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Low Toxicity Manual Cleaning And Degreasing Solvents Telephone: + 4 4 ( 0 ) 2 0 8 2 8 1 6 3 7 0 Website: www.envirotech-europe.com INDUSTRY NEWS The CALDAN Team in Bad Hersfeld - year 2020 Anniversaries in the Caldan Group In 2020 CALDAN, the Danish supplier of overhead & floor conveyor systems, is proud to celebrate two anniversaries within the Group: CALDAN Germany - established in Bad Hersfeld, in the middle of Germany in 2000 with the objective of getting a strategic, local base in the most important export market for CALDAN. The sales office in Bad Hersfeld started out with two former colleagues from a German engineering company: Frank Berg, today’s Managing Director and Marco Guth, Sales Engineer & Project Manager. Today the subsidiary has developed into the largest in CALDAN Group employing 20 local persons in a 300 m2 office in Bad Hersfeld. Furthermore, CALDAN Service GmbH has been founded (2002) supplying service, maintenance and spare parts to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Eastern European countries. CALDAN now has more than 1000 highly complex and large systems, some up to 2000 m in length, running Managing Director Paulo Afonso in the office in Le Mans - year 2020 and Frank Berg. One year later CALDAN France was founded in in Germany, and neighbouring countries. Among the customers are world renowned brands like AUDI, VW, BMW, CLAAS, DEUTZ, PALFINGER, LIEBHERR, JUNGHEINRICH, SIEMENS, SEW, BOSCH and MIELE. The team in Bad Hersfeld reaches far beyond German borders, and today the subsidiary is responsible for sales in Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, South America, Turkey, Italy and not least France. CALDAN France Managing Director Frank Berg & Sales Engineer Marco Guth in front of the Danish HQ - year 2000 20 MARCH 2020 In 2009 the initial contacts were established between Paulo Afonso, managing director of SEMA, a French supplier of materials handling equipment Le Mans, managed by Paulo Afonso. With him and his team CALDAN gained years of experience within the materials handling and surface treatment industries as well as a strong, local base in France. Apart from sales activities, the office in Le Mans also supplies service, maintenance and spare parts. For CALDAN sales in the French market has developed from sporadic to highly significant during the 10-year period. In 2020 CALDAN conveyor system number 50 is installed in France, and among the customers are international brand names like DANFOSS, AIRBUS, RENAULT, ZF, KUBOTA, SNCF and ROWENTA. Telephone: +44 (0) 1642 271118 Visit: www.caldan.com read online: www.surfaceworld.com