Swedish specialists DCOS and MWM are to join forces on sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

MWM Group has had an office in Hamburg headed by Björn Nickau (pictured), since early last year.

Now the two will work together in complementary areas. DCOS managing director Mattias Andersson says MWM's impressive portfolio and strong focus on sales fit well with their ambitions: "I have known Björn Nickau for many years, he is a solid background in the industry working 19 years for EAE which obviously means he is familiar with the type of systems and solutions DCOS is offering.

"I´m very excited and optimistic about this co-operation", he says.

Nickau will promote DCOS' closed-loop density systems for newspaper presses and retrofit solutions for press control and drive systems to new and existing customers in the territory.

"DCOS has already installations and good references in Germany but I´m very excited to have these solutions available for promotion to our markets," he says.

MWM's modular Print 365 solutions are being used by German and Swiss printers including Burda Druck and TSB, while its new Media 365 product provides a CRM solution for publishers and media houses.

MWM Group's Jörgen Karlsson says there is a good fit between the two companies' products and services. "Both deliver real value in supplying solutions with high quality and benefits. In addition both companies have a solid reputation for a long term comitment to the printing market and pleased customers," he says.

"This is a further step to establish MWM Group as a strong player in the DACH area."