Cabinplant's 40 years jubilee
From being a manufacturer of cabins for spray painting, Cabinplant turned into a leading manufacturer of processing equipment within the food industry
Cabinplant's 40 years jubilee, June 2009
The previous owners of Cabinplant, Hans Clausen and Vagn Hansen, (now Senior Vice Directors) founded Cabinplant in 1969, and this month they can celebrate their 40 years jubilee!
The effort they put into building up Cabinplant from scratch paid off. Through many years of hard work, knowhow and great efficiency, they have placed Cabinplant on the map of the world as a leading manufacturer of processing equipment within the food industry.
On 10 June, all employees will celebrate the jubilee with a light lunch.
Thursday 11 June a reception will be held for business partners and friends of the house from 1.00 p.m.
History
Cabinplant A/S was founded in 1969 by Hans Clausen and Vagn Hansen. The original objective of the company was to manufacture cabins for spray painting, hence the name Cabinplant.
However, very soon contact was established with the fish and vegetable industries, and from 1976 the company's activities were exclusively within the food industry. The same year the company moved to new manufacturing facilities in Haarby on the island of Funen, where it is still located today.
Cabinplant's first sales subsidiary was established in 1981, and as a natural result of the increasing international activities the company name was changed to Cabinplant International A/S. Over the years, exports continued to increase and today constitute more than 80% of the total turnover.
In 1986 the company Cabincontrol was founded to ensure sufficient know-how within electric automation, a key factor to reliable running of Cabinplant's processing lines. Cabincontrol was incorporated in Cabinplant A/S in 1994.
In 1988 Food Machinery Market (FMM) was founded as a subsidiary of Cabinplant. FMM specialises in second-hand processing equipment for the food industry.
In 1991 Cabinplant acquired the Danish company Systec, which developed and manufactured multihead weighers. Through this acquisition Cabinplant was now in a more advantageous position to incorporate weighing, filling and packaging solutions into its complete processing lines.
In 2004 the name Cabinplant International A/S was changed back to Cabinplant A/S.
In order to secure the future of the company, the founders passed it on to a younger generation in 2005. Ralf Astrup and Jan Helskov Hansen are the new owners, and both have been with Cabinplant for a number of years. Hans Clausen and Vagn Hansen are still active in the company, where they are helping to ensure a smooth change of generation by contributing their great knowledge of the trade.
