Poultry equipment producer
Vencomatic from the Netherlands announces to open a new operation in Spain,
Vencomatic Iberica s.l. This new operation is the result of a joint venture
with the Spanish nest and feed equipment producer GURA Automatizacionas
Avicolas s.l. At the exhibition Fima Ganadera in Zaragossa from March 24th
till 27th, the new company will present itselves to the Spanish
poultry sector.
GURA produces automatic nest
boxes and feed equipment for broiler breerders and has a very strong brand in
the Spanish market. GURA currently has a production unit with 7 employees in
Reus, Tarragogna, which will be renamed to Vencomatic Iberica. The current
general manager of GURA, Manuel Raigel, will stay in charge of the new
Vencomatic Iberica operation. He is very pleased to join Vencomatic: “the
company has a large knowledge base and product package, which helps us to grow
in the future. Especially for the alternative layer market, we think the
products of Vencomatic are an important
addition to our current product package.”
As the marketleader in innovative poultry
housing and egg collection, Vencomatic is also very pleased with their new
operation in Spain. General manager of Vencomatic, mr. Koen Boot stated: “After
having set up a production facillity in Brazil, starting a joint-venture in
China, and opening several branch offices in the USA, Canada, the UK, Poland
and the Far East, this step fits very well to the strategy of Vencomatic to have
a strong local presence world wide. In this way we can create the right match
of products for local customers, meeting their expectations and demands. By
joining forces, we can all benefit of scale and knowledge available in the
group of companies.”