GEA acquires long-term partner<br>Bellucci Orlando e c. S.r.l. in Italy

GEA has acquired its long-time import partner for farm technologies, Bellucci Orlando e c. S.r.l., Based in Modena, Bellucci has become one of the most renowned suppliers of dairy farming solutions in Italy since the company was founded in 1940, and has been GEA's exclusive import partner for equipment and solutions for over 70 years. With the acquisition of Bellucci - a well-established company - GEA strengthens its local activities in the Italian dairy farming market.

Bellucci’s existing portfolio will remain available for GEA dealers and will be enlarged with additional GEA solutions. The company site in Modena with 20 employees will be further expanded in the coming years. For example, a recently opened GEA Academy is already available to dealers and customers for training. GEA will also train new technical support staff at the Academy.

Peter Lauwers, CEO GEA Farm Technologies, emphasizes GEA's ambitious goals for the Italian market: "We will focus even more on automated systems for milking, feeding and manure processes. In this context, the new GEA Academy in Modena is an important step for us to ensure a first-class service for dairy farms so that our customers can run their farms successfully and profitably."

During the opening event of the GEA Academy in June, Peter Lauwers and Carla Bellucci, former owner and now designated Managing Director of GEA Farm Technologies businesses in Italy, thanked their team and dealers for their long-standing trust. "We are pleased that we have been able to support GEA's strong position in the Italian market with this excellent partnership," said Carla Bellucci. "We are sure GEA will increase the success both of the future organization and of dairy farms. Our team is more than ever motivated to help GEA support the Italian farms of the future."