Winner in the category “Medium-Sized Company”
HMS Networks has been named a winner of the Swedish Enterprise Award in Germany 2019 in the category of medium-sized companies. The prize has been awarded since 2003 by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Business Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden, and is aimed at Swedish companies that have successfully established themselves in Germany. “We are very proud of the award, which is a receipt for our successful establishment and operations in Germany,” says Staffan Dahlström, CEO of HMS.“During the past 20 years, HMS has established itself as an important partner for German companies in industrial communications and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Thousands of German manufacturers of automation products, machine builders and factories use our solutions. We have been particularly successful in the segment of medium-sized industrial companies,” says Staffan Dahlström. “Thanks to market-leading communication solutions and close cooperation between HMS’s headquarters in Halmstad and our German organization, we have been able to help German companies to increase competitiveness and win business in Germany as well as internationally,” continues Dahlström.
HMS Networks has had its own operations in Germany since 2000. Today, the German market is HMS’ largest with about 25% of total sales, and the success in Germany has contributed strongly to HMS’s global growth journey. Today, HMS has a total of 150 employees in the country distributed between a sales office in Karlsruhe and development centers in Ravensburg, Wetzlar and Buchen.
The Swedish Enterprise Award will be awarded during a gala evening in Berlin on November 21.
About the Swedish Enterprise Award
Since 2003, the Swedish Enterprise Award in Germany has been awarded by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy. All Swedish companies that have successfully established themselves in the German market have the opportunity to submit an application. The prize is divided into three categories: large companies, medium-sized companies and newcomers in the German market.
About HMS Networks
HMS Networks is the leading independent supplier of solutions for industrial communication and the Industrial Internet of Things. HMS develops and manufactures products under the Anybus®, Ixxat® and Ewon® brands. Communication solutions for building automation are offered through the subsidiary Intesis. Development and manufacturing take place at the headquarters in Halmstad, and in Ravensburg, Nivelles, Igualada and Wetzlar. Local sales and support are handled by branch offices in Germany, USA, Japan, China, Singapore, Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, India, UK, Sweden, Finland, South Korea and UAE, as well as through a worldwide network of distributors and partners. HMS employs over 600 people and reported sales of SEK 1,366 million in 2018. HMS is listed on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm, category Mid Cap, Information Technology.
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