PRESS RELEASE 02/03/2017

DentMerk BeNeLux B.V. receives the Wilhelm-Herbst-Award 2016

On the occasion of the BEGO International Sales Symposium 2017, the Bremen-based dental specialist selected Dutch dental supplier DentMerk BeNeLux B.V. for its outstanding sales performance 2016 in the field of CAD/CAM and presented them with the coveted Wilhelm-Herbst-Award.

“Our company is characterized by the close contact to our customers and the high quality of our products. The award encourages us to be satisfied with our overall concept for dentists and dental technicians,” says Harriët Schapers, Managing Director at DentMerk. “DentMerk has already received the award in the field of digital dental technology twice. The new award shows the importance of our Dutch partner,” adds Jürgen Schultze, Head of International Sales at BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei and BEGO Medical.

The presentation of the Wilhelm-Herbst-Award is a particular highlight of the BEGO International Sales Symposium, which is anticipated with excitement every year. 81 participants who had travelled to Bremen from 31 countries eagerly awaited the announcement of the winner of the highly coveted award for outstanding marketing and sales achievements for BEGO products.

DentMerk BeNeLux B.V was established in 2010 and offers professional support in the field of dental technology and dentistry solutions for its customers and partners. BEGO awarded DentMerk based on its overall concept, which considers client-specific improvement in efficiency as well as individual solutions for all dental indications.

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Received the Wilhelm-Herbst-Award for the best sales performance in the field of CAD/CAM solutions: DentMerk BeNeLux B.V from the Netherlands. From left to right: Alexander Meinders, Area Sales Manager at BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei and BEGO Medical, Harriët Schapers, Managing Director at DentMerk BeNeLux B.V., and Jürgen Schultze, Head of Sales International at BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei and BEGO Medical.

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About BEGO

The BEGO Group is one of the internationally leading specialists in the field of prosthodontics and implant dentistry. Founded in 1890, the traditional German company provides dental technicians and dentists with innovative devices, instruments, materials, implants, services and methods for the production and processing of dental restorations. BEGO as an owner-managed company, now run in its fifth generation by Managing Partner Christoph Weiss, employs a global workforce of approx. 450 – and this number continues to grow. In 2015, BEGO was also the first company in the dental industry to market a 3D printing system ("Varseo"), developed in-house both with and for dental laboratories, for the fabrication of a wide range of dental restorations made from high-performance resins. BEGO has been a pioneer in dental 3D printing with the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) for over 15 years.