Kion gets off to a strong start in 2026 (www.materialfluss.de)
Significant increase in incoming orders
The intralogistics company Kion Group records a significant increase in order intake in the first quarter of 2026 and increases profitability and cash flow despite geopolitical uncertainties.
read more...Siemens and Kion develop supply chains of... (www.materialfluss.de)
Digital twins in the warehouse
Siemens and Kion Group have entered into a strategic partnership to digitalize intralogistics processes. The aim is to make supply chains more flexible, more productive and more resilient to disruptions. The companies are relying on AI, simulation and digital twins.
read more...Solid year 2025 (www.materialfluss.de)
Kion significantly increases order intake
Kion holds its own in a difficult environment in 2025, increases order intake significantly and looks ahead to profitable growth in 2026 with a new segment name and efficiency gains.
read more...Optimized spare parts supply (www.materialfluss.de)
Hub for spare parts: KION Regional Distribution Center Central Europe opened
In order to further shorten delivery times and ensure delivery availability of almost 100 percent in the future, Linde Material Handling has built a new, larger spare parts distribution center equipped with modern technology at its existing site in Kahl am Main.
read more...Financial figures (www.materialfluss.de)
Annual General Meeting: Kion Group increases dividend
On May 29, the Annual General Meeting of the Kion Group took place at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main. There, the company took stock of the financial year and resolved, among other things, to distribute a dividend.
read more...Personnel (www.materialfluss.de)
Supervisory Board of Kion Group extends contract of CEO Rob Smith
The Supervisory Board of the Kion Group has extended the contract of CEO Rob Smith by five years. Smith will thus lead the Kion Group until December 31, 2029.
read more...Company figures (www.materialfluss.de)
KION increases revenue and earnings in the first quarter
The Kion Group has started the 2024 financial year with an increase in revenue and earnings. Profitability improved in both operating segments, with the adjusted EBIT margin at 7.9%, up 2.3 percentage points on the same quarter in 2023.
read more...Board member (www.materialfluss.de)
Christian Harm becomes Chief Financial Officer
The Supervisory Board of the Kion Group has appointed Christian Harm to the Executive Board with immediate effect.
read more...Personnel (www.materialfluss.de)
Kion Group reorganizes Supervisory Board
The industrial truck group used the 2023 Annual General Meeting in Frankfurt for a change at the top.
read more...Expansion of production (www.materialfluss.de)
KION Group plans to expand production at Reutlingen site
The KION Group is strengthening its site in Reutlingen and is planning to expand its local plant. The intralogistics group is investing an amount in the double-digit million euro range for this purpose.
read more...Burdened nine-month figures (www.materialfluss.de)
KION's EBIT causes concern
The KION Group closed the first nine months of the 2022 financial year with a solid order intake and strong revenue, driven in particular by the Industrial Trucks & Services (ITS) segment. Free cash flow and adjusted EBIT were significantly impacted.
read more...Succession still open (www.materialfluss.de)
CFO Anke Groth leaves Kion Group
Anke Groth (51), Executive Board member of KION Group AG responsible for Finance and Labor Director for Human Resources, is leaving the company.
read more...VDMA Materials Handling Technology Association (www.materialfluss.de)
SSI Schaefer CEO Steffen Bersch takes over chairmanship
Steffen Bersch, CEO of the SSI Schaefer Group, has just been unanimously elected as the new chairman at the board meeting of the Conveyor Technology and Intralogistics Association.
read more...Swarm robotics (www.materialfluss.de)
Fraunhofer IML and KION Group further develop LoadRunner
In a joint Enterprise Lab, the partners want to further develop and industrialize the autonomous vehicle swarm equipped with distributed artificial intelligence.
read more...Personnel (www.materialfluss.de)
Rob Smith succeeds Gordon Riske as Chief Executive Officer of the KION Group
Rob Smith is to become the new Chief Executive Officer of KION Group AG. The intralogistics group's Supervisory Board has appointed the 56-year-old to succeed long-serving Chief Executive Officer Gordon Riske with effect from January 1, 2022.
