Vetaphone to open expanded headquarters

The Danish inventor of corona and pioneer of surface treatment is well on course to meet its 2020 target. With a narrow web market share in excess of 75 percent and a growing stake in the wide web sector too, Vetaphone owners Frank and Jan Eisby launched a program of growth for the company back in 2012 that would see the business double in size by 2020.

Sales figures over the past four years have shown the target to be achievable with the addition of extra staff, but left an obvious need for expanded facilities.

In line with this, Vetaphone will effectively double the size of the current headquarters in Kolding, Denmark, and allow production to be increased to meet the demand that those sales targets require. 

The new facility will add 1,500 sqm of floor space, divided between sales and administration offices, and a canteen facility, with 350 sqm devoted to a dedicated showroom and test facility for customers. The existing 1,100 sqm building will be refurbished and commissioned exclusively for Lean manufacturing and production.

The new facilities at Kolding, which are due for completion in August 2017, are designed to take the company through its next phase of growth. ‘We are very excited about the whole programme as it represents a major investment and commitment from what is still a family business, albeit one that is now a major international player,’ commented Jan Eisby. ‘And it’s to serve that global market that we have taken steps to grow our sales team, with extra people in the US and Asia, and add to our capability in Denmark to meet the new higher levels of demand.’