Fresh Alliance Between Summit and Zerma Brings Improved Size Reduction Options to UK Processors
Following agreement between Summit Systems, Zerma Machinery and Zerma specialist Dick Monkhouse, all new Zerma granulators, shredders and pulverisors will be exclusively sold through Summit Systems in the UK and Ireland. Zerma Machinery, founded in Germany in 1941, has an annual turnover of more than €60m and has been supplying the plastics and recycling industries for over 40 years. Mr Monkhouse will act as a consultant contributing his wide experience of size reduction in many types of market to Summit’s excellent, award-winning customer service. Additionally, Dick will continue to supply his range of refurbished, size reduction products plus his extensive spares and repair services directly from his own premises. A Zerma spokesperson said: “This is a fantastic arrangement for all parties and most importantly for the customer. Summit Systems are a hugely respected supplier of quality equipment and after sales service not matched by any other UK ancillary company. Dick Monkhouse has over 30 years granulator and shredder experience from which Summit will be able to draw and customers will be attracted by this combination.” Sam Hill, managing director of Summit Systems, added: “Dick has an encyclopaedic knowledge of size reduction equipment and processes gathered over many years in the industry. We are very excited about this new collaboration which provides absolute clarity over Zerma equipment supply in the UK and Ireland.” Dick Monkhouse agreed: “Zerma has expanded so successfully not only in the UK but globally, it is now the perfect time to team up with a larger, well established equipment supplier and obviously Summit was the logical choice”.
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