Vecoplan establishes French subsidiary

Germany-based Vecoplan AG, a manufacturer of industrial and mobile shredding equipment and recycling systems, has opened a subsidiary in France. The company says the subsidiary will provide French customers with the best possible support for wood, biomass, recycling/waste equipment.  

According to a news release from Vecoplan, the subsidiary will provide customers with direct support on the ground and facilitate internal communication while reducing the number of interfaces when designing and implementing new systems. The company says the French wood processing industry, in particular, will benefit from this subsidiary.   

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Vecoplan says it has supplied and commissioned several hundred machines and plants in France for the wood and biomass sector, including numerous drum chippers and complete processing lines for sawmill waste. It also has supplied processing, conveying and storage technology for various biomass power plants.   

Vecoplan has worked closely with a partner company in France. However, with a clear focus on the wood and biomass business and an increased emphasis on service, the new subsidiary is a logical step for the machine manufacturer to better serve its customers.   

“We have also realigned ourselves in France and brought about changes,” says Dirk Müller, head of the wood/biomass division and one of the two managing directors of Vecoplan France. “We focus solely on solving the customer’s issue, so service is our primary objective.”   

In the future, Vecoplan France says it plans to have its own spare parts supply, including a warehouse and workshop. Customers also will benefit from the Vecoplan Smart Center, the machine manufacturer’s digitalization concept.  

In recent years, Vecoplan AG has established subsidiaries throughout Europe. These have been closely integrated into the Vecoplan Group to bring sales and service even closer to the customer.