BERG Propulsion launches Singapore factory

Swedish company BERG Propulsion, a leading manufacturer of controllable pitch propellers (CPP) for the marine industry, recently launched its new production facility in Tuas, Singapore. The new plant is the first of its kind in South East Asia, and the first ever for BERG outside of Sweden. With the new plant, BERG Propulsion will reinforce its position as one of the leading CPP manufacturers internationally.

This opening is part of BERG production expansion plans, to meet growing demand globally. In the inauguration ceremony at the 10,000 m2 facility, BERG Propulsion, also unveiled its new corporate logo.

At the ceremony, Aloysius Hendricks, ceo of BERG Propulsion, emphasised the significance of the investment; “The opening of the new production facility and the introduction of our new logo are important milestones for BERG. The new facility here will allow us to more than double our output, thus enabling us to meet the requirement of our growing customer base, and strengthen our position as one of the leading suppliers of pitch propulsion systems in the global market.”

BERG?s expansion plans in Singapore include investments of up to $47.5 million (S$65 million) over the next five years. This includes state-of-the-art precision manufacturing equipment ensuring consistently high quality products. Hendricks commented, “BERG has grown tremendously in the last few years in its reputation due to the quality, reliability and the performance of its products and people. To ensure that we can maintain a similar quality, reliability and performance we have chosen Singapore as our site for the new factory.”