Goss has announced the sale of two 16-page heatset webs to Iraqi printer Al-Wafaq Printing Company.
The deal covering two M-600 presses to be installed early next year, was confirmed at DRUPA last month, and is part of an investment modernise and innovate to deliver the country’s best commercial print quality.
Owner and managing director Muthanna Abdul Samad Al-Samarraie says the installation will make a huge contribution to the development of the region’s printing industry and Iraq in particular.
“Iraq is going through an intensive investment programme, but technical capabilities are only one side of the equation,” he says. “We aim to invest in the latest, state-of-the-art technologies that will allow us to reflect the unique spirit and artistic endeavours of our nation.
“We are investing for the ability to produce publications with the highest quality and aesthetic appeal so that we can give clients the means to express their creative ideas in beautiful, highly impressive print.”
The M-600 presses, which will initially produce books and magazines, will incorporate some of the new automation the maker showed in Düsseldorf. Features including enhanced automatic plate changing will ensure maximum efficiency and low makeready waste.
Al Wifaq was established in 1988 by the late Abdul Samad Al Samera’I, and has been further developed by sons, Muthana, Abdul Samad, Ahmad and Muhammad. The company specialises in book, magazine and poster printing.
Muthanna Al-Samarraie says the company is inspired by his father’s passion for the printing business and a dedication to the future development and prosperity of his country, “to leave no stone unturned in meeting current and potential needs” of customers.