Mayer & Cie, a circular knitting machine manufacturer, has reported a surge in sales by 10 per cent in 2015, an escalation in orders in first half of 2016, and a market share of around 20 per cent. With a motive to further increase its sales revenue, Mayer & Cie will possibly make 200 more machines this year (1,500 machines) compared to prior year (1,300 machines). In the year 2015, the group sales totalled around Euro 100 million. “We have good preconditions for increasing the number of machines sold with our Double Jersey and Jacquard machines and with the S and the D line,” states Benjamin Mayer, Managing Director, Mayer & Cie.
Also, capacities are being increased at all production sites to strengthen its market position. The new factory in Vsetín, Czech Republic, is nearly finished and the Czech subsidiary is about to move into the 5,000 square metres production facility. According to the company’s Sales Director Wolfgang Müller, the demand situation of the company is currently on the rise. High-quality machines such as double jersey or jacquard machines have always been Mayer & Cie’s strong point and are always in trend, observed at last year’s ITMA fair.
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Additionally, more goods are being produced locally eliminating long shipping routes, providing buyers a greater flexibility. Mayer & Cie. is also witnessing surge in orders from countries like Turkey, Central and South America; adding to it the economic circumstances including exchange rates are responsible for the rising demand for knitting machines in China, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.
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