April 24, 2008

Big Dutchman expands Thailand office due to market growth

Big Dutchman moved its Thailand office to new premises at the beginning of 2008 in response to increasing demand for pig and poultry housing equipment.

Spatial capacity has been increased considerably - floor space has increased to 1,800 m2 and includes an improved and well-designed representative office space for 36 employees spread out over two floors as well as a larger warehouse.

The new Bangkok office belongs to the Malaysia-based Big Dutchman daughter, BD Asia which has been in charge of distributing modern poultry housing equipment in Thailand since 2002.

In addition, last year the Big Dutchman-branch in Bangkok also assumed responsibility for the sale of Big Dutchman's pig housing equipment throughout Asia-Pacific, and the Regional Headquarters for Pig Sales and Service was added to the Bangkok office.

Big Dutchman has observed a growing demand for their products in both business divisions, said Brian McCawley, general manager of Big Dutchman Agriculture, Thailand.

The move is necessary in order to meet the market requirement as well as to continue providing expert services to the clients, said McCawley.

Bangkok-based Big Dutchman Agriculture (Thailand) Ltd. belongs to the Big Dutchman Group, the worldwide market leader for modern pig and poultry housing equipment. The German company headquartered in Vechta is active in more than 100 countries and achieved a business volume amounting to approximately EUR 450 million (US$713.4 million) with 1,400 employees worldwide in the last fiscal year.