Andrej Grünberg stands almost motionless in front of a printing machine. What at first glance looks like inactivity is actually highly focussed work: he listens to the clattering machine to make sure it is working perfectly. Andrej Grünberg turns round, raises a thumb and smiles: everything is in perfect order. The 59-year-old works in Wildau near Berlin at the "Druckstift" day care centre for people with mental illnesses. The centre is run by the Hoffnungstaler Stiftung Lobetal.
Andrej Grünberg is a very experienced printer. He quickly realises when something goes differently than planned. And usually with his ears. "I know every sound the machine makes, and if something doesn't fit, I can hear it," he says. His hearing and his knowledge are of great importance to BTS. Not only because it enables the small print shop to produce and distribute the products customers want. But also because Andrej Grünberg is able to fulfil another task at the same time: As an employment assistant, he instructs people with mental disabilities on possible activities during ongoing printing operations.