A strong leap forward

The Balkans

are making a strong leap forward

Up until the recent past, the Balkans region in Europe was not at the forefront of technological development. But times are changing. New projects are emerging, also in the poultry industry. Examples include the ‘Perutnina’ integrator in Bosnia Herzegovina and the ‘Superior’ integrator in Serbia, built by Jomapeks from Serbia.

A new and educated generation is stepping up

are making a strong leap forward

Modern poultry housing systems demand highquality components. After all, conditions should always be kept optimal under all circumstances in order to allow birds to thrive and be productive. Poultry housing systems must, therefore, be reliable and functioning all the time, without any compromise. Jomapeks makes sure of that.

Alberto Bergamaschi, sales representative at Jomapeks, explains: ‘The manufacturer of drive technology for many of the automatically operated systems used is

Ridder Drive Systems. They supply drive units that can be used to control various types of systems and equipment in poultry houses. Their geared motors are suitable for the ventilation, lifting and nesting.’ These products fi nd their way to many parts in the world. Like in this case to Serbia. Besides a distributor of Ridder products, Jomapeks is also a manufacturer itself, making plastic and metal components and producing its own equipment for the poultry industry, including auger systems and feeders, air inlets, cooling pad frames, and farm computer controllers.

Best solutions

Apart from that, Jomapeks builds complete turnkey projects, including in Bosnia Herzegovina. Near the village of Pelagicevo, the company installed broiler equipment at ‘Perutnina’ broiler farms with as many as 25 poultry houses for a total of 750,000 birds. In Serbia, nearby the village of Zitiste, Jomapeks installed broiler equipment at ‘Superior’ farms with 30 poultry houses for a total of 600,000 birds. In these new projects, Ridder Drive Systems provided technical support to fi nd the best solutions for ventilation and lifting applications.

Highest standards

‘In the not-too-distant past, countries in the Balkans were basically developing countries’, says Alberto Bergamaschi. ‘However, nowadays they are making a strong leap forward. As a result, new projects like this integrated poultry business in Bosnia are of the highest standards. This means they use very technical and precise technology. Such technology also comes from Ridder, which is of the highest level, with its wide range of applications. This goes along with precise software programming, which demands adequate management skills.’

Eager to learn

‘Since the level of education in the Balkans region has gone up substantially in recent years, high tech is certainly within reach nowadays. A new and educated generation is eager to learn and is currently stepping up’, Alberto analyses the situation. ‘Along with technical assistance from Jomapeks, we are confi dent that these integrations in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia will be successful food producers, thus supporting further development of the countries.’ Alberto Bergamaschi is already thinking of new projects: ‘Our next project will be a broiler and duck integration in Bulgaria and Hungary. Again, Ridder technology will certainly play an important part!’

Alberto Bergamaschi