Company expands worldwide production, sales and services

In 2008, the Endress+Hauser Group invested more than 106.8 million euros – 12.0 million euros or 12.6 percent more than the year before. Within five years the company has spent almost 400 million euros on new buildings and facilities. In defiance of the economic crisis Endress+Hauser will continue to strengthen its global network of production, sales and services. Here an overview of the most significant investments.

The Service and Logistics Center in Weil am Rhein in Germany has supported the sales companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 2008 as well as the international sales support, Endress+Hauser Instruments International, in terms of logistics, service and trade fair support. Investment volume: 10.4 million euros.

Also opened in 2008, the Gulf Coast Calibration and Service Center in La Porte near Houston, Texas, USA. The services provided meet the specific needs of the oil & gas industry around the Gulf of Mexico. Investment volume: 1 million euros.

The radical modernization of the temperature production facility in Pessano, Italy, was completed in 2008. Improvements in operational processes increase capacity and productivity. Investment volume: 5.5 million euros.

The product center for pressure and level measurement engineering in Maulburg, Germany, officially opened just a few days ago, has been comprehensively expanded and modernized. Two new production and office buildings were built on the site, as well as a new restaurant. The production lines for pressure and level measurement devices are now in separate buildings, newly equipped. The purchase of neighboring facilities completes the plot and secures the future development of the site. Investment volume: 13 million euros.

The building structure for a new factory for pressure and level measurement devices was completed last year in Aurangabad, India. Investment volume: 6.6 million euros.

At Stahnsdorf near Berlin, Germany, the construction of a new competence center for silicon pressure sensors started last year. Development was no longer possible at the previous site in the neighboring town of Teltow. Investment volume: 6.8 million euros.

The product center for liquid analysis engineering at Gerlingen near Stuttgart, Germany, has been generously expanded and modernized. The first large-scale construction phase was successfully completed in 2008. Work will be continued as planned. Investment volume: 17.4 million euros.

A significantly expanded plant for flow measurement engineering was recently completed in Aurangabad, India. Investment volume: 13.6 million euros. Last year production facilities in Greenwood, Indiana, USA (investment volume: 13.5 million euros), as well as in Suzhou, China (investment volume: 11.8 million euros), started operations. The product center’s headquarters in Reinach, Switzerland, were expanded by integrating a neighboring property.

In Wroc³aw, the construction of a new building for the Sales Center Poland began in 2008. Investment volume: 4.5 million euros.

The Beijing office of Sales Center China has moved into a new building in the Chinese capital. The opening ceremony took place in 2009. Investment volume: 2.3 million euros.

Last year the premises of the Sales Center Canada in Burlington were also expanded. Investment volume: 1.4 million euros.

The production of temperature measurement engineering in Johannesburg, South Africa, moved into a new building in 2008. Investment volume: 1.1 million euros.