OTS - "ADO remains in Berlinger portfolio"/ Berlinger confirms continued production of its anti-doping products
2019. January 28. 14:00
Ganterschwil/Switzerland, 28 January, 2019 (APA/OTS) -
Most-globally-used BEREG anti-doping sample containers to remain
"Made in Switzerland" - Berlinger Special AG will continue to
manufacture and supply the containers used in its anti-doping
sample control kits from Switzerland, the company's Board of
Directors announced today. The BEREG anti-doping kits are the most
widely used and proven in the world. The company has committed
itself to continuing to produce, market, distribute and further
develop and refine its tried-and-trusted anti-doping sample kit
products from its Swiss base.
Berlinger Special AG, which is domiciled in Eastern
Switzerland, has been manufacturing containers and secure solutions
for the collection and storage of anti-doping samples since the
1990s. The company's BEREG products have established themselves as
the standard worldwide, and are used for the collection of
anti-doping samples at most international sporting events such as
the Olympic Summer and Winter Games, major soccer tournaments and
international athletics championships. Berlinger Special AG's
decision to continue to produce its BEREG anti-doping products was
communicated today to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), all
international sports federations, national anti-doping agencies and
the company's customers.
Berlinger anti-doping products enjoy extensive trust and
international demand
Berlinger Special AG's decision to reverse its intended
withdrawal from the anti-doping product market, which was announced
in March 2018, has been prompted by the strong global demand for
its BEREG anti-doping blood and urine sample bottles. "An
overwhelming majority of national anti-doping agencies worldwide
asked us several times to continue our production," explains
Chairman of the Board Andrea Berlinger.
Berlinger Special AG experienced prolonged product shortages at
some times in 2018 in view of the strong demand for its anti-doping
containers. As a result, the company's internal production
processes have been extensively reassessed over the past few
months, while its full range of anti-doping products have also been
subjected to a comprehensive reappraisal in the light of the latest
findings and developments in the anti-doping field.
An updated version of the company's anti-doping containers for
blood samples will begin to be delivered this month. The BEREG
anti-doping kits continue to meet the latest requirements of WADA
and the international sports federations, and remain liked and
appreciated by athletes worldwide for their secure credentials and
their ease of use.
Strategic alignment to two business fields
The decision to maintain production of its anti-doping sample
kits means that the Swiss-based Berlinger Group will continue to
focus on its two traditional business fields: anti-doping, in which
it has acquired an extraordinary expertise over the past decades,
and high-tech cold chain temperature monitoring systems. The
Group's Berlinger & Co. AG (temperature monitoring) and Berlinger
Special AG (anti-doping) companies employ a total of some 100
personnel in Canton St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. Both
companies have been led by CEO Thomas Bechter since August 2018.
The Berlinger family concern, which was founded in 1865, has been
owned by the Berlinger Schwyter family for 11 years now. The Boards
of Directors of both the Berlinger Group's constituent companies
are chaired by Andrea Berlinger.
Further information:
The Berlinger Group
Media Relations
c/o KMES Partner
Hans Klaus
Basteiplatz 7
8001 Zurich / Switzerland
Phone: +41 43 544 1744
Email: klaus@kmespartner.com
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