For years, many large and well-known companies and company groups have relied on our solutions.
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Alcan Singen GmbH is one of the globe’s leading suppliers of bauxite, alumina and aluminum, and a top-ranked provider of engineered and packaging materials.
It reports an annual turnover of over 806 million Euros and 1,800 employees. Alcan Singen GmbH is part of the world-wide Alcan Engineered Product company network.
Alcan Singen develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty sheet, extrusion products, automotive components and systems, formed parts and composite materials using lightweight aluminum construction methods.
Alexander Demmer, CIO Alcan Germany: “POOL4TOOL offers totally new possibilities in project- and document management without the use of complex and expensive projects. Expensive communication structures are replaced by quick information chains.”
Automotive Lighting was founded 1999 as a joint venture between Magneti Marelli and Robert Bosch GmbH (K2 lighting division). This offered the opportunity to combine the expertise in lighting technology between two companies with recognized foundations. The creation of Magneti Marelli lighting division was based upon the acquisition of Carello SPA in 1988 and therefore can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century. During this time period the development of lighting technology progressed with the aptly called "Bosch-Light". After the shares of both founder companies changed, Automotive Lighting today is a full subsidiary of Magneti Marelli Group.
In 2005 Automotive Lighting procured raw materials, goods and services for production with a value of over 550 million Euro.
B. Braun supplies the global healthcare market with products for anesthesia, intensive medicine, cardiology, extra corporeal blood treatment and surgery, as well as services for hospitals, general practitioners and the homecare sector.
With 35,000 employees in 50 countries, B. Braun achieved a turnover in 2007 of 3.57 billion euros.
Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, is a systems partner for the international automobile industry. A specialist for automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems, the Behr Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of original equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles. Group sales in the 2007 business year came to around 3.4 billion euros. Currently Behr employs some 19,500 staff at 17 development locations, 30 production sites and 13 joint ventures worldwide.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European IT Infrastructure Provider with a strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and Dynamic Data Center products, services and solutions. With a platform and services portfolio of exceptional depth, our offering extends from notebooks through desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions and services offerings. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has a presence in all key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with Infrastructure Services extending coverage approximately 170 countries worldwide.
GARDENA is Europe’s leading brand of gardening equipment and tools with a brand name awareness approaching 90%. GARDENA’s aim is to provide a simple and convenient solution to all watering, soil and lawn care problems. GARDENA manufactures reliable, quality gardening equipment to make light work of gardening tasks.
Since its incorporation in 1961 as a small trading company for garden tools, GARDENA has evolved into one of the world's most reputable producers of intelligent garden-care products and solutions within the space of only a few decades.
GEIGER technik is a German-based medium-sized enterprise with worldwide activities. The company’s claim is to develop outstanding products using sophisticated polymers, and hence to replace the conventionally employed materials. Pronounced innovativeness has been the hallmark of GEIGER technik’s operations for more than 30 years. Initially renowned as a partner to the pharmaceuticals and automotive industry, GEIGER technik today increasingly exploits the know-how gained there also in other segments. The exceptionally high demands made on product quality, cost and energy-efficiency, impermeability of the materials and cleanliness by the automotive industry are crucial factors for success also in many other branches of industry.
GEZE is one of the leading developers and manufacturers of building technology products in the world in the areas of door, window and safety systems. The company, which was founded in 1863, offers an extensive range of structural systems, automatic door systems, fume and heat extraction products and safety engineering products, glass systems and window and ventilation engineering products for anyone working on the construction.
Since 1995, GFI Informatique has positioned itself as one of the leading IT service firms in France and Southern Europe . GFI optimises the creation of value for its customers through three major strategic offers, consulting, systems and solutions integration and outsourcing. I n 2005, the Group posted revenues of €543.8 million and employed 7,166 people. The acquisition of Adelior and Actif in January 2006 brought the group around 1,000 new staff and added €75 million to revenues.
In 1963 Horst Gutbrod founded the firm of HORST GUTBROD in the town of Dettingen/Erms in Baden-Württemberg. In 2001 a new factory was built in Schmölln/Thüringia for series production.
GUTBROD develops and manufactures punching and forming parts as well as modules and security/impact protection components for the automotive industry.
Today GUTBROD is a leading partner for the automotive industry with more than 600 employees.
Hans Grohe founded the company Hansgrohe in Schiltach, Germany, in 1901. Hansgrohe AG produces and sells sanitary technical products under the trade names; Hansgrohe, Axor, Pharo and Pontos. Hansgrohe has 5 production plants, in Germany, 4 abroad and 24 sales companies all over the world.
In 2006 Hansgrohe purchased goods and services worth 236 million Euros. The majority of which was used for the procurement of production material. The biggest production location is Germany, followed by the US, the Netherlands, France and China. Through the expansion of the international locations, Global Sourcing will gain even more importance.
Jungheinrich, leading in warehousing technology in Europe, offers a comprehensive product range of materials handling equipment, rack systems and services for complete intralogistics, a direct sales network with 17 sites in Germany as well as own sales and service companies in 31 countries in and outside Europe and production plants in Norderstedt, Moosburg und Lüneburg (Germany) and an assembly plant in Qingpu (China).
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1935 and is today the world's leading manufacturer of high-pressure cleaning equipment. The company employs more than 6.450 people and has 32 affiliates all over the world. The head office is located in the south of Germany, near Stuttgart. Besides cleaning equipment Kärcher's department "Sales Government Customers" develops, manufactures and markets products for the special needs of public customers, such as the armed forces, fire brigades, civil defence, disaster control and relief organisations.
Lapp Cables is one of the world's leading suppliers of Cables, conductors and cable accessories.
