Successful merger of Packaging Valley and PEC
Following the fusion of the two packaging clusters, a network of around 80 companies has emerged in the southwest of Germany.
30.06.2020
After PEC's approval of the merger, the first joint general meeting is held immediately afterwards.
The new board of the now merged Packaging Valley Germany e. V. cluster.
The two packaging clusters Packaging Valley Germany and Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart (PEC) set out on the path to a merger in 2019. During the Packaging Valley general meeting in February, the members voted in favour of the merger. The general meeting of PEC has now also issued a positive vote on 24.06.2020.
The name of the joint cluster remains Packaging Valley Germany e. V. Bernd Hansen of Rommelag Kunststoff-Maschinen Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH was elected chairman. His deputy is Markus Höfliger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH. Further members of the board are Uwe Herold from E+K Sortiersysteme GmbH, Sabine Gauger from OPTIMA packaging group GmbH, Dr. Johannes Rauschnabel from Syntegon Technology GmbH, Christian Benz from Jetter AG and the Lord Mayor of Waiblingen, Andreas Hesky, as representative of the city of Waiblingen. The association's headquarters are now in Waiblingen, and the offices are still located in Schwäbisch Hall and Waiblingen.
Packaging Valley Germany networks around 80 companies in the southwest of Germany and has a total of more than 15,000 employees. These include manufacturers of packaging systems and packaging machines as well as manufacturers of components, suppliers of software and automation solutions, suppliers of services for the packaging industry and public institutions. International market leaders from the food, beverage, confectionery, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries are among the customers.
More information on the merger of Packaging Valley and PEC is offered in the press release issued by Packaging Valley Germany e.V.