Anthos Impianti enters in the Henry Schein organization
Imola, 12th January 2009
Anthos Impianti enters in the Henry Schein organization
Cefla Dentale, division of Cefla s.c., decided to set an important cooperation with Henry Schein.
The Anthos branded products will be distributed and serviced in most regions of Italy, on an exclusive basis, by Henry Schein.
The Italian distribution arm of Cefla Dentale, established many years ago in Imola, under the name of Anthos Impianti, becomes part of Henry Schein.
Imola becomes the Henry Schein Italian headquarter for distributing and servicing the dental equipment on the Italian Market.
This recognizes the professionalism created through the years by Imola cooperatives widening its use through the association to a bigger organization like Henry Schein.
About Cefla Dental:
Cefla Dental is a leading manufacturer of dental equipment; based in Imola (Bologna – Italy) expanding its influence in the dental equipment market through acquisitions:
- Suzhou Victor Dental – dental chairs and simulators (China),
- Castellini – dental chairs, instruments and radiology (Italy),
- Mocom – dental sterilizers (Italy);
and creating a full range of state of the art dental digital radiology equipment under the brand name of MyRay.
Cefla Dental is a subsidiary of Cefla s.c., a 76 years old company, owned in form of cooperative by approximately three hundred of its more than sixteen hundred associates.
Cefla s.c. reached a record net sales in 2008 close to 400 million euros and it is present with stable organizations in 12 different countries.
For more information visit the Cefla and the Cefla Dental web sites at www.cefla.it and www.cefladentale.it.
About Henry Schein:
Henry Schein, a Fortune 500® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index, is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. The Company’s four business groups – Dental, Medical, International and Technology – serve more than 550,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions.
The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items.
Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions for healthcare professionals, such as ArubA®, the Company’s electronic catalog and ordering system. Its leading practice-management software solutions have an installed user base of more than 52,000 practices, including DENTRIX®, Easy Dental®, Oasis® and EXACT® for dental practices, MicroMD® for physician practices, and AVImark® for animal health clinics.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs over 12,000 people and has operations or affiliates in 20 countries. The Company’s net sales reached a record $5.9 billion in 2007. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.