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The buyer plans to further develop the business with the long-standing team of key employees, expand the customer portfolio and strengthen the sales network in order to dominate the highly lucrative market for poultry house equipment in Germany and Europe and to increasingly implement international projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quote from the management of Edelweiss:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe SAPHIRE project was a prime example of how we were able to find an ideal buyer for a specialized engineering company through our expertise and network. 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