TPi October 2011

business & market news

Wuppermann begins construction on extension

In the last ten years Wuppermann has invested more than €10mn in the Czech site, among other things in a powder coating system, a production area for sheet metal processing with two flat lasers, folding machines, a milling centre and a tube laser. By the end of 2013 Wuppermann plans to invest a further €4mn, including the construction of another production hall, which will be 2,700m 2 in size and will allow further growth. While WKt previously undertook production mainly for its sister plants in Germany and Austria, obtaining new customers in Eastern Europe has gained in importance in recent years. “We are particularly happy about this, as the development of Eastern European markets is an important objective for us in order to generate further growth,” said Dr Arnd Schaff, a member of the board of Wuppermann AG and responsible for the technical products business unit.

intensive parts in Eastern Europe more cost-effectively and therefore more competitively, as well as at the same time tapping into the Eastern European markets. “Holýšov was the perfect location for our new plant thanks to its logistic advantages,” said Gerhard Hörletseder, one of the managers of the Czech site. “Firstly, we wanted a site which was not too close to the city of Pilsen due to the upward trend in wages, and secondly, it was very important to us to have a preferably equal distance to our plants in Burgbernheim in Germany and Altmünster in Austria. In addition,

With the laying of the foundation stone for Wuppermann Kovotechnika sro (WKt) in Holýšov in the Czech Republic in the year 2000, the Wuppermann Group took its first step into Eastern Europe. Now the plant is celebrating its tenth birthday as well as the start of construction of a new production hall. Since starting production in 2001 the plant has steadily grown. The plant produces sheet metal blanks, bent and edge shaped components, tube and sheet metal components, and welded constructions, and also undertakes powder coating. Ten years ago the primary target was to produce labour-

Members of the board of management of Wuppermann AG and the management of Wuppermann Kovotechnika sro celebrate the start of construction of the new production hall we received a great deal of support from the then Mayor of Holýšov, Mr Kralik.”

Wuppermann AG – Germany info@wuppermann.com www.wuppermann.com

Alfa Laval wins major order in Brazil Heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company Alfa Laval has received an order for a brewery solution from one of the largest global brewery groups. “It is a pleasure to take a big order within brewery,” said Lars Renström, president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “This order confirms that increased living standard in Brazil is driving demand for beverages. We have a solid history in delivering hygienic products and solutions to breweries all over the world.”

are dedicated to assisting customers in optimising the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol. Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.

The order value is around SEK 135mn, and was booked late June 2011. Delivery is scheduled for 2011. In the brewery in Brazil, the Alfa Laval equipment will be used in different stages of the beer-making process, including fermentation, cooling, filtration, blending and storage. The order includes a wide variety of hygienic products, such as valves, pumps, pipes, fittings and plate heat exchangers.

Alfa Laval has been present in Brazil since 1959, and last year the company’s order intake in the country grew by 18%. The company provides specialised products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its equipment, systems and services

Alfa Laval – Sweden www.alfalaval.com

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