Category Archives: Company

Mourning the loss of our Senior CEO Josef Meerpohl

The employees of the Big Dutchman group mourn the loss of their senior CEO, Josef Meerpohl. With deep affection and much respect, we say goodbye to an extraordinary person and a courageous and visionary businessman.

Big Dutchman opens brand new location in Malaysia

25 years after Big Dutchman (BD), the world market leader for modern pig and poultry production, dared to make the move to the emerging markets in Asia, the company marks another milestone in its fast-paced development on the most populous continent of the world: a brand new regional head office with logistics center for the Asia-Pacific region was recently opened in Malaysia.

Big Dutchman acquires agricultural building business from Betco

The Big Dutchman group, based in Vechta, Germany, announced today that it has acquired Qingdao Betco Asia Co., Ltd. (Betco Qingdao), which is the livestock building business of the North Carolina-based steel structure specialist Betco, Inc., with over 30 years of experience.

Interview with Bernd Meerpohl, CEO of Big Dutchman

Could you outline an overview of the current poultry industry at a global level? Consumption of animal protein has been rising throughout the world now for quite a while. This development is going to continue, but I am quite sure only in developing countries.

Big Dutchman acquires controlling interest in Proline group

The Big Dutchman group, based in Vechta, Germany, announced today that the company has acquired a controlling interest in the Canada-based Proline Group. With about 50 employees globally, Proline Group is a leading supplier of production technologies for the pig, poultry, and grain handling industries in Asia and Oceania.

Big Dutchman takes over Zucami

Vechta-Calveslage / Spain – The Big Dutchman group based in Vechta-Calveslage (Germany) is taking over the Spanish poultry equipment supplier Zucami. The company with its headquarters in Beriáin, near Pamplona, recently became insolvent.