Endress+Hauser celebrates its 60th anniversary!

Endress+Hauser UK 31/01/2013

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Measurement and automation engineering company Endress+Hauser is in fine fettle as it celebrates its 60th birthday on 1 February. The family-owned business has just welcomed its 10,000th employee, and in the last year alone, over 500 jobs were created worldwide.

A global network of companies, a range of high-quality products and solid family-based foundations: 60 years after its foundation, the measurement and automation engineering specialist Endress+Hauser still continues to expand. This success is due to the continuity of a prudently run family-owned business whose first and foremost principle is to satisfy customers” needs and requirements.

Headquartered in Switzerland, with its UK base in Manchester, the company is today the world leader in measurement and automation engineering, with products synonymous with precision and reliability. The company”s independence, fully owned by the founder”s family, has been laid down in a charter and is bound to be upheld in future. Also firmly anchored are the fundamental principles of the Endress+Hauser Group: a corporate culture based on trust and a sense of responsibility is the solid groundwork for sustained growth and technological innovation.

From the device to the system

Over the last 60 years the Endress+Hauser Group has developed from a vendor of devices and instruments to a full-range supplier who supports its customer in operating their plants reliably, efficiently and in an environmentally-friendly manner. “Our strength is that we are entirely driven by the market,” says CEO Klaus Endress who manages the company in the second generation. “We learn from our customers and strive to create sustained and outstanding benefits and value for them.”

Today, over 40 sales centres and over 70 representatives around the world sell products, services and solutions delivered by Endress+Hauser and production sites in 12 countries are engaged in manufacture and development. Thanks to the global roots in various different regions and industries, the Endress+Hauser Group is well able to cope with cyclical fluctuations, whilst guaranteeing flexibility and rapid response.

Almost coinciding with the 60th anniversary, another remarkable landmark has been reached – the company welcomed its 10,000th employee. Around 500 new jobs have been created worldwide in the last 12 months alone. Continuity is held high in the family-owned business: in spite of the finance and public debt crisis in 2009, no employees were laid off – with the result that a new sales record was promptly accomplished in the following year after the economy had begun to recover.

Outlook

With sales totalling €1.5 billion, the Endress+Hauser Group marked up another record year in 2011 – in spite of a strong Swiss franc and a flagging economy in Europe. “Although the market is extremely volatile today, 2012 will be an excellent year for us,” says CEO Klaus Endress. “We trust in our strength and look ahead with confidence, but we must stay alert.” With well-targeted acquisitions in biotechnology, gas analysis and energy management, Endress+Hauser has recently rounded off its product portfolio. With an equity ratio of over 70 percent, the company is largely independent of lenders and is well equipped to meet the challenges of the future.

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About us

A strong partner worldwide

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. We provide process solutions for flow, level, pressure, analytics, temperature, recording and digital communications, optimising processes in terms of economic efficiency, safety and environmental impact. Our customers come from various industries, including chemical, food & beverage, life sciences, power & energy, primaries & metal, oil & gas and water & wastewater.

Benefits

Net sales of 2.4 billion euros – a strong partner
More than 13,900 employees worldwide – a reliable employer
Equity ratio of 71% – solidly financed
Continuous annual investments of approximately 160 million euros – future-oriented
Nearly 7,800 patents and patent applications – innovative and creative

Where we supply to

UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America

Industries we supply to

Automation, Chemicals, Consultants, Components Electronics, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Tobacco, Water and Wastewater