DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, and Leifeld, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of machine tools for chipless metal forming based in Germany, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement covering ten countries in Asia Pacific.
Media release
Zurich, October 30, 2015 â DKSH Business Unit Technology, a leading Market Expansion Services provider for technology companies and Leifeld have signed an exclusive agreement. DKSH will provide Leifeld with marketing and sales services for its spinning, profiling and flow-forming machines for customers in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Leifeld is the worldwide leading manufacturer in spinning and flow-forming technology and has done pioneer work in both fields. High professional competence and innovative technical solutions guarantee optimal results and solutions ready for serial production.
âLeifeld carefully selects its business partners to provide high-quality engineering solutions to its customers. We are confident in DKSH's capabilities and commitment to our business and we are looking forward to a successful collaboration,â commented Oliver Reimann, Chief Executive Officer, Leifeld Metal Spinning AG.
Hanno Elbraechter, Head Business Unit Technology at DKSH stated: âThis partnership agreement is a result of our unmatched footprint in Asia Pacific. We can leverage our size, experience and industry know-how to provide Leifeld with exceptional marketing and sales services. We are happy to have gained the trust of this high-quality manufacturer and look forward to sustained growth with Leifeld.â
For further information please contact:
DKSH Business Unit Technology | |
Terapat Prapapanich Group Communications Manager Phone +66 2 301 7200 terapat.p@dksh.com | |
About Leifeld
Leifeld is an international company with a long tradition which specializes in the development, manufacture and sale of machine tools for chipless metal forming. As the global market leader, Leifeld sets standards in machine types with the spinning and flow-forming technology. So far, Leifeld has manufactured around 6,000 machines and delivered in 60 countries. Leifeld can look back on almost 125 years of experience in the machine tool industry. 90 worldwide patents prove the innovative power of the company. The customer base of Leifeld is broad and varied and includes well-known brands from various sectors of the consumer and capital goods industries: from lighting technology, household goods and wind power to the automotive industry, rail vehicle manufacturers and aerospace engineering. Equally diverse is the range of products that can be produced with the highly specialized Leifeld machine tools: from lamp reflectors, cookware and wind turbines to alloy wheel rims, drive shafts, gas cylinders and tank bottoms of all kinds. Information about Leifeld is available at www.leifeldms.de
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 750 business locations in 35 countries â 720 of them in Asia â and 27,600 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 9.8 billion in 2014. In 2015, DKSH celebrates its 150th anniversary. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia, and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Technology is the leading provider of Market Expansion Services covering a broad range of capital investment goods and analytical instruments. The Business Unit offers total solutions in the areas of infrastructure, industrial materials and supplies, precision- and textile machinery, semiconductor, photovoltaic and electronics, agriculture, hospitality as well as specialized industrial applications. The service portfolio includes product sourcing, market entry consultancy, marketing, sales, application engineering and after-sales services like installations, maintenance and repairs. With 80 business locations in 17 countries and around 1,240 specialized staff, including 450 service engineers, Business Unit Technology generated net sales of CHF 350 million in 2014.