Successful Year for BLG

“We managed not only to achieve our targets for 2018, but also to exceed them.“ This was the conclusion drawn today about business year 2018 by BLG CEO Frank Dreeke at the 139th General Shareholders Meeting of BREMER LAGERHAUS-GESELLSCHAFT -Aktiengesellschaft von 1877. The meeting took place in the Congress Center Bremen. On behalf of the Board of Management, he thanked the 250 shareholders represented – who accounted for some 86 percent of the share capital – for coming. Then he presented his report on the listed company BREMER LAGERHAUS-GESELLSCHAFT -Aktiengesellschaft von 1877.

Based on the consistently positive development of the operating result, the Board of Management and Supervisory Board proposed an increase in the dividend. Frank Dreeke said: “Our express goal is to ensure our shareholders receive an appropriate participation in the company’s success. Due to our sustained profit growth, we can keep the promise we made last year and raise the dividend per share to 45 cents.”

Despite good business development, the BLG share price was affected by the general market trend. On the final trading day, the share price closed at EUR 11.87.

Successful Year for BLG

“We managed not only to achieve our targets for 2018, but also to exceed them.“ This was the conclusion drawn today about business year 2018 by BLG CEO Frank Dreeke at the 139th General Shareholders Meeting of BREMER LAGERHAUS-GESELLSCHAFT -Aktiengesellschaft von 1877. The meeting took place in the Congress Center Bremen. On behalf of the Board of Management, he thanked the 250 shareholders represented – who accounted for some 86 percent of the share capital – for coming. Then he presented his report on the listed company BREMER LAGERHAUS-GESELLSCHAFT -Aktiengesellschaft von 1877.

Based on the consistently positive development of the operating result, the Board of Management and Supervisory Board proposed an increase in the dividend. Frank Dreeke said: “Our express goal is to ensure our shareholders receive an appropriate participation in the company’s success. Due to our sustained profit growth, we can keep the promise we made last year and raise the dividend per share to 45 cents.”

Despite good business development, the BLG share price was affected by the general market trend. On the final trading day, the share price closed at EUR 11.87.

Safety Systems Installed

Elokon, the supplier of safety and assistance systems for industrial vehicles – MHE, AGVs and cobots – has received a substantial contract from Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd for its ELOprotect mobile personnel protection product. 19 of these designated safety systems will be retrofitted onto the existing fleet of Linde K man-up turret trucks which are in operation at the Skelmersdale site of Culina Group’s subsidiary Great Bear.

Martin Jones, Head of VNA Sales, Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd. commented: “For over 10 years Linde has worked with Culina at the Skelmersdale site with two generations of VNA trucks. The latest trucks are fitted with Linde’s Aisle Safety Assistant for building and infrastructure protection. With the addition of the ELOprotect solution we can detect potential collisions with pedestrians, objects or another truck. The system is already working on several other sites in the UK and Culina are looking to roll out the system across further sites within their network.”

“We were looking for a robust solution for enhanced safety within our VNA aisles irrespective of MHE provider. ELOKON fits the bill perfectly” said Andy Miszkiel, Culina Group MHE Manager.

ELOprotect is a self-actuating safety device for protecting personnel when industrial trucks are being used in narrow aisles. Its basic configuration consists of evaluation electronics, two laser scanners and a display and operating module. It is also available with various add-ons and options, some of which were chosen to be installed at Skelmersdale. One of these is the ANTIC anti-collision module, which allows the simultaneous operation of several trucks in the same narrow aisle without the risk of collisions, and its extended protection range also enables safe operation with no loss of speed to ensure continued high turnover of goods.

Safety Systems Installed

Elokon, the supplier of safety and assistance systems for industrial vehicles – MHE, AGVs and cobots – has received a substantial contract from Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd for its ELOprotect mobile personnel protection product. 19 of these designated safety systems will be retrofitted onto the existing fleet of Linde K man-up turret trucks which are in operation at the Skelmersdale site of Culina Group’s subsidiary Great Bear.

Martin Jones, Head of VNA Sales, Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd. commented: “For over 10 years Linde has worked with Culina at the Skelmersdale site with two generations of VNA trucks. The latest trucks are fitted with Linde’s Aisle Safety Assistant for building and infrastructure protection. With the addition of the ELOprotect solution we can detect potential collisions with pedestrians, objects or another truck. The system is already working on several other sites in the UK and Culina are looking to roll out the system across further sites within their network.”

“We were looking for a robust solution for enhanced safety within our VNA aisles irrespective of MHE provider. ELOKON fits the bill perfectly” said Andy Miszkiel, Culina Group MHE Manager.

ELOprotect is a self-actuating safety device for protecting personnel when industrial trucks are being used in narrow aisles. Its basic configuration consists of evaluation electronics, two laser scanners and a display and operating module. It is also available with various add-ons and options, some of which were chosen to be installed at Skelmersdale. One of these is the ANTIC anti-collision module, which allows the simultaneous operation of several trucks in the same narrow aisle without the risk of collisions, and its extended protection range also enables safe operation with no loss of speed to ensure continued high turnover of goods.

Revenue & Profits up for Interroll

In the first half of 2019, conveyor system specialist Interroll once again recorded strong growth in sales revenue of 8.4 percent (+10.4 percent in local currencies) and a disproportionately strong increase in operating result (EBIT) of 23.3 percent.

Boosted by a particularly strong first quarter in 2019, net sales revenue increased by +8.4% compared to the previous year to a new high of CHF 260.8 million in the first six months of 2019 (+10.4% in local currencies).

Interroll managed to once again disproportionately increase the EBIT by 23.3% compared to the half-year value for 2018. In addition to the net sales revenue growth, high discipline regarding costs and investment also contributed to this.

At CHF 299.0 million, the orders intake was 7.9% below the previous year’s record levels in 2018 (-6.0% in local currencies). Large orders received in the previous year were virtually fully replaced in the first half of 2019.

“In the first half of 2019, Interroll was able to drastically increase its net sales revenues once again,” states Paul Zumbühl, CEO of Interroll Holding AG. “EBIT and net profit also grew disproportionately.”

Revenue & Profits up for Interroll

In the first half of 2019, conveyor system specialist Interroll once again recorded strong growth in sales revenue of 8.4 percent (+10.4 percent in local currencies) and a disproportionately strong increase in operating result (EBIT) of 23.3 percent.

Boosted by a particularly strong first quarter in 2019, net sales revenue increased by +8.4% compared to the previous year to a new high of CHF 260.8 million in the first six months of 2019 (+10.4% in local currencies).

Interroll managed to once again disproportionately increase the EBIT by 23.3% compared to the half-year value for 2018. In addition to the net sales revenue growth, high discipline regarding costs and investment also contributed to this.

At CHF 299.0 million, the orders intake was 7.9% below the previous year’s record levels in 2018 (-6.0% in local currencies). Large orders received in the previous year were virtually fully replaced in the first half of 2019.

“In the first half of 2019, Interroll was able to drastically increase its net sales revenues once again,” states Paul Zumbühl, CEO of Interroll Holding AG. “EBIT and net profit also grew disproportionately.”

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