Basler Zeitung integrates Schnelli print shop into Birkhäuser+GBC

The Schnelli print shop for small print products, which is part of the Basler Zeitung Medien (BZM) company, is to cease production in Birsfelden. Schnelli AG will be integrated into Birkhäuser+GBC in Reinach, which also belongs to the BZM Group, with effect from July 1 in order to maintain and further expand its services. The continuation of the print shop would have required extensive modernization, which would not have been feasible at the previous location, according to the press release. The reopening of the small print shop in Reinach will result in the closure of the parallel stationery store on June 16. This will be discontinued for market economy reasons. The changeover will affect 13 print shop employees. Nine employees will be taken on by Birkhäuser+GBC and will remain in their current jobs. Four Schnelli AG employees, including two stationery staff, have been made redundant. One of the four redundancies will be settled through early retirement.
The Birsfelder Anzeiger, which is published by the Schnelli printing company, is not affected by the relocation and will continue to be published at its current editorial site. In addition, the technical production of the local newspapers Allschwiler Wochenblatt, Muttenzer & Prattler Anzeiger and Reinacher Zeitung, which belong to the BZM Group, will be concentrated in Birsfelden from July 1. The editorial contact points in the various municipalities will be retained. The support and advice for advertising customers is also guaranteed within the proven framework.