Arburg held a glamorous party for 200 guests at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, on 7 July.
Managing Partner Renate Keinath presented a sculpture to Zhao Tong, Managing Director of the Arburg China. Other highlights were video messages from Senior Partner Eugen Hehl, employees of the parent company and numerous customers. She focused on the enormous dedication displayed by Arburg China – she said: “I'm extremely impressed with what our team here has achieved over the last quarter century. In line with the Arburg ‘Wir sind da’ brand promise, our employees have always been there for their customers.”
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Zhao Tong and Renate Keinath
Gerhard Böhm, Sales Director, presented a history of Arburg in China: “It all began in 1992 with the establishment of a subsidiary in Hong Kong. From the outset, we concentrated on machines for the manufacture of high-quality plastic products – just as we have done all over the world. This strategy has borne fruit and we have been able to add two more subsidiaries: first in Shanghai in 2004 and then in Shenzhen in 2006.”
Böhm believes this successful development confirms Arburg chose the right path decades ago and that the company's continuous investments in the Chinese market have paid dividends. Zhao Tong echoed these words of gratitude and emphasised: “You have joined us on our journey, helping us and contributing to the fact that the Arburg team in China now numbers 80 employees, who are ready to offer you comprehensive support.”
Guests enjoyed a banquet and cocktails, with jazz on the roof terrace from the house band of the Peace Hotel – originally built in the mid nineteenth century by Sir Victor Sassoon, a British trading magnate, who opened its as the Cathay Hotel, on the Bund, Shanghai. It was recently refurbished to the tune of £26million (€30million).
