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Annual Report 2003 - Kardex

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Static Storage Systems Division<br />

STOW:<br />

COST LEADERSHIP OPENS UP<br />

OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE.<br />

Jos De Vuyst<br />

CEO<br />

The core activity of the Static Storage Systems Division<br />

(Stow) is the manufacture of storage shelving<br />

typically used in high-bay warehouses. The most<br />

important customer segments include general contractors<br />

specializing in logistics, large corporations<br />

and logistics service suppliers (warehouses). The<br />

plants in Wevelgem and Dottenijs (Belgium) as well as<br />

Shanghai (China) are globally recognized as models<br />

of automated high-volume production. Engineering,<br />

distribution, and on-site assembly are handled by the<br />

division’s own distribution companies in Europe’s key<br />

markets. The division is managed by Jos De Vuyst.<br />

One of the main reasons for the success of the Static<br />

Storage Systems Division is its leading position in production<br />

cost management. The idea of consistently high<br />

quality combined with stable, unbeatably low prices is one<br />

that naturally fascinates any entrepreneur with an involvement<br />

in industrial products. A company that offers the<br />

best value for money in its chosen sector will have an<br />

insuperable advantage in all its markets and can look<br />

forward to sustained success. Professional, well-informed<br />

customers are hardly likely to make a final decision before<br />

obtaining an offer from the acknowledged market leader<br />

in cost management.<br />

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