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June 2012
dent of collaborating with them for
pantry kitchens for the coaches. We
checked some of the latest buses in
the market and had discussions with
Vikas for some special type of prod-
ucts. We have supplied two kitchens
to Volvo in India till now, and it has
been received quite well.”
Frenzel has been studying
the local market and feels that
coach operators in general
prefer lesser seats with more
comfort and better service. The
company is looking to take the
usual CKD route to expand its
presence in the Indian market,
and it might eventually go for
a local production facility if the
orders grow in number.
Europe being its strong-
est market, Frenzel’s biggest
customer is MAN, followed
by Evobus which is an amal-
gamation of Mercedes-Benz
and Setra. The Mercedes-Benz
city-bus Citaro is equipped
with Frenzel cooling systems.
It is eyeing Van Hool, VDL
Group and Volvo also. Another
company which Frenzel is keen
on partnering with is Temsa, a
leading Turkish manufacturer
which is currently active in
price-sensitive markets.
In 2011, Frenzel also got a big or-
der from MAN for some of its non-
European vehicles. Frenzel’s order
books remain full during November
to March as it sells around 3,500
kitchens and 3,500 refrigeration
units annually.
In 2011, the company made a
turnover of 10 million Euros which
is expected to go up to 12 million
Euros in 2012. It is quite confident
of becoming an established name in
the Indian bus market soon.
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component zone
Frenzel makes 11 standard
types of kitchens, each of-
fering different types of
amenities. Currently the
company produces 35 to
40 kitchens per week in
Germany. It supplies 20 to
25 kitchens to MAN Turkey
while five to ten units are
delivered to Neoplan in
Germany every week.