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ot only are we now in a better posi- Holding – has had on this leading German for ‘Universal Corrugator’) designs, builds evolved “from a mechanical engineer to a tional standards,” Mr Mittermüller confirms.
tion to react to the fast-changing supplier of high quality corrugators. Based in and sells corrugators and downstream technology supplier”. UNICOR has also developed the Unidrip
market in which we operate, but it the town of Hassfurt, UNICOR has a work- equipment internationally to clients in the Corrugators are technically complex lay-flat type production unit. Unidrip is an
also feels as if we were running our own force of 120 employees and generates automotive, civil engineering and medical machines that produce corrugated plastic efficient water-saving agricultural irrigation
business. We are enjoying our newly gained annual sales revenue of about €25 million. fields. More than 80 per cent of sales are pipes. UNICOR’s machines are capable of system with constant drip performance that,
autonomy.” This is how Ralf Mittermüller, “The MBO has not meant a change of focus, accounted for by exports. UNICOR initially producing single -, double – or triple-wall thanks to its technical features, can be utilised
UNICOR’s general sales manager and since we intend to continue concentrating grew quickly thanks to their patent for pipes for a variety of applications with diam- even with water of low quality. It stands out
member of the board, describes the positive on the production and design of pipe corru- shuttle technology, which greatly facilitated eters ranging from 3mm to 2.4 m. In its 21 as an easy-to-lay and reliable irrigation system
impact that the recent management buy-out gators,” Mr Mittermüller clarifies. the production of large-sized corrugated year history the company has accumulated that is far superior to the more traditional
(MBO) from its parent, the Finnish pipe As a leading supplier of high quality cor- pipes, and the building of their own machine unprecedented know-how and technical sprinkler systems and it can be used in a
processor Uponor – an operation financially rugators and a leader in water-cooled cor- shop in 1989. Their facilities in Hassfurt expertise in many of the extrusion materials variety of settings, from the open field to
backed by the investment group NORD rugator technology, UNICOR (which is short were later to be extended to allow the used in corrugated piping, from standard PP, the greenhouse.