FRISOMAT ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST
PRODUCTION FACILITY IN BRAZIL
With a strong territorial growth, 15 European &
African branches and production units in Belgium
and Romania, Frisomat sees
to start producing pre-engineered buildings in Brazil in the second semester of
2011.
Frisomat, a Belgian
multinational which develops, designs, produces and builds pre-engineered
buildings in cold rolled steel, organizes the first stone-laying of its new
production facility in Brazil in the beginning of April 2011. The factory will
come near Monte Mor in the inland parts of the São Paulo state.
In the presence of Kris
Peeters, Flemish Minister-President, and other Brazilian authorities, Frisomat
announces the start of its first production unit in Brazil for the second semester in
2011.
“We want to combine our
technology and international knowhow with a strong local presence. To guarantee
fast delivery of our products, one of our strengths, we must produce locally.
Furthermore we believe the rise of the Brazilian and Latin American markets to justify
our investment in an expansion of our production capacity.” explains Guy
Somers, founder and chairman of the group.
With an initial investment
of 39 mio. reais (17 mio. euro), on a terrain of 1.435.000m², the group wants
to introduce a new concept in the Brazilian pre-engineered buildings :
prefabricated metallic buildings, according to a standardized concept and an
international warrant of quality, focused upon small and medium buildings, with
a fast delivery, easy transport and assembly, by which specialized machinery
and manpower are unnecessary.
On the vast terrain,
Frisomat also announces the launch of an industrial and logistics park, planned
for 2012.
“A fast delivery is vital
for our customers. Two weeks ago, we got an order for a 3.000m² hall in Ruanda. As for the moment, we are already loading the
hangar in containers for shipment. We can anticipate very quickly and flexible
on the needs of our clients because we control the production process ourselves.
We want to deliver our buildings within 15 to 20 days after the order.”
according to Guy Somers.
In spite of the belief in vertical
integration of the production process, a lot of components for a Brazilian
project will be bought locally. “We will focus upon the production of metallic
structures.” explains Guy Somers. “Since there are a lot of good Brazilian
suppliers of steel sheets and sandwich panels, it is not our priority to invest
in the production of these components, which have become a commodity nowadays. We choose to
have good suppliers.” he finishes.
BRAZIL
Thanks to the bright
economic future and the fact to be the most important Latin American economy,
Frisomat chose Brazil
as its logic location for a new production unit. The first Brazilian Frisomat
factory will start producing in the second semester of 2011. Its extensions
will take place in function of the local demand.
- Economic
center of Latin America
- A large market
(critical mass)
- Bright economic
perspectives for the upcoming years
- Political and
economic stability
- Cultural connection with Europe,
which will simplify the integration
- A large offer on the labor market,
qualitative and quantitative: from workers to engineers
- Strategic
situation in Latin America
LOCATION
From the headquarters in Monte Mor –
close to the city of Campinas, a 100km from the economic capital São Paulo,
close to the port of Santos, next to the international airport of Viracopos and
on one of the main axes in Brazil – the industrial buildings will be commercialised
and delivered in the entire country. For this purpose, Frisomat will set up a
network of commercial salesmen and building crews in the different Brazilian
states.
The focus is the Brazilian territory,
from which other Latin American countries can be reached in a later phase.
The proximity of the ports and most important
traffic axes for trucks and trains, brings one more asset to this location. The
ports will be used for the shipment of the most important raw material, steel.
Since Brazil is a new
market for Frisomat, not yet prospected by Frisomat, it is a production
expansion and not about moving the production to a low-wage country. On the
contrary : the Brazilian production plant is only intended for the local
market. Since the Brazilian plant won’t produce each of the Frisomat models, a
lot of components will still be imported from the European factories.
INDUSTRIAL AND LOGISTIC CONDOMINIUM
On the vast terrain of
143ha in Monte Mor, Frisomat also plans to develop an industrial and logistics
business park. An attractive advantage is the proximity of Campinas - an industrial city with 1 mio.
inhabitants, less than 100km away from São Paulo -, on the main axes of the
country and only 15km away from the international airport of Viracopos, which
is intensifying its position as the country’s main airport for goods and
passengers.
Monte Mor is a city with a
high growth potential, a political policy to attract new investments, advantageous
fiscal benefits, a lot of industrial areas still left to develop, and with some
major infrastructure works : waste water treatment, improving the highways,
asphalting the direct road towards the airport, installing optical cables and a
connection to the gas network.
“Since we have bought the
terrain recently, we are still busy working out the best concept for the
industrial and logistics park on the base of the demand.” according to Benoît
Somers, responsible of Frisomat Brazil.
The park will be launched in 2012 and will focus on sustainability, with a
300.000m² nature reserve and a liking for non-polluting businesses.” he adds.
Next to the infrastructure
of a congress centre, a heliport, a connection to the optical cable and gas
network, these industrial areas will offer everything according to the wishes
of the client, if demanded entirely built with a hall and/or offices, to rent
or to buy. “Since it is a very big step for European SME’s to set up something
in Brazil
(due to the law, the administration, the language, the safety) we want to offer
these companies a platform where they can skip a few steps.” explains Benoît
Somers.
FRISOMAT
Frisomat develops, designs,
produces and builts innovative industrial buildings in cold rolled galvanized
steel. As a completely integrated international manufacturer, Frisomat manages
and controls the entire production chain – from project to design, production
and transport.
The company was founded in
1978 by Guy Somers and has experienced a steady process of strong vertical
integration and territorial growth.
The headquarters and
research and development are in Wijnegem, close to Antwerp
in Belgium.
The Belgian and Romanian factories support the strong international development
and the 15 European and African branches.
Next to Brazil being the 16th
Frisomat branch, it will also be the 3rd production unit and the
first step on the Latin American market.
On the basis of 7
standardized concepts, Frisomat has a range of 200 models. Although the main
focus is on standardization, the projects can be personalized in a technical
and architectural view, all according the wishes of the client.
With various accessories,
different dimensions and high-end finishing – insulated or not, with or without
a mezzanine – the applications are almost endless : aircraft hangars for public
or private aviation; agricultural hangars, for small farms to big cooperatives;
hangars for construction sites, production plants, storage rooms, workshops,
supermarkets, offices and sports centres…
Some advantages of the
Frisomat concept : fast delivery, easy transport (everything fits in one
container), swift and easy assembly by which heavy machinery and specialized
workforce are unnecessary, a construction site without waste : everything is
one giant building kit and has only to be bolted together on the construction
site, relocatable, high-end materials and finishing, and all this for a very
advantageous price.
The group preserves its
philosophy of long term thinking where everything is reinvested in the
development of new products, state-of-the-art machinery, new technologies and
new markets.
More than 33 years
experience and more than 20.000 worldwide projects. Each year approximately 800
projects, from which 80% is dedicated to export.
For more info:
Frisomat
do Brasil
Mr
Benoît Somers
Avenida
José Rocha Bonfim, n° 214,
Cond.
Praça Capital, Ed. Madri Sala 217,
Campinas-SP,
CEP 13.080-650, Brasil
Tel:
+55 19 3208 2025
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benoit.somers@frisomat.com.br
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www.frisomat.com.br