(June 23, 2008) Rebranding of world's largest Web press manufacturer to be com-plete with unveiling of new logo amid local dignitaries

With a highly successful, worldwide tradeshow now complete, manroland's North American headquarters will host a local event to mark the company's rebranding effort.  A rededication celebration is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 30 at manroland's offices, located at 800 East Oak Hill Drive.

Expected to attend is Westmont Mayor William Rahn, who will be joined by Kirk W. Dillard, Illinois State Senator of the 24th District, and Patricia R. Bellock, Illinois State Representative for the 47th District.  Each will make brief statements, as will manroland CEO, Vince Lapinski.  After the company's new logo is unveiled, a brief tour of the facility will follow.

"I am extremely pleased that Mayor Rahn, Senator Dillard and Representative Bel-lock will join us for this festive occasion," Lapinski said.  "The drupa tradeshow in Germany is the Olympics of the printing industry, held every four years and at-tended by hundreds of thousands from across the globe over an 11-day period.  Our initial rebranding announcement there was met with great fanfare and now it has come full circle for us with this occasion." 

A connection with DuPage County

Westmont has been manroland's U.S. home for the last 26 years after it operated for several years in Lombard. The company employs 250 people throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Visitors from many countries make the trek to Westmont annu-ally to view the newest equipment in manroland's Technology Center.  manroland holds several Open House events for customers each year, who also make time to stop in during the annual Graph Expo tradeshow in Chicago each fall.

Since 2001, manroland has won six prestigious GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) Intertech Awards, including industry recognition in 2005 for its Telepresence remote Press diagnostic system.  The global market leader for Web presses and a rising force in sheetfed, every third newspaper sold worldwide is produced on a manroland press.