Confirmed by Brian Miles, Regional Managing Director, this is the latest round of investments the company has made over the last 3 years.
"In 2011, we built a 5,000m2 conveyor production hall to assemble our European range of conveyors locally. In 2012, we expanded our warehouse with a 2000m2 extension with 3 new loading docks, to meet increased exports, and now in 2013, we are adding another 5,000m2 for special steel work fabrication. This means that we now have 34,000m2 of production and warehousing at our Simpang Renggam site in Johor, with a staff of 350.
The total new investment budget is Euro 6m which includes a new German made rolling mill similar to machines operated by our parent company in Germany, which will roll all profiles that are used in AS/RS or Rack Clad Buildings, plus machinery for the preparation of special steelwork profiles."
"With land and labour costs rising, we are seeing an increase in enquiries for high rise racking systems, shipping heavy steel profiles halfway around the world is obviously not cost effective, SSI Schaefer management has agreed that Asia should become a competence centre for the design and supply of these systems," said Brian Miles.
"We have now built over such 50 systems throughout APAC, in the past incorporating German made profiles with our own product, with this new machinery we can become 100% independent, which means we will be able to deliver these systems to the market faster and very price competitive."
"This investment was made after securing major automation projects in Australia, Indonesia and China, we are seeing Automation becoming a significant proportion of the company’s turn-over,” reported Miles, “by 2014 it will represent close to 50% of the company’s return for APAC, Middle East / Africa."
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For more information, please feel free to contact:
SCHAEFER Systems International Pte LtdChristie LohRegional MarketingTel: +65-6863 0168christie.loh@ssi-schaefer.sg
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