NKE Austria GmbH Maintains Positive Outlook for 2009
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Feb 17,2009
Bearing manufacturer NKE Austria GmbH reported its 2008 sales hit 43.3 million euros, up 87% over the previous year. Its main areas of growth were the wind energy, gearbox and agricultural machinery sectors.
To cope with the rapid growth, NKE started building new headquarters in the Stadtgut Steyr industrial park in July 2008. Twelve million euros will be invested in the new office and production facilities, which will have a total floor space of 10,000 sq m (110,000 sq ft) and are scheduled for completion in May 2009.
The company also recruited 50 new employees in 2008, upping its workforce to its current level of about 170. A goal of a 10% share of apprentices has been realized by taking on seven additional apprentices. To ensure effective training and ease skills shortages in the long run, an apprentice workshop was established in cooperation with Austrian vocational training institute BFI.
In December 2008, NKE won an award in the “Women’s Advancement Initiative” in Austria. With 40% women in its workforce, the bearing manufacturer lies far above the industry average, also on the management level: four of the nine department heads are female. To help its female employees find a balance between job and family, NKE offers flexible working hours and will, in Summer 2009, introduce a holiday childcare service.
NKE was also awarded the innovation prize, 'Schrittmacher 08', impressing the jury with its innovative tailored solutions for different industries. In the past 12 months, the company has developed 375 custom bearing solutions.
Despite the difficult current economic environment, NKE has a positive outlook for 2009, as NKE’s commercial managing director, Heimo Ebner, explains: “We started the new year with a full order book, which will even take us some way into 2010. Growth potential exists especially in renewable energy, for example wind energy, and infrastructure, such as railways. As part of our expansion drive we are this year for the fifth time exhibiting at the Hannover Industrial Fair.”
NKE produces standard and special bearings for all industrial applications. In addition to product development and application engineering, NKE provides a full range of technical services and training. NKE’s products are distributed through 15 international representative offices and more than 240 distribution outlets in 60 countries.
NKE products are distributed in Canada by Global Bear Inc., Dorval. QC.
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