January 20, 2014
Pas Reform expands into US through partnership with NatureForm
Dutch hatchery technology company, Pas Reform, and NatureForm have formed a US-based company which willdeliver fully integrated solutions for North American hatcheries seeking expansion.The new organisation, calledNatureForm Hatchery
Technologies, carries aproduct range whichincludes Pas Reform''s SmartPro
™ hatchery technologies, NatureForm''s Phoenix range of incubators and a full complement of hatchery automation and hatchery climate control systems.
In addition to equipment supply and technical support services, the new partnership will have the full backing of Pas Reform Academy, for incubation research, hatchery management training and customer-level consultancy. The new company will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, US, with production facilities, logistics, sales and after-sales service coverage for customers across North America.
Pas Reform''s CEO, Bart Aangenendt, says thatthe two companies are complementary in many aspects, which will be a strong foundation for the new venture. "NatureForm and Pas Reform have enjoyed a mutually successful association for several years. As companies- and as people- we share a dynamic and progressive vision for the future of the hatchery sector globally. We believe that this new company has unparalleled expertise in single stage hatchery practice and is unique in being able to deliver truly integrated solutions for the hatchery business in North America."
NatureForm is a leading supplier of single stage technologies for the poultry, game and vaccine development markets.
"NatureForm Hatchery Technologies signals a key moment in Pas Reform''s plans for international expansion, and we are fully committed in this collaborative venture and in the future of the poultry industry in the US."
The US poultry industry is expected to deliver 15% growth over the next seven years.