Outlook & prospects
Responsibility for people, animals and the environment
The vision of providing people with quality foodstuffs at reasonable prices has always been a focus of the company since its foundation 80 years ago.
Our own increasingly high standards in terms of hygiene, production processes and animal protection make major investments necessary. These standards apply to both upstream and downstream sectors within the overall value-added chain for chicken, turkey and duck.
Future investment
In the past, present and future
The principles of the PHW Group:
- Ecological thinking
- Responsible action
- Open communication
- Safety and confidence for customers
- Appreciation and respect for employees
In the last ten years the PHW Group has almost doubled its turnover and its workforce and invested large sums in its locations. A few current examples and some from the recent past:
2011/12: Modernisation, expansion and new buildings mean that our facilities always meet the very latest and most stringent standards, especially when it comes to improving animal well-being and sustainable protection of the environment. In the 2010/11 business year alone, EUR 125 million were spent on the PHW Group’s slaughterhouses and processing facilities and, in particular, on the development of the plants based in Lohne and Bogen (Germany).
2011: In July 2011, MEGA opened the most modern mixed feed plant in Europe at the Eberswalde harbour area. With shipping and railway connections, the two-hectare facility boasts numerous logistical advantages. The new plant will initially produce 180,000 tonnes of mixed feed each year, with this figure eventually rising to 300,000 tonnes per annum. The total investment volume amounted to € 18.5 million.
2011/12: Modernisation, expansion and new buildings mean that our facilities always meet the very latest and most stringent standards, especially when it comes to improving animal well-being and sustainable protection of the environment. In the 2010/11 business year alone, EUR 125 million were spent on the PHW Group’s slaughterhouses and processing facilities and, in particular, on the development of the plants based in Lohne and Bogen (Germany).
2011: In July 2011, MEGA opened the most modern mixed feed plant in Europe at the Eberswalde harbour area. With shipping and railway connections, the two-hectare facility boasts numerous logistical advantages. The new plant will initially produce 180,000 tonnes of mixed feed each year, with this figure eventually rising to 300,000 tonnes per annum. The total investment volume amounted to € 18.5 million.
2010: Construction of Europe’s most modern turkey abattoir in Wildeshausen by Geestland Putenspezialitäten GmbH.
2010: Lohmann Animal Health continues its internationalisation course: a second vaccine plant is established in Cuxhaven and new research capacities created with considerable lab expansion.
2009: Nutrilo inaugurates a new 1,080 m2 technical centre costing EUR 2 million, representing a considerable expansion of research and production capacities. Whereas up to now the product portfolio consisted of nutrition supplements, vitamin and mineral compounds, in future solutions for pharmaceutical products will also be realised.
2007: The Weser-Ems hatchery modernises its location in Rechterfeld for EUR 20 million. With its new hatchery, WIESENHOF fulfils its quality guarantee with excellent chick quality.
2010: Lohmann Animal Health continues its internationalisation course: a second vaccine plant is established in Cuxhaven and new research capacities created with considerable lab expansion.
2009: Nutrilo inaugurates a new 1,080 m2 technical centre costing EUR 2 million, representing a considerable expansion of research and production capacities. Whereas up to now the product portfolio consisted of nutrition supplements, vitamin and mineral compounds, in future solutions for pharmaceutical products will also be realised.
2007: The Weser-Ems hatchery modernises its location in Rechterfeld for EUR 20 million. With its new hatchery, WIESENHOF fulfils its quality guarantee with excellent chick quality.