History

Milestone

1983 - Organized & registered P.T. Cerna Corporation under the Security and Exchange Commission
1985 - Started commercial operations with trading of industrial and automotive parts.
- First SBU established in Davao
1989 - Started agricultural division operations, special focus on chemical spraying industry.
- Appointed by SOLO Kleinmotoren GmbH.
1991 - Established Cagayan de Oro SBU
1991 - Established Cebu SBU
1994 - Ventured into the Process Instrumentation business with appointment from Yamatake of Japan and K-Tek of USA. Dropped the automotive parts business and re-organized PTCC into 3 main focus groups:

  • Process Instrumentation & Controls (Industrial)
  • Agricultural Equipment
  • Medical Supplies
1999 - Established Bacolod SBU
2005 - Technical Services team was created to support both pre-sales and after-sales of the process instrumentation business.
- Growing market demand in Luzon has led to the spin-off of the Luzon operations into 3 independent SBU’s – North Luzon, South Luzon, and Batangas.
2007 - Factory Automation Group was established to support growing system requirements to support all SBU locations.
- Embarked on a 5-year plan to improve physical infrastructure and facilities to support growing needs and enhancement of corporate image.
2009 - Expanded Northern Mindanao operations with the creation of Iligan SBU.
- Established Product Marketing Groups – Steam Engineering, Electrical & Controls, Water & Gas and Valve Automation