read more...And Henry Puhl becomes CTO (www.materialfluss.de)
Hasan Dandashly and Andreas Krinninger new members of KION's Executive Board
In future, all operating businesses will be directly represented on the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG. At the beginning of the year, the Group's Supervisory Board appointed Hasan Dandashly (61) and Andreas Krinninger (53) as additional members.
read more...Intralogistics provider and battery... (www.materialfluss.de)
KION Battery Systems starts production of lithium-ion batteries
KION Battery Systems (KBS), a joint venture between the KION Group and BMZ Holding, has started producing lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks. In summer 2019, the intralogistics provider and the battery manufacturer announced a strategic partnership and the establishment of their own production facility in Karlstein am Main, the headquarters of the BMZ Group.
read more...Production expanded (www.materialfluss.de)
Kion expands site in the Czech Republic
The KION Group has added a third production hall to its site in Stříbro, near Pilsen in the Czech Republic. The 25,550 square meter hall will be used by the KION subsidiary Dematic. Conveyor belts, pocket sorters and storage and sorting equipment are manufactured at the Czech site.
read more...Counterbalanced truck (www.industrial-production.de)
Kion builds new plant in China
Kion is expanding its business in China and has started the construction of an additional plant for counterbalanced trucks in Jinan (Shandong province). The expected investment volume is 100 million euros.
read more...Management position newly filled (www.materialfluss.de)
Jonathan M. Dawley is the new President & CEO of KION North America
Jonathan M. Dawley took over as President & CEO of KION North America on May 18. He succeeds Vincent Halma, who has left the company.
read more...Corona pandemic (www.industrial-production.de)
Kion closes plants over Easter
Kion is taking advantage of the traditionally quieter Easter period and is temporarily suspending production at key production plants in Europe, North and South America and India for an initial average of two weeks.
read more..."Different strategic views (www.materialfluss.de)
Susanna Schneeberger leaves KION Group
Susanna Schneeberger (46), member of the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG responsible for the Supply Chain Solutions segment (Dematic) and Chief Digital Officer for digital transformation, is leaving the company.
read more...15 million investment (www.materialfluss.de)
KION inaugurates plant in India
The KION Group has inaugurated its new plant - India's largest production facility for intralogistics equipment - at the Pune site in the state of Maharashtra. The plant, which covers an area of around 25 hectares, manufactures diesel and electric forklift trucks as well as battery-powered pallet trucks and reach trucks.
read more...60 million euro investment (www.materialfluss.de)
KION Group builds plant for industrial trucks in Poland
The KION Group is continuing on its growth path and is building a new industrial truck plant in Kołbaskowo, near Szczecin, Poland. The investment volume for the project is more than EUR 60 million.
read more...Joint venture for lithium-ion batteries (www.materialfluss.de)
KION Group and BMZ Holding work together
The KION Group, an international intralogistics provider, and BMZ Holding GmbH are establishing a joint venture under the name Kion Battery Systems GmbH to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks for the EMEA region.
read more...Personnel (www.materialfluss.de)
Henry Puhl confirmed as Chairman of the Still Management Board until 2024
Henry Puhl has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of Still GmbH for a further four years as Chairman of the Executive Board and thus also as President of the KION Operating Unit Still EMEA.
read more...Kion Group (www.materialfluss.de)
Ex-Porsche CEO Michael Macht to succeed John Feldmann
John Feldmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Kion Group, would like to step down from his position at the end of the 2019 Annual General Meeting in May. The Nomination Committee of the Supervisory Board proposes Dr. Michael Macht as his successor.
read more...Forklift trucks (www.materialfluss.de)
KION Group achieves significant order growth
In the second quarter of 2018, the KION Group benefited from the continued dynamic growth in the markets for industrial trucks and supply chain solutions. The Group increased its order intake significantly by 23 per cent to €2.424 billion.
read more...Storage technology devices (www.industrial-production.de)
Kion: strategic partnership with Chinese manufacturer EP Equipment
Kion enters into an exclusive and global strategic partnership with EP Equipment, a leading Chinese manufacturer, in the dynamically growing market for low-cost warehouse technology products.
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