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Gerd Purko takes over the German distribution at Paperconnect

Tuesday 14. July 2020 - With Gerd Purko, the new Sales Manager Germany, Paperconnect has strengthened its sales team on 01.06.2020. Purko brings 25 years of experience in the paper industry with him and has been a volunteer on an examination board of the Chamber of Commerce for over 10 years. He gained his profound knowledge of the industry through his many years of activity at the paper wholesalers Igepa and Papyrus. Before joining the purchasing service provider Paperconnect, the 44-year-old worked in sales at the paper manufacturer Bü enpapierfabrik Gmund.

Paperconnect is a purchasing service provider specializing in materials purchasing for sheetfed offset printers and has been supporting printing companies for 21 years now. The unique benchmark system PriceMonitor, which is well established on the market, makes purchasing markets transparent and is also the result of many years of cooperation with the printing industry associations.
+ Medien e.V., Paperconnect customers use it for optimal purchasing control of cost-intensive purchasing areas such as paper, paints, plans and waste paper disposal.
With the purchasing alliance, Paperconnect also operates a purchasing group for the strategic bundling of paper requirements. Printing companies of all sizes can easily and uncomplicatedly join this purchasing group and immediately benefit from framework agreements at best price level per eren.
Thomas Hügle, Managing Director of Paperconnect: “We are pleased to have Mr. Purko as a very experienced sales and industry professional.
to have on board. Due to his previous activities in the paper trade and industry, he knows exactly what is important when it comes to purchasing materials in order to survive successfully in the difficult print market.