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Bühler reports 3% increase in 2011 net profits
UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — The global Bühler Technology Group reported on March 22 that net proﬁts increased 3% in 2011 to CHF 163 million. Bühler reported growth of 12% (adjusted for exchange rates and organic plus 15%), and orders increased by more than 3%. For the 2012 ﬁscal year, the executive board said it expects a moderate increase in volumes due to the uncertain economic situation. Despite market turbulence such as the appreciable slumps following the turmoil in the Middle East and the natural disaster in Japan, Bühler increased its order intake by 3% to CHF 2.23 billion. This growth was especially possible thanks to the Group’s strong roots in emerging markets, Bühler said. Adjusted for exchange rates, the two Food Divisions boosted their sales volumes by about 20%, while the Advanced Materials Division beneﬁted from the boom in the automotive industry and achieved growth of 35%. In geographical terms, this increase in sales is primarily due to China (+64%) and Europe (+15%). In Europe, the acquisition of Schmidt-Seeger accounts for about half of total growth and the related strengthening of the strategic market for grain logistics solutions. Asia, with its 30% share of sales, now has the same size as Europe. With EBIT of CHF 218 million, which translates into 10.2%, Bühler Group once again generated a double-digit margin (previous year: 10.6%). The Group result of CHF 163 million exceeded that of the previous year by more than 3%.

Perten moves headquarters to larger building
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Perten Instruments, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, announced on March 29 that it has moved to larger ofﬁces to meet its continued need for more space for applications, support and development. “We’ve added 11 new service, applications specialists, and engineers in the last two years. We were bursting at the seams in our old building. The new ofﬁces allow us to continue our growth in aftersales support,” said Göran Sandén, head of Global After-Market. Patrik Hedeklint, development manager, added, “Our new ofﬁces give us the space we need to continue our fast pace of product development. With new products, updates and innovations always in the pipeline, we really needed more room and modern facilities.”

Sweet adds new bilingual customer service specialist
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, U.S. — Sweet Manufacturing Company announced on March 28 that it has added James Davidson as its new customer service specialist. Davidson’s responsibilities will include assisting customers worldwide with technical speciﬁcations and capabilities of Sweet’s products, answering customers’ questions about replacement and add-on parts for the companies’ existing products in the ﬁeld, and helping customers with all aspects of their orders. Sweet Davidson said Davidson will demonstrate an important part of the Sweet Sales team’s ongoing commitment to provide extraordinary customer service. Sweet said Davidson is an established sales professional with several years of proven sales and customer service experience in both domestic and international markets. He is bilingual in Spanish and English and has extensive work experience in Latin America. Davidson has previous experience in the agricultural and industrial sectors, having worked for a leading elevator bucket manufacturer. He most recently worked at an energy company, handling the ﬁrm’s permitting and land surveying efforts.

Brock honors Sime dis Ticaret for sales achievement
MILFORD, INDIANA, U.S. — Sime dis Ticaret ve Mumessillik A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey, received a Titanium Sales Achievement Award from ChoreTime Brock International, said Bruce Mitchell, regional general manager, Europe Group, on March 27. The award is based on the dollar volume of Brock Grain Systems storage, handling and conditioning products and accessories Sime dis Ticaret sold during 2011. Sime dis Ticaret has been a distributor of Brock Grain Systems products since 1992, selling its ﬁrst projects in 1993. Owned by Gokhan Sime and Volkan Selcuk, the company reached record sales levels with 24 signiﬁcant projects sold in Turkey and several other locations in 2011. The projects accounted for a total of over 460,000 tonnes of storage capacity.
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Volkan Selcuk, left, representing Sime dis Ticaret ve Mumessillik A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey, is presented with a Titanium Sales Achievement Award by Bruce Mitchell, regional general manager, Europe Group, for Chore-Time Brock International. The award honors Sime dis Ticaret’s record sales of Brock Grain Systems products in 2011.
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