will be concentrated at the Biel site and the Wabern printing site will be closed. At Benteli Hallwag, 56 full-time positions and temporary contracts will be lost. Early retirement is being sought for a further 13 employees, as the two companies announced on Thursday. A social plan is to be drawn up; the trade unions will be invited to take part in the negotiations. The takeover is intended to secure 75 full-time positions, including eight apprenticeships, in the long term.
Farbendruck Weber takes over the printing business of Benteli Hallwag on June 1, 2008. The company resulting from the merger will be called Weber Benteli. The managing director will be the former head of Benteli Hallwag, Martin Brawand. The turnover of the new printing company with around 300 employees is estimated at CHF 90 million.
Benteli Hallwag was formed in 1998 from the printing business of Benteli AG, whose origins date back to 1899, and the printing activities of Hallwag. Through mergers with various regional companies, Benteli Hallwag has been able to expand its position in recent years and is now one of the five largest commercial printers in Switzerland.
Farbendruck Weber takes over the printing business of Benteli Hallwag on June 1, 2008. The company resulting from the merger will be called Weber Benteli. The managing director will be the former head of Benteli Hallwag, Martin Brawand. The turnover of the new printing company with around 300 employees is estimated at CHF 90 million.
Benteli Hallwag was formed in 1998 from the printing business of Benteli AG, whose origins date back to 1899, and the printing activities of Hallwag. Through mergers with various regional companies, Benteli Hallwag has been able to expand its position in recent years and is now one of the five largest commercial printers in Switzerland.
