Mr Dewaele said: "The momentum of the poultry market revival after the difficult year of 2009 is still ongoing and the hatchery industry is investing heavily in efficient and biosecure incubation technology.

"Following the successful launch of our new generation of S-line single-stage incubators at the beginning of 2010, we are enjoying a continuing enthusiastic reception of this technology in the market.

"During the past months, we have been booking record high orders for S-line incubators.

"By means of our infrastructure expansion, now in its final stages, we are nearly doubling our production capacity. This will allow us to keep serving our customers within expectations.

"Meanwhile, we are expanding our customer base. The high efficiency of the S-line, combined with the lifetime services offered by Petersime, are the perfect answer to the requirements of modern state-of- the-art hatchery operations around the world."

Focusing on Southeast Asia, Mr Dewaele continued: "Our large installed base has allowed us to gain extensive experience of large-scale hatchery operations."

Saha Farms, one of Thailand's leading poultry integrators and exporters, have recently completed a brand new broiler hatchery, fully equipped with Petersime BioStreamer^TM incubators. Decisive factors in the company's choice were high performance, superior chick quality and reliable after-sales services. Saha Farms is just one of many hatcheries around the globe signing up with Petersime for their hatchery projects.