GEA Farm Technologies has directed its strategic and operative efforts to responding flexibly and quickly to the demands of customers, the environment and markets. The changes have borne fruit, as can be seen from the current quarterly figures. "We are proud to have achieved double digit growth rates in both operative profit and margins in comparison with the same period of the previous year. We also have encouraging growth in the order intake received", asserts Dr Ulrich Hüllmann, CEO GEA Farm Technologies. "This shows that we are on the right track for keeping up with the rapid changes of the agricultural industry."

Automation, network integration, operational excellence and innovations are the key areas of the future. The global population growth and the subsequent demand for larger quantities of foodstuffs which are produced in an environmentally friendly manner have a great influence on dairy farming. The size of farms is increasing worldwide. There is demand for new, individualized and flexible production techniques which integrate customers and business partners into business and value added processes. GEA Farm Technologies has taken on these challenges and offers integrated product and system solutions for the dairy industry with life-time service.