Gerber Technology opens headquarters in Vietnam
US-based Gerber Technology has established a wholly-foreign-owned enterprise in Vietnam’s Hanoi capital, strengthening its ability to deliver service and support to customers in the fast-growing Asian market.
The world’s leading provider of integrated computer hardware and software systems for the apparel industry said in a press release Wednesday it also plans to open a service location in Da Nang and a branch office in Ho Chi Minh City, two Vietnamese metro cities.
The branch office will include an Advanced Technology Center equipped with Gerber’s computer-aided design systems with plotters as well as its multi-ply cutting systems and automated spreading systems.
As the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, the center will serve as a facility for product demonstration, system testing and training for the center’s customers, engineers and students.
Gerber Technology also will offer service to apparel and related industrial companies in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
“There is a tremendous opportunity for companies in Vietnam to improve quality and expand their production capabilities by investing more in automation,” said James S. Arthurs, president, Asia-Pacific, Gerber Scientific Inc.
He said Gerber already had over 150 customers using more than 500 systems in Vietnam through the firm’s distributor, Schmidt Vietnam Co. Ltd., since 1994.
“And we are delighted that the management and staff responsible for our operations for the last 12 to 13 years have agreed to join Gerber. This will ensure the continuity of our customer relationships,” Arthurs also said
Source: TextileWorld.com
