Alphalex will act as sole agent for SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, a leading supplier of precision winding machines, in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, starting on 1 December 2017. Founded in 1977, Alphalex looks back on more than 40 years of experience with international textile machinery brands.

After representing SSM Giudici from 2010 onwards, Director Jonathan Pears and his team will now take over full responsibility for SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG business in the UK and in Ireland. With this step SSM says it is convinced to have found the best solution for British and Irish customers.

SSM Textile Machinery, based in Horgen, Switzerland, is a subsidiary of the Rieter Group. It is a leading supplier of precision winding machines in the fields of dyeing, weaving and sewing thread preparation and enjoys success in individual segments of filament yarn production. SSM comprises the companies SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG in Horgen and subsidiaries in Italy and China.

Rieter is a supplier of systems for short-staple fibre spinning. Based in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company develops and manufactures machinery, systems and components used to convert natural and manmade fibres and their blends into yarns.

With 18 manufacturing locations in ten countries, the company employs a global workforce of some 5 230, about 20% of whom are based in Switzerland.

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