Deufol and Meilink join up for industrial packaging

Joint venture for innovative packaging solutions and comprehensive strategic cooperation of Deufol SE and Meilink Group
 
Deufol SE and Meilink-Group, both market leaders for industrial packaging in their respective home markets Germany and the Netherlands, have agreed to form a joint venture specialised in innovative packaging solutions as well as commencing a strategic alliance. Combined, the respective strengths result in a unique range of products and services for their collective customer portfolio. The diversity of both companies especially with regards to the regional presence, their differing product portfolio, as well as customer base and know-how provide a significant advantage to both companies aligned.
 
Specifically, Deufol’s IT and software solutions providing customers state of the art supply chain monitoring systems combined with standardised crate engineering and special crate production for heavyweight goods packing are now combined with Meilink’s vast know-how in clean-room packaging technologies, alternative corrugated and high-tech packaging solutions as well as project freight forwarding and handling.
 
The exclusive agreement allows both companies to align their strategy going forward with the main goal to keep increasing the added value for their customers. Their focus will lie upon the combined development and use of each other’s IT systems and innovative packaging solutions. 
 
Additionally, both companies will leverage the enhanced global market position in order to further develop their international network with uniform business processes and services. As the result Deufol and Meilink will be able to offer a wider range of products to their customers on an international basis.
 
Deufol Group see themselves as a global premium-provider of packaging services and associated services. The performance range includes export & industrial packaging, automated packaging, data packaging, promotional & display packaging and services supplementary to the packaging process. The listed corporation with registered office in Hofheim (Wallau) near Frankfurt am Main has a total of 77 branches in ten countries – including St. Valentin and Bruck an der Leitha in Austria – and employs more than 4,000 people worldwide. In 2012, the group generated sales of EUR 333 million.
 
Meilink Group is a family owned company and market leader in the Benelux region for export packaging, high-tech packaging, heavy duty corrugated packaging and project forwarding. In addition to their headoffice in Borculo they operate six other locations in the Netherlands. With 350 people (300FTE) in 2012 a turnover of EUR 55 million was achieved.

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