Crisplant gains independence to focus on providing

market-leading sorting solutions in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Australia

Key facts

• Operating as an independent organisation will benefit customers by providing reliable sorting solutions and lifetime support across all automated material handling requirements

• Strengthens existing sales, project execution, customer service and support teams

• Crisplant to offer leading products such as the LS-4000 Tilt-tray and Cross-belt, CrisBag™ and Mini-Sorter sortation systems, LibraryMate™ self-service check-in/out desks and Crisplant control systems

Crisplant announce that they will operate as an independent company with effect from 23 March 2009, following the division of FKI Logistex into two separate operations. Crisplant will operate throughout Europe and Asia from offices based in Denmark, Benelux, France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Africa. The UK division will retain the FKI Logistex name and will continue to focus on complete warehouse and distribution solutions.

By reverting to their original name, Crisplant underlines their expertise as a sorting solutions and service provider. Their strong reputation has been gained over many years as a developer of innovative sorting technology and control systems.

Managing director, Ranjit Bhabra, explained, "We are still the same team and our global reach, product range, values and support network will remain as strong as ever. The only change is that, as an independent company, Crisplant can be more flexible and efficient in delivering sorting solutions to its customers. Concentrating on our expertise in product excellence, project execution and life-time support will strengthen our position as an innovative and reliable supplier."

The Crisplant product range will include ground-breaking innovations in high-speed sortation such as the energy-efficient LS-4000 Tilt-tray and Cross-belt, CrisBag™ and Mini-Sorter sortation systems, as well as LibraryMate™ self-service check-in/out kiosks and state-of-the-art Crisplant software control system. Crisplant's service and support capability covers full service and maintenance contracts, 24/7 hotline support, field service, spares logistics, system analysis and optimisation, upgrades and re-manufacturing. In addition to local support in the regions in which they will operate, Crisplant's has a state-of-the-art design and innovation centre, including a customer demonstration facility, located at their headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark.

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