GERMANY – Interprint’s 50-year anniversary celebration gathered the decor printer’s local employees and their families at Lake Sorpe in Langscheid. Under this beautiful scenery the specialist in decorative paper commemorated on Saturday September 7th this milestone.

“Without our employees and their supporting partners or family members, Interprint would not be what it is today: one of the internationally leading décor printers in the sector. We want to thank you for that today,” said Thomas Wrede in his welcoming speech. The director of the Wrede Stiftung foundation is the chairman of the advisory board of Wrede Industrieholding, the (to-date) parent company of Interprint.

The diverse program of the day included an international guest of honor: Hideo Yoshikawa, CEO of Toppan Europe GmbH, who gave a speech to the new colleagues as the Toppan Group Japan will soon be the new owner of Interprint.

Yoshikawa congratulated Interprint on its anniversary and also said: “We can hopefully start our joint co-operation shortly so that the next generation can celebrate the 100th anniversary of Interprint with just as much joy. We have a lot to do in the next 50 years – I look forward to that! It is an honor for me to be allowed to be here today”.

Frank Reuther from Interprint's Works Council held a speech, in which he suitably quoted Ninomiya Sontoku, who is highly esteemed in Japan: “If you want to accomplish something great, you should not forget to pay attention to the small things. Because the great will arise from the accumulation of small things.” That particularly applies to Interprint, which started with 7 employees 50 years ago – whereas today more than 1,300 employees worldwide make up the Interprint family.