Ziehm Medical Shanghai Opens New Offices in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Second branch underlines potential of the Chinese C-arm market - business growth of 75 per cent in 2012

Ziehm Medical Shanghai (ZMS), daughter company of the German manufacturer of mobile C-arms Ziehm Imaging, has opened a branch office in Guangzhou. The second office in the country will allow ZMS to further increase Ziehm Imaging's brand awareness in the market and serve customers in Southern China with an enhanced product and service offering.

ZMS has experienced rapid growth in the Chinese market over the last years and has established its brand in the national medical devices market against large competitors like Siemens, GE Healthcare and Philips. These successes have resulted in a 75 per cent growth rate in 2012 and a nomination for the Healthcare Enterprise Competitiveness Ranking Top 20 in 2012.

"We are very proud of our success story in the Chinese market over the last years. The opening of a second office in the Southern part of the country will enable us to further increase our footprint in the rapidly developing Chinese C-arm market," says Kevin Tang, CEO of Ziehm Medical Shanghai Co., Ltd. "We are convinced that the combination of innovative technology "made in Germany" and a local sales and service team will enable us to further expand our Chinese customer base in the coming years."

Ziehm Imaging has stood for mobile X-ray-based imaging for 40 years. With its innovative solutions, the manufacturer has played a significant role in the rapid development of mobile X-ray technology in recent years. Since the company was founded in 1972, more than 10,000 Ziehm Imaging C-arms have been installed in hospitals and medical facilities around the globe.

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Martin Herzmann
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