Chub / Grünheide / Uzwil (ots) – Special systems, including those for the food industry, will continue to come from Döbeln in the future. Zachert Private Equity GmbH (ZPE) has taken over the plant engineering plant of Bühler GmbH. The new owner guarantees all around 70 employees their current jobs and is planning a strategic further development of the location together with the experienced workforce. In the future, the plant will operate under the name Döbelner Anlagen- und Maschinenbau GmbH (DAMB). The previous owner Bühler supports this process with long-term order commitments.
The restructuring specialist ZPE wants to strategically expand the business model at the Döbeln plant engineering plant. This is planned to be done by purchasing additional companies or parts of companies.
The upcoming process will be accompanied by an advisory board that includes, among others, the former Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich.
Olaf Zachert, managing partner of ZPE: “Especially now, in politically uncertain times, we believe in Saxony as a location and have therefore invested here. Maintaining jobs and the factory in Döbeln is important to us. Based on a clear strategy, we have now… Further expansion and realignment of production will be a priority. We will coordinate closely with the works council and the workforce.”
Konrad Groß, Managing Director of Bühler GmbH: “Responsibility for our employees is very important at Bühler – all the more so in a situation in which the changed market situation forces us to concentrate our capacities at the Beilngries location. We are pleased to be working with the “ZPE has found a new owner for the plant in Döbeln who will take on all employees and plans to expand the location.”
Stanislaw Tillich, former Prime Minister: “The success of the Saxon economy is based on a strong industry and an innovative medium-sized company. As a Saxon, it is particularly important to me to maintain and further develop this basis. The plant here in Döbeln symbolizes real future opportunities. I I am personally grateful to the ZPE and Olaf Zachert for this commitment. I am happy to be involved as an advisory board member on site and in the region.”
About the plant in Döbeln
The Bühler AG plant engineering plant in Döbeln currently specializes in the production of systems, particularly for grain logistics. The factory currently produces high-quality machines, particularly for the food industry. The company today has around 70 employees. The plant has belonged to Bühler GmbH and therefore to the Swiss Bühler Group since 2010. It was built in 1993 by the plant engineer Schmidt-Seeger.
About ZPE
Zachert Private Equity GmbH (ZPE) is a restructuring expert with many years of experience in investing in mostly traditional medium-sized companies that are often in complex transition situations. The primary goals are to preserve jobs and strengthen the respective business model. For this purpose, the company often develops so-called buy & build strategies. The founder and managing partner of the company based in Grünheide is Olaf Zachert.
About Bühler AG
Bühler’s goal is to create innovations for a better world and to balance the needs of the economy, people and nature in all decision-making processes. Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies when they meet their basic needs for food and mobility every day.
Bühler spends up to 5% of sales annually on research and development to improve both the economic and sustainable performance of its solutions, products and services. In 2023, around 12,500 employees generated sales of CHF 3.0 billion. As a Swiss family company with a 164-year history, Bühler operates in 140 countries around the world and operates a global network of 105 service stations, 30 production facilities and application and training centers at 25 locations.
www.buhlergroup.com
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