March 7, 2011 -- GEA Pharma Systems, the global technology leader for pharmaceutical processing solutions, has recently signed an agency representation agreement with Christian Berner Tech Trade to sell its range of GEA solid dosage technologies throughout Sweden and Norway. This development adds an important sales channel for GEA Pharma Systems and is expected to have a significant positive effect on the company’s market growth in the region.
Christian Berner Tech Trade is one of the leading Nordic technical trading companies involved in supplying, processing and packaging technology for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry. The family-owned company has been a leading European manufacturer of process equipment since 1897 and has a long relationship with the GEA Group.
Frans K.A. Maas, Vice President Sales and Marketing for GEA Pharma Systems confirmed that the agreement was good news for his customers. “The new agreement will provide an excellent service network enabling us to react more quickly to our customers’ requirements for high quality service and supply of market leading solid dosage technology,” he said.
Bo Söderqvist, the MD at Christian Berner Tech Trade said, “This new range of products fits well with our strategy to expand within the pharmaceutical processing industry, and we are exited to be able to present these well proven and market leading technologies.”
The agreement covers the supply and servicing of granulation and drying equipment of Aeromatic-Fielder™ and Collette™, the pelletizing and coating technologies of Aeromatic-Fielder™, including NICA™ System and also the contained materials handling technologies of Buck®.
Christian Berner Tech Trade has for many years represented GEA Niro Spray dryers for pharmaceutical applications. All products represent market leading technologies for their specified application.
For more information please find contact details below:
Business contacts: GEA Pharma Systems
Granulation & Drying Gunter Philipp gunter.philipp@geagroup.com
Tablet Compression Oskar Goldstein oskar.goldstein@geagroup.com
pharma@geagroup.com Tel: +32 3 350 1293 www.gea-ps.com
Press Contact: Steve Jordan The Words Workshop Ltd Email: steve@thewordsworkshop.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1908 695500
Business enquiries in Sweden to:
CHRISTIAN BERNER AB Visiting address; Designvägen 1 Box 88, SE- 435 22 Mölnlycke
Phone +46 31 3366900 Fax +46 31 3366999 E-mail: info@christianberner.com Homepage: www.christianberner.com
Main contact; Beatrice Enerstad Phone: +46 31 33 66 916 E-mail: beatrice.enerstad@christianberner.com
Business inquiries in Norway to;
CHRISTIAN BERNER AS Visiting address: Tvetenveien 156 Postboks 8 Tveita, 0617 OSLO
Phone: +47 23348400 Fax:+47 23348401 E-mail: info@christianberner.com Homepage: www.christianberner.com
Main contact; John Samuelsen Phone +47 23348421 john.samuelsen@christianberner.com