The company was founded in 1957 by Oskar Lapp with ÖLFLEX® the first industrially produced signal cable in the world. Today Lapp Cables produces cables and conductors for different industries and markets: mechanical and systems engineering, the automotive industry, MSR technology, electrical and installations engineering, EDC and more.
The Lapp Group has 17 production sites, 100 outlets and 39 sales organisations around the world with about 3.000 employees in total.
Loewe AG develops, produces, and distributes electronic, electrotechnical, and mechanical products and systems in Germany. The company's products include television sets with one remote control, DVD players/recorders, audio components, hi-fi systems, and related consumer electronics products. It also offers home cinema solutions to the fair visitors, various retailers, and national and international media representatives. The company serves in the field of consumer electronics and communications technology in Europe. Loewe AG was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Kronach, Germany.
Mieschke Hofmann and Partners is the leading German Process and IT consultancy in the automotive market with its headquarters in Freiberg, Germany and branches in Ludwigsburg, Munich, Essen and Wolfsburg. Since its founding in 1996 MHP has been continuously expanding.
In January 1999 Porsche AG took share in MHP which made MHP “A Porsche Services Company”.
Specializing in the business line of Process and IT consultancy, MHP offers IT competence and know-how to more than 300 well-established clients who are mainly producers, suppliers, and sellers in the automotive industry.
The Moeller Group, which is based in Bonn, Germany, is one of the leading, globally active suppliers of systems and components concerned with power distribution and automation in industrial, infrastructure and residential building applications.
The Moeller Group has a strong international alignment. Founded in 1899, the company has an sales network in all relevant target markets, being represented in over 90 countries of the world by 31 sales subsidiaries and over 350 sales offices and distribution partners. Thanks to its international production structure made up of 15 production facilities, it is able to utilize the advantages of the regional locations involved and capitalise on the opportunities offered by global growth markets.
The Moeller Group currently has around 8,700 employees, and in the 2006/2007 financial year generated consolidated sales of around €960 million.
Novelis runs die technologically modernest aluminium rolling plant world wide and is the largest producer of aluminium rolling products. Novelis is as well the world’s largest company for the recycling of aluminium cans.
The production site Goettingen has been founded as aluminium factory Carl Albrecht Goettinger for the production of vessels and kitchen supplies.
The production site Nachterstedt is one of the biggest industry companies in Saxony since 1968. In 1994 it has been bought by Alcan and sold to Novelis in 2005.
The production site in Neuss which is called Alunorf is a joint venture with Norsk Hydro and the world's largest aluminium rolling and remelt plant. It is the major employer in the city of Neuss with more than 2,100 employees.
Novelis belongs to the Indian company Hindalco, the largest producer of aluminium in Asia an leading copper producer. Hindalco belongs to Aditya Birla Group.
There are 2.424 employees in Germany and 13.600world wide. 2006 it reports an annual turnover of 2.011 million Euros.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a global leader in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 134,200 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 27 billion in 2007, the company is a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring systems, energy efficient lighting solutions, as well as lifestyle solutions for personal wellbeing.
Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH embodies the Land Systems Division of the Rheinmetall Defence Group.
As a major supplier of systems for ground forces, the company develops and manufactures wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles as well as turret systems and weapon stations. To date, the company has supplied more than 14,000 vehicles and subsystems to customers in 36 countries.
The company has its headquarters in Kiel, with further locations in Gersthofen, Kassel and Unterluess. These sites give the systems specialists an efficient infrastructure with development, design and testing, production, quality assurance, sales, logistics and after sales services.
SICK is one of the world’s leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications. SICK is a technology and market leader in Factory and Logistics Automation as well as Process Automation.
Founded in 1946, near Munich, Germany, SICK is now a worldwide presence with numerous subsidiaries and affiliated companies, agencies and sales offices, and is one of the leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions. It has a global presence with over 40 national and international subsidiaries and numerous participations and sales offices. SICK currently employs more than 4,300 employees worldwide, and achieved sales of about EUR 650 m in 2006.
Siemens, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is one of the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics companies. Siemens provides innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit customers in 190 countries. Founded 160 years ago, the company is active in the areas of Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, and Lighting.
Storopack is a leading manufacturer and service provider in the fields of protective and transport packaging, as well as molded parts made of expanded foams. The sales of the worldwide operating group of companies with headquarters in Metzingen (Germany) are generated by the three divisions Molding, Packaging and Logistics.
Founded in 1874 as a tanning factory, the family-run, medium-sized company Storopack can look back on an interesting company history.
1959 was the birth year of Storopack with the start of production of molded parts made of Styropor®. In 1973, the first pourable packaging padding material (loose fill) made of Styropor® followed, and soon thereafter we expanded into other countries.
With 2,632 employees world wide (571 in Germany) the company generated a revenue of 314,8 million Euros in 2006.
Visa Inc. operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.
Visa offers a range of branded payment product platforms, which our financial institution clients use to deliver credit, debit, prepaid and commercial programs to their customers. Visa's global network, VisaNet, delivers value-added processing services, including fraud and risk management, dispute resolution, rewards and other business-enhancing applications. Together, these elements provide secure, convenient and reliable payment options in 170 countries and territories.
Since more than 137 years Winmoeller & Hoelscher proofs its innovation power. Today it belongs to the leading companies for the production of flexible packings.
As a company world wide present Windmoeller & Hoelscher understands itself as partner and system supplier which offers everything from one hand: from consulting and engineering to the supply with high-quality machinery and the total production of packing. Special tasks like the general overhaul of used machinery is done by Garant, a subsidiary company. The concentration is on the 3 business areas extrusion, print and pachaging.
In more than 130 countries and at more than 5,000 customers machinery from Windmoeller & Holscher is used.