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HOMAG Group sets new orders record
07.06.2011 / 16:21
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Successful participation in industry's most important trade fair - Ligna
Schopfloch, June 7, 2011. HOMAG Group AG saw new record order intake at the
Ligna, the industry's leading trade fair. The global market leader
succeeded in topping the previous record from 2007 by some 20 percent;
indeed, order intake rose almost 50 percent compared to the last fair in
2009. On account of the above-average number of intensive talks and the
large number of new offers made, Jürgen Köppel, Head of Sales, also
anticipates excellent post-trade-fair business. 'There was particularly
great demand for offers coming from established, European markets and from
BRIC countries,' says Köppel. 'We extended our welcome to visitors from a
total of 90 countries to our two stands at the fair.'
The group presented itself at the world's most important trade fair for the
woodworking industry held in Hanover from May 30 to June 3 at two stands
with a total of 7,500 square meters, making it the largest exhibitor. At
the fair, HOMAG Group demonstrated its core competency as a provider to the
market of a complete product portfolio. The focus was on the HOMAG Group
InnovationCenter where a select audience of professionals was shown
demonstrations of more than 26 units with numerous technical highlights,
new process technologies and patented innovations.
A total of just over 90,000 visitors attended the Ligna in Hanover, more
than half of which came from outside of Germany. The audience of
professionals attending this increasingly international trade fair not only
included a large number of visitors from European markets but also from
emerging markets, which are gaining in importance.
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Background information
With its 16 specialized production companies worldwide, 21 group-owned
sales and service companies and approximately 60 exclusive sales partners,
HOMAG Group AG's market position is excellent and its portfolio as a
comprehensive system supplier and technology partner makes it unique.
Backed by a workforce of some 5,000 employees, the company sees itself as
the leading global manufacturer for plants and machinery for the
woodworking and wood materials industry for the production of furniture and
construction elements as well as timber frame houses. The group also offers
its customers a wide range of services in related areas for production
machines and equipment. HOMAG Group AG shares have been trading on the
Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 13, 2007 and were
listed on the SDAX of the German Stock Exchange on October 2007.
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Disclaimer
This press release contains certain statements relating to the future.
Future-oriented statements are all those statements that do not pertain to
historical facts and events or expressions pertaining to the future such as
'believes', 'estimates', 'assumes', 'forecasts', 'intend', 'may', 'will',
'should' or similar expressions. Such future-oriented statements are
subject to risks and uncertainty since they relate to future events and are
based on current assumptions of the company, which may not occur in the
future or may not occur in the anticipated form. The company points out
that such future-oriented statements do not guarantee the future; actual
results including the financial position and the profitability of the HOMAG
Group as well as the development of economic and regulatory framework
conditions may deviate significantly (and prove unfavorable) from what is
expressly or implicitly assumed or described in these statements. Even if
the actual results of the HOMAG Group including the financial position and
profitability as well as the economic and regulatory framework conditions
should coincide with the future-oriented statements in this press release,
it cannot be guaranteed that the same will hold true in the future.
Information:
HOMAG Group AG
Investor Relations
Simone Mueller
Phone: +49 7443 13-2034
simone.mueller@homag-group.com
www.homag-group.com
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Language: English
Company: Homag Group AG
Homagstr. 3-5
72296 Schopfloch
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)7443 / 13 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)7443 / 13 - 2300
E-mail: info@homag-group.de
Internet: www.homag-group.de
ISIN: DE0005297204
WKN: 529720
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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