Sato Joins Dutch-japanese Trade Federation (dujat)

Aug. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- the Dutch and Japanese trade federation responsible for stimulating trade between the two countries.

Commenting on the announcement SATO International Europe’s managing director Brian Lang said: “For many years SATO has benefited from the excellent trade relations between the Netherlands and Japan. Becoming a member of DUJAT allows SATO to further strengthen its operations in both countries due to the strong additional opportunities for cooperation and business development now at our disposal”.

DUJAT was founded in 1984 by a group of companies seeking to stimulate the export of Dutch products to Japan. Since then DUJAT’s objective has developed into strengthening overall economic relations between the Netherlands and Japan.  DUJAT assists Dutch companies seeking to develop business in Japan and supports Japanese companies looking to build relationships with companies in the Netherlands.

As a member of DUJAT, SATO will benefit from access to an extensive network in both The Netherlands and Japan, including government ministries, embassies, semi-governmental institutes and official trade and corporate bodies. Every year DUJAT organizes networking meetings and seminars and also holds an annual golf tournament for its members. The DUJAT Advisory Board, consisting of top Dutch and Japanese executives, also provides excellent opportunities for developing contacts at the highest levels of various organisations and companies in the Netherlands and Japan.

DUJAT’s Project Manager, Kazuko Suzuki, said of SATO’s decision to become a member of DUJAT: “We hope to assist SATO in further developing its business operations in the Netherlands and Japan and believe membership of DUJAT will enable SATO to further strengthen its business through access to an extensive network of resources and contacts at companies and organisations at the very highest level of business and government”.

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SATO is a pioneer and leading global provider of integrated Automatic Identification and Data Collection solutions that leverage barcode and RFID technologies. SATO manufactures innovative, reliable auto-identification systems and offers complete solutions to businesses by integrating hardware, software, media supplies and maintenance services. Customers rely on SATO for accuracy, labour and resource savings helping to preserve the environment.
Founded in 1940, SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has sales and support offices in over 20 countries and is represented globally through a world-class network of partners. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, it reported revenues of JPY 78,368 million (US$ 914 million). More information about SATO Corporation can be found at www.sato.co.jp/english

*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 85.73 Japanese Yen.