Coimbatore companies on Dutch export consultancy plan
25 Coimbatore cos on Dutch export consultancy planTHE Dutch government-funded Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries that supports companies from developing economies exporting to the European Union (EU), has selected 25 companies from the Coimbatore region under its export consultancy programme. The companies chosen under this program will receive the dutch centre’s assistance, which aims to equip them to enhance their business processes and export competitiveness.
It also offers scope for the selected companies to get free exhibition space in international fairs in Europe through the Dutch agency’s pavilions, according to a press release. The companies are selected based on audit by the consultants deputed by the centre. Among the criteria for selection is the requirement that companies are ISO certified, should have a minimum of 25 employees and a maximum of 500 employees and not have its own office in the EU. While the Dutch agency would be spending about € 50,000 (Rs 29 lakh) on each participant — company enrolled for the six year supportive programme towards education — related progress and exposure to export development, the selected companies are to bear a registration fee of € 1,000 (Rs 58,000) at the time of enrolment, the release added.Among the companies selected, 16 units have taken part in international seminars held during the first quarter of the current year and the remaining units will do so in the coming years.
Two of these companies, M M Gears and G Plast participated in the international seminar at Rotterdam last year. As a sequel to the seminar, M M Gears has been selected by the Dutch centre to participate in the Hanover international fair to be held this April.
