DKSH has signed its second partnership with Gerber Technology for Malaysia, three years after establishing its first contract in Thailand.
Media release
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, October 24, 2019 – DKSH Business Unit Technology, the leading Market Expansion Services provider for technology companies seeking to grow their business in Asia, has expanded its partnership with Gerber Technology, a worldwide leader of software and automation solutions that helps apparel and industrial customers, to a second market in Malaysia. In 2016, DKSH signed its first agreement with Gerber Technology in Thailand. With this partnership, DKSH will provide marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services for Gerber Technology's software and automation solutions throughout Malaysia.
Gerber Technology's software and automation solutions, including spreader and cutting machines, are applied in the following industries: fashion and apparel, transport, furniture, aerospace, packaging and signage. The company provides complete solutions in the cut room from product life cycle management (PLM), pattern design software AccuMark®, 3D sampling software to cut planning software AccuPlan®. The technologies assist manufacturers in pattern design, grading, marker making and production planning. Gerber Technology's single-ply and multi-ply cutting system is an automated high-ply cutting system for apparel. Its intelligent engineering and intuitive interface enable to produce accurate cut parts of highest quality.
Greg Chan, Sales Director (ROA), Gerber Technology, said: “Working together in Thailand over the last three years, DKSH has proven to be a robust and reliable partner. We are confident that DKSH will continue to grow our business in Malaysia.”
“DKSH's unique footprint and regional coverage allows us to grow with our partner, Gerber Technology. We are advancing our partnership together regionally into the second market after Thailand. Gerber Technology will benefit from our well-established distribution network in all the related industries as well as strong after-sales services to support local and global textile manufacturers in Malaysia,” said Robert Puschmann, Managing Director, Technology, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, DKSH.
For further information please contact:
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DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad |
Ngim Siew Lee Manager, Branding & Communications Phone +60 3 7882 8883 siew.lee.ngim@dksh.com |
About Gerber Technology
Gerber Technology delivers industry-leading software and automation solutions that help apparel and industrial customers automate and more effectively manage the product design and manufacturing process. The company serves 78,000 customers in 130 countries, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies in the apparel and accessories, home and leisure, transport, packaging and sign and graphics industries. Gerber’s products help users more effectively connect the supply chain from product development and production to retail and the end customer. Based in Connecticut, USA, Gerber Technology is owned by Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based, global private equity firm specializing in the technology sector that manages more than two billion dollars of equity capital.
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps other companies and brands to grow in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology sectors. DKSH’s portfolio of services includes sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 35 markets with 33,000 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2018. With its Swiss heritage and long business tradition since 1865, DKSH is deeply rooted in Asia Pacific. The DKSH Business Unit Technology offers complete solutions for specialized industrial applications. With around 1,220 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 412.1 million in 2018.