Bernd Schopp

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—In June 2005, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) opened a Print Media Academy in Mexico and in doing so established the tenth site in the global training network. 1,500 guests took part in the opening ceremony in Mexico City. With a population of around 100 million people, Mexico has approx. 9,000 companies in the printing and publishing sector. Eighty-five percent of these are small businesses, ten percent are midmarket companies and five percent are large enterprises. Almost all printshops bemoan the widespread lack of training for skilled employees. Virtually without exception, all printshop employees are semi-skilled and lack a sound technical knowledge. Appreciation