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HILTI AND CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS COMPANY CANVAS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Hilti announces a strategic partnership with Canvas, a construction robotics company that has developed a robotic drywalling solution aiming to empower people to build in bold new ways.
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HILTI GROUP COMMITS TO SBTI
Hilti Group commits to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Being a core element of its corporate strategy, Hilti enhances its contribution to reducing carbon emissions across the entire value chain.
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HILTI AND TRACKUNIT ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE DOWNTIME
Hilti and Trackunit have announced a strategic partnership to advance digital transformation in the construction industry. The partnership is focused on bringing global scale to the tool and equipment connectivity domain.
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HILTI UNVEILS BIM-ENABLED CONSTRUCTION JOBSITE ROBOT
Schaan, Liechtenstein, October 28, 2020 – Hilti introduces its first robot, Jaibot, a semi-autonomous mobile ceiling-drilling robot. The Hilti Jaibot will help MEP installation contractors tackle productivity, safety and labor shortage challenges. With this new robotic solution Hilti makes a further step toward the digitisation of construction sites.
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HOSPITAL USES HILTI FIRESTOP SPEED SLEEVE TO HELP PROTECT FRONTLINE WORKERS DURING COVID-19
NEWPORT NEWS, VA (April 30, 2020) -- Healthcare workers have been on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, making them particularly vulnerable to contracting the virus. At Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia, the fight is no different. The hospital was confronted with a challenge that many other facilities are faced with: how can healthcare workers be protected while providing vital and quality care to COVID-19 patients.
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HILTI AND OTTOBOCK BRING EXOSKELETON SOLUTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Schaan (FL) / Duderstadt (DE), July 23, 2020 – The Hilti Group has entered into a technology partnership with Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA to develop exoskeletal systems. Such solutions open new possibilities in terms of health protection and productivity and represent a future market in the construction industry.
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HILTI ACHIEVES DOUBLE-DIGIT SALES GROWTH
Schaan (FL), January 25, 2019 – The Hilti Group closed 2018 with sales growth of 10.7 percent to CHF 5.6 billion. Without acquisition effects, sales increased 9.7 percent.
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CARLA DE GEYSELEER TO FOLLOW MICHAEL JACOBI
Schaan (FL), September 28, 2018 – Hilti Group Board of Directors member Michael Jacobi will leave the Board in April 2019 at the Hilti Group’s 2019 Annual General Meeting. His successor will be Carla De Geyseleer, CFO of the SGS Group, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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HILTI CONTINUES DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH RATE
Schaan (FL), September 19, 2018 – The Hilti Group achieved sales growth of 14.7 percent over the first eight months of 2018. When adjusted for acquisition effects growth amounted to 12.7 percent. The Group’s operating result rose 7.6 percent over the same period.
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HILTI INNOVATIONS GARNER RED DOT DESIGN AWARDS
Schaan (FL), July 10, 2018 – Hilti took home awards for three products and one product family at this year’s Red Dot Design Award competition. The company won a best-in-category award and also received additional honors for the latest generation of Hilti’s brand icon, its red toolbox.
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HILTI CONTINUES TO BOOST SALES
Schaan (FL), May 16, 2018 – In the first four months of 2018, the Hilti Group grew sales by 16 percent to CHF 1,818 million. In local currencies, the company’s sales increased 13 percent over the same period last year.
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MICHAEL HILTI ELECTED HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Schaan (FL), April 13, 2018 – During the Annual General Meeting of the Hilti Corporation Michael Hilti was elected Lifetime Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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HILTI RECORDS ACCELERATED SALES GROWTH AND INCREASED PROFITABILITY
Schaan (FL), March 16, 2018 – The Hilti Group surpassed its growth targets in the 2017 fiscal year. Sales rose by 10.8 percent to a total which exceeded the CHF 5 billion mark for the first time.
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EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDER MEETING OF HILTI CORPORATION RESOLVES ON CAPITAL CONVERSION
Schaan (FL), March 7, 2018 – In an extraordinary Shareholder Meeting of Hilti Corporation held yesterday, the shareholder and owner of participation certificates resolved to proceed to the full conversion of the company’s participation capital into share capital.
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HILTI ACQUIRES BST BRANDSCHUTZTECHNIK
Schaan (FL) / Vienna (AT): February 8, 2018 – The Hilti Group has acquired the Austrian “bst Brandschutztechnik Döpfl GmbH” as well as its sales organization in Germany effective January 31, 2018.
