Stuttgart/Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Bosch Power Tools has once again achieved significant growth over the course of the previous financial year of 2017. With 4.7 billion euros, the Bosch division recorded a higher turnover than ever before. This growth corresponds to five percent in local currency and four percent nominally. “We have continued the trend of the past few years and once again significantly increased our turnover,” said Henning von Boxberg, President of the Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH. “We understand the needs of our users. That is the basis of our success. We increase the productivity and safety of tradespeople with our innovations and make work easier for DIY enthusiasts.” Bosch is continually expanding its range of cordless tools – which are becoming more and more important – in addition to making use of connectivity features for products and services. Von Boxberg commented: “Another important factor for our growth is the long-term focus on emerging markets.” With regard to power tools, Bosch recorded double-digit growth in more than 30 countries across the globe over the last year – including in China, India and Russia.
The Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, a division of the Bosch Group, is one of the world’s leading providers for power tools, garden tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2022, its roughly 20,000 associates generated sales of 5.9 billion euros, about 90 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation. In 2024, Bosch Power Tools will again launch more than 100 new products onto the market in its four business segments power tools, garden tools, accessories and measuring tools.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 428,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which roughly 48,000 are software engineers.
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