(Feb 22) – The Italian brand ‘Dermal’, leader in electro-aestethic equipment, has signed a major collaboration with Schmidt Pharma, a division of Casa Schmidt, one of the biggest Spanish manufacturer and distributor of equipment for dentists and dentist’s surgeries. The agreement includes the supply of aesthetic medical equipment, which will be distributed by Casa Schmidt on the entire Spanish territory. For the first one of the three-years contract is expected an initial supply of machinery for a value of at least 300.000 euros, with the hope – according to a statement –
“To double the sales volume in the next two years”. The agreement with Casa Schmidt is part of the strategy of expansion abroad that the Dermal Group is currently
implementing. It is even possible to consolidate its presence in Spain and Portugal with an its own foreign subsidiary. “I am delighted to have signed this important partnership in Spain – Federico Montanari said, CEO of the Dermal Group – despite the economic crisis of the wellness sector in Italy and Spain. I hope that these two major eurozone countries will be able to improve their general economic situation as early as the end of 2012, then to consolidate it in 2013 and 2014”. (Ram)
DERMAL, AN ITALIAN REALITY IN THE WELLNESS SECTOR
The Dermal Group, founded in the province of Bologna by Federico Montanari, is leader in Italy in electro-aestethic equipment, and it manufactures and distributes equipment for cosmetics and personal care. The aim of the company is to combine beauty and wellness using non-invasive but highly effective alternative treatments to cosmetic surgery.
With seven sales offices outside Italy (Madrid, Santo Domingo, Saint Petersburg, London, Dubai, Istanbul, Singapore), Dermal exports 5% of its production. The turnover of 2010 is about 30 million euros, with an expected doubling in the next 2 years.