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HILTI BREAKS 5 BILLION SALES MARK
Schaan (FL), January 22, 2018 – In 2017, the Hilti Group continued to grow throughout all business regions with sales increasing significantly to CHF 5.1 billion. Year-on-year, sales were up +10.8 percent in Swiss Francs and +9.6 percent in local currencies.
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HILTI PLANT IN THÜRINGEN AWARDED FOR EFFICIENT SERIES PRODUCTION
Thüringen, Austria; November 3, 2017 – Hilti’s manufacturing plant in Thüringen, Vorarlberg (AT), has been named the winner of the Factory of the Year competition in the category of Outstanding Large-scale Production. Among other factors, the competition jury cited the plant’s strong sense of customer orientation and short delivery times.
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HILTI CELEBRATED AS A TOP INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYER
Schaan (FL), October 26, 2017 – Hilti has been ranked by the Great Place to Work® organization among the 25 best multinational employers in the world. This year the company placed 22nd.
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CHANGE IN THE HILTI BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DANIEL DAENIKER TO SUCCEED TIS PRAGER
Schaan (FL), October 6, 2017 – Hilti Board of Directors member Tis Prager will leave the Board as of the coming Hilti Annual General Meeting, scheduled for April 2018. He will be succeeded by Daniel Daeniker, Managing Partner of the Homburger law firm in Zurich.
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BRAND REFRESH AT HILTI MORE DYNAMIC – INCREASED BRAND DIFFERENTIATION
Schaan (FL), September 28, 2017 – The Hilti Group has given its global brand image a makeover. The new corporate identity has a fresher, more dynamic impact and a greater focus on the customer.
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HILTI CONTINUES POSITIVE TREND – SALES AND RESULT UP
Schaan (FL), September 22, 2017 – In the first eight months of 2017, the Hilti Group increased sales (+7.5%) and operating result (+16.2%), driven mainly by its extended product portfolio and the consistent expansion of sales capacities around the globe.
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HILTI AND HSG EXTEND RESEARCH COOPERATION
Schaan (FL) / St. Gallen (CH), September 12, 2017 – The Hilti Group and the University of St. Gallen (HSG) have announced that they will extend their partnership regarding the Hilti Lab for Integrated Performance Management by an additional three years. Research activity will now focus on improving the linkage between corporate objectives and employee potential.
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NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE
Schaan (FL), August 29, 2017 – The Hilti Group invests some CHF 100 million in the modernization of its headquarters – a clear commitment to the long-term development of its Liechtenstein site. Over the next five years, the company will construct two new office buildings, a multi-storey car park and a spacious landscaped campus. This initiative will clearly enhance the status of the Group’s headquarters in Schaan.
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HILTI COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF OGLAEND SYSTEM GROUP
Schaan (FL) / Klepp (NO), August 23, 2017 – Following approval by antitrust authorities, the Hilti Group has today completed the acquisition of the Norwegian Oglaend System Group.
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HILTI RECEIVES FIVE RED DOT AWARDS
Schaan (FL), July 4, 2017 – Hilti once again ranks among the winners of this year’s Red Dot Awards. The company received several product innovation prizes yesterday evening at the awards ceremony held in Essen, Germany.
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HILTI ACQUIRES OGLAEND SYSTEM GROUP
Schaan (FL) / Klepp (Norway), June 6, 2017 – Hilti Group is extending its business in the oil, gas and wind offshore markets with the acquisition of Norwegian Oglaend System Group, a leading manufacturer of cable management solutions and multidiscipline support systems for the offshore industry. It has been agreed with the owners of the group that the purchase price will not be disclosed. The transaction is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.
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HILTI SALES UP IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS
Schaan (FL), Mai 17, 2017 – The Hilti Group continues its growth course in 2017. Despite persistent global uncertainties, sales in the first four months were up +4.9 percent versus the corresponding period of the previous year. In local currencies, sales have grown by +4.8 percent. After adjusting for the divestment of the solar company Unirac, sales in Swiss Francs were up +6.1 percent.
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HIlti honored again as great employer
Schaan (FL), May 5, 2017 – The Great Place to Work® organization’s “Best Workplaces in Switzerland 2017” study has again ranked Hilti’s operations in Liechtenstein and Switzerland among the very best. Hilti achieved 3rd position in the “Large Companies” category.
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Hilti continues on growth track in 2016
Schaan (FL), January 24, 2017 – In its financial year 2016, the Hilti Group achieved sales growth of +5.7 percent to CHF 4.6 billion in a challenging environment. In local currencies, sales were up +5.3 percent. After adjusting for the divestment of US-based solar affiliate Unirac, sales in Swiss Francs have increased by +7.1 percent.
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