At the end of 2023, Schreiner Group presented its prestigious “Supplier of the Year” award for the 11th time.“This award recognizes suppliers that distinguished themselves particularly due to reliability, quality, and on-time delivery,” said Roland Schreiner, President, CEO, and Managing Shareholder of Schreiner Group. This time the coveted accolade went to Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

The company is a worldwide leader in the development, production, and sales of narrow- web roll-fed printing machines focused on label and packaging printing. Gallus increasingly uses offerings for digital label printing. In recent years, the company delivered several conventional machines to Schreiner Group. They included a modern Gallus Labelmaster 440 on which the company’s apprentices can learn their trade.

Schreiner Group has been working with Gallus machines ever since the 1980s. They were used, for instance, to produce millions of counterfeit-proof and tamper- proof PIN covers with opaque scratch ink. The Austrian highway vignette and the multi-layered photo protection film for the German social security ID card are some of the innovative developments that were produced on the first Gallus machines. The Swiss quality work, the service, and the developments enabling the manufacture of specialty products have been consistently impressive.

During his life as a successful entrepreneur, Senior Shareholder Helmut Schreiner developed a close relationship with Ferdinand Rüesch IV., Anchor Shareholder and Supervisory Board Member of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, and therefore delivered laudatory remarks in honor of Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG as part of the awards ceremony.

Today, Gallus printing presses can be found at all of Schreiner Group’s four locations worldwide. “On these modern machines, we successfully produce our innovative high-tech labels and functional parts. I’m delighted about the long-standing and trusting collaboration with this top-class supplier,” said Managing Shareholder Roland Schreiner. Christoph Thurl, Director of Purchasing at Schreiner Group, expressed the same view, saying that “Gallus has proven to be a reliable partner, especially with projects in recent fiscal years. Its outstanding quality and commitment to the satisfaction of our customers motivated us to recognize the company with the title ‘Supplier of the Year.”

Ferdinand Rüesch IV., Anchor Shareholder and Supervisory Board Member of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, emphasized the value of this award and expressed his appreciation. “We are proud of being recognized as ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Schreiner Group. Our partnership has great strategic importance and we are delighted that our efforts of achieving quality and customer satisfaction are honored in this way,” he said.