Shock in St. Pölten: Walstead Leykam closes printing!

Shock in St. Pölten: Walstead Leykam closes printing!

The Walstead Leykam Group, a heavyweight in the European role -fashioned, is faced with decisive changes at the St. Pölten location. On February 26, 2025, the board announced that talks about the closure of the company were taken, a step resulting from a comprehensive analysis of the current market situation. This review is reflected in the fundamentally changed conditions of the printing industry, which is characterized by increasing competition and high costs, which finally led to the decision, as ots.at reported.

Walstead Leykam, which achieves an annual performance of around 234 million euros with around 710 employees and has strong market shares in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, is forced to make difficult decisions in order to secure its existence and competitiveness in the long term. The company center is located in Neudörfl, while the St. Pölten location is one of two production sites in Austria - the closure could thus have a profound effect on the regional printing landscape. Nevertheless, the company emphasized that communication with customers and suppliers is intensified to ensure a smooth transition, according to the information from Walstead Gotha .