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| Strong Roots: DKSH's History |
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A Swiss Business with strong Asian Roots |
In the 1860s, three Swiss entrepreneurs sailed east to Asia. Independently and within a few years of each other, Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm set off for Singapore, Edward Anton Keller for the Philippines and Hermann Siber for Japan. |
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The three founders of DKSH: Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm, Edward Anton
Keller and Hermann Siber-Hegner |
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Over the years, they established flourishing trading houses, which over decades evolved into major players in South East Asia, China, the eastern Asian Pacific region and Japan.
With a reputation as reliable business partners possessing a superior understanding of their markets, they earned the respect and trust of major international companies and local business communities alike. Having mastered the challenges of the 19th and 20th centuries, fourth-generation representatives of the Diethelm Group and the Keller Group formally joined forces in the year 2000. In 2002, Diethelm Keller Services Asia came together with SiberHegner to create a global marketing, sales, logistics and distribution company with a unique pan-Asian network: DKSH was born. |
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Milestones: How DKSH became what it is today. |
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1865 |
Founding of Siber & Brennwald, the precursor of the SiberHegner Group, in Yokohama |
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1868 |
Edward Anton Keller joins C. Lutz & Co., founded in Manila in 1866 and later acquired
by Keller |
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1871 |
Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm joins Hooglandt & Co., Singapore, established in 1860 and later acquired by Diethelm |
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1887 |
Founding of Diethelm & Co. Ltd. in Singapore
Ed. A. Keller & Co. founded in Manila after the takeover of Lutz & Co. Ltd. |
1902 |
SiberHegner enters the Chinese market |
1906 |
Founding of Diethelm & Co., Zurich; branch office opened in Bangkok
Takeover of Singapore-based Swiss trading firm Cadonau & Co. by Diethelm |
1921 |
SiberHegner & Co. acquires a small Swiss trading company with presence in Shanghai |
1923 |
Keller acquires Kern Ltd. in Hong Kong |
1936 |
SiberHegner acquires German trading house H.Boss & Co. based in Tianjin, China |
1968 |
Acquisition by SiberHegner of Manchester-based trading firm Haycraft and London
merchant house L.J. Rickards & Co. Ltd. |
1998 |
Acquisition of Cosatec AG by Ed. A. Keller in a Joint Venture with Diethelm Group |
2000 |
June 16: Merger of Diethelm Holding Ltd. and Edward Keller Holding Ltd. to form
Diethelm Keller Holding Ltd. |
2002 |
June 19: DKSH Holding Ltd. is formed through the merger of Diethelm Keller Services Asia Ltd. and SiberHegner Holding Ltd., with annual revenues exceeding CHF 4 billion, approximately 13,000 employees and an EBIT of CHF 50 million
Acquisition of consumer goods business of East Asiatic Co. in Malaysia |
2003 |
Acquisition of KOSE Logistics, Korea |
2004 |
Acquisition of Medinova Ltd., Zurich, a speciality pharmaceutical company
Acquisition of EAC Transport (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a leading forwarding agent
Acquisition of United Housewares Pty Limited, an Australian marketing and distribution
company of premium household goods
Official opening of the Corporate Shared Services Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2005 |
Opening of two major, state-of-the-art distribution centers in Vietnam and Singapore
DKSH-owned boutiques open in major Asian cities for several premium luxury and
lifestyle brands |
2006 |
Diethelm & Co. Ltd. celebrates 100 years of continuous operation in Thailand in the
presence of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Nihon SiberHegner celebrates 140 years of uninterrupted presence in Japan
Opening of three state-of-the-art distribution centers in Bangkok, Thailand; Longtan,
Taiwan and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The facility in Bangkok is the country's largest
Consumer Goods distribution center, with a size equivalent to five football fields
Acquisition of the Pro-Tech Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd., a specialty distributor of analytical instruments and laboratory consumables
Acquisition of P.A. Life Science Services (PALSS) GmbH, a leading specialized instruments and services provider in India
DKSH Specialty Raw Materials establishes new branch offices in Poland and Turkey |
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DKSH Wall-Calendar 2008
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| Order now the DKSH Wall-Calender for 2008 with a selection of unique pictures which provide you an insight into the fascinating world of DKSH. |
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