published on 27/05/09
Kosme is to remain trading as a separate entity after packaging and bottling machinery manufacturer Krones acquired the company.
Kosme is to continue to target small to medium-sized businesses and Krones will retain its focus on global brewers, soft drink and distilling groups and large food conglomerates.Together they have access to a skilled team of mechanical contract engineers for installations, service, maintenance and projects.
However, the two companies will share technological expertise and as Kosme's customers expand they will be able to upgrade to the faster Krones machines, the machines will be installed by the contract engineers which will save the company and the client valuable time and money.
The possibility of expanding Kosme's filling machine manufacturing capabilities in Italy is also under consideration.
Krones first invested in Kosme six years ago. The company increased its stake to 70% three years ago and has now bought the remaining shares.
'We would not have achieved anywhere near the success that we have had without being part of the Krones family,' said Kosme sales director Max Manzotti.
'We have been able to develop new machines to suit our line speeds based on Krones technology, which has given us a huge competitive advantage and this coupled with the excellent local firm that supply us with mechanical contract engineers mean that we can keep ahead of our competitors and high up on the list of excellent people to do work with'

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