Royal De Vries Cardboard Printing has ended production at its folding-carton factory in Sneek, the Netherlands, after 152 years, after efforts to sell the entire business failed, according to a press release posted on WhatTheyThink.
The decision has resulted in all 98 employees losing their jobs
All assets have been taken over by German industrial remarketing company Allaoui and are being put up for sale. The machinery on offer includes a KBA offset press, along with Bobst and MK Masterwork converting lines. Royal De Vries, formally Koninklijke Drukkerij De Vries Vouwkartonnage, was founded in 1874 as a printer in the north of the Netherlands.
During the 20th century, it developed into a major folding-carton manufacturer serving domestic and international brand owners. The business was granted the Dutch royal designation in 2016. The company added a seven-colour Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 with double coater in 2021, followed by spending on end-of-line automation in 2024.