Good growth for Bosch Rexroth

Drive and control specialist Bosch

Rexroth AG increased sales by

7.1 percent to more than 4.9

billion Euro (US$6.5 billion) in 2006,

marking the fourth successive year of

revenue growth. Within the same period,

the company increased its workforce

by about 1,500 to more than 29,800.

And for 2007, Bosch Rexroth

says it fully expects a further increase

in sales.

“For the business year 2007 Bosch

Rexroth AG expects organic growth,

at least at previous year’s level”, said

Manfred Grundke, Chairman of the

Executive Board, referring to the

significantly higher number of orders

received at the beginning of 2007.

“We assume that this trend will

continue and we are preparing ourselves

for this promising future by expanding our capacities and implementing

numerous innovations.”

Looking regionally, the company

translated the high dynamics of the

markets in Middle and Eastern Europe into a growth of 16 percent, while the

rest of Europe grew by nine percent; in

Asia, sales rose by 14 percent with China

surging 33 percent; and in North and South

America sales declined slightly.

2007 is shaping up well for Rexroth