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having to the factories. “We now have
our own factories in Malaysia, China,
and South Africa”, Michael explains.
Having in-house manufacturing base
for flexitanks (and other industry
related products) thus placing JF
Hillebrand Group in a unique position
of being in full control of design, quality
and performance of the flexitank.
And while ensuring the continuity of
Trans Ocean’s services; JF Hillebrand
above all applied the company’s
know-how in the design and use of
flexitanks to the logistics of wines.
Indeed more and more wine is now
being transported in bulk, as opposed
to finished products (e.g. bottled wine)
especially from countries that are
referred to as the New World Wines
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Chile, Argentina andCalifornia). “When
JF Hillebrand acquired Trans Ocean in
2007, Bulk Wine represented 25% of
Australian Exports. Now that figure
is closer to 60% which has placed
JF Hillebrand in a strong position in
the market. The largest market for
Bulk Wine from Australia is to the
UK where over 85% of all exports
are now shipped in Bulk for which
JF Hillebrand are well positioned to
meet customer demands whether it
be shipping in Bulk or Cased wine,
largely as a result of our investment
in flexitanks”, reports Michael.
Constantly adapting and
evolving
JF Hillebrand Group’s expertise also
shows through the quality of the
advice given to their customers. JF
Hillebrand Australia has quite a few
client case studies. In one instance,
the company applied their Supply
Chain Management program to
take on the responsibility of dealing
with orders from suppliers which
allowed UK & European supermarket
chains to reduce their stockholdings
by up to 75% compared to the
previous standard, from 12 months
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Arthur Theodos
Financial Controller for Oceania
Joe Marsili
Commercial Director
Michael Frogbrook
MD Australia