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SUPPLIER NEWS

Swiss School of Milling awards diplomas to 24 millers
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND - The
Swiss School of Milling (SMS), St. Gallen, Switzerland, announced recently that
24 professionals from 15 countries received
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school, ending their six-month training to
become executive grain milling technologists.
The SMS is one of the most prestigious
international training institutions within the
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professionals from across the world training in this area. With its strong international

orientation, the SMS is an important establishment in eastern Switzerland, SMS said.
The SMS was set up 58 years ago by
Renè Bühler, owner of Bühler Uzwil.
As a private school it has the freedom to
choose the school program and can ensure
the latest developments are considered immediately. Since its foundation, over 1,500
students have been trained at the SMS to
become grain milling technologists.
The curriculum included a broad range
of theoretical subjects and practice orientation. In his diploma speech, Michael
Weber, the principal of the SMS, made the
audience aware that all students received a
massive increase of knowledge about milling and gained life experience during their
stay in St. Gallen.
"You would like to make a career in the
milling business. But knowledge is not all
you will need; it will be as well patience.
We, the teachers of the Swiss School of
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your path in the milling world," Weber said.
Martin Schlauri, principal of the African
Milling School in Nairobi and supporter of
the SMS, presented the Dr. René Bühler

Award to Olakunle Samuel Adefusi from
Nigeria. The award is given to the best in
class of each course.
Top Photo: Back row (from left): Hamza Ouhaj
(Morocco), Takahito Sasaki (Japan), Cornelius
Antonie Van der Merwe (South Africa), Patrick Elkiær Møller (Denmark), Yusuf Olatokumbo Sanni
(Nigeria), Imants Zinkevics (Latvia), Sarthak
Dhemla (India), Augustine Ngozi Okafor (Nigeria), Miguel Aaron Utrera (Argentina) Gabriel
Murillo Bonilla (Costa Rica),
Front row (from left): Toshinori Nishisaka (Japan), Jesús Alberto Requena Añez (Venezuela),
Ricardo José Cardozo (Venezuela), Olumayowa
Eniola Olugbuyi (Nigeria), Jodi Lynn Roberts
(USA), Samuel Olakunle Adefusi (Nigeria),
Hermanus Jacobus Botha (South Africa), Nikunj
Khandelwal (India), Renald Setiadi (Indonesia),
Fahad Manzoor (Pakistan), Rizwan Salamatullah
(India), Boon Pin Ng (Malaysia), Robert Jr.Calo
(Philippines). Not in the photo: Khidir Mohammed Nour Mohammed (Sudan).
Bottom Photo: Martin Schlauri, principal of the
African Milling School in Nairobi and supporter
of the SMS, presents the Dr. René Bühler Award
to this year's best in class, Olakunle Samuel Adefusi from Nigeria.

NUM AB. Johansson will continue to manage the company.
Johansson formed LPT in 1988 and developed the company from self-employed
to a company that currently has a turnover
of 15-20 million SEK ($1.74-$2.32 million)
with a dozen employees.

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professional and leader," said Per Larsson,
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Group. "With some extra resources from
TORNUM, we are convinced that Inge will
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of both existing and new customers."

TORNUM acquires Lidköpings Plåtteknik
KVANUM, SWEDEN - TORNUM announced on April 20 that it has purchased
Lidköpings Plåtteknik (LPT), which mainly
deals with refurbishment, repair and maintenance to the grain and milling industry.
LPT founder Inge Johansson assigned
100% of Lidköpings Plåtteknik to TOR116

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