Leinfelden – Bosch Power Tools achieved record sales of 4.5 billion euros* in 2016. In local currency, that equates to a growth of seven percent; nominally, Power Tools has grown by four percent. “For us, 2016 was the most successful year in the company’s history,” said Henning von Boxberg, President of the Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH. “We sold more than 50 million power tools and increased sales yet again. Our products are well received by do-it-yourselfers and tradespeople alike.” Power Tools is focusing on the specific needs of the user: More convenience for do-it-yourselfers, more productivity for tradespeople. Cordless tools, such as the Ixo, are still proving very successful. In addition, Power Tools introduced numerous connected power tools in 2016. Von Boxberg commented: “In future, we will continue to focus on innovations that offer added value to the user. We see opportunities for growth online and in emerging markets in particular.”
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 2023, 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 421,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2022). The company generated sales of 88.2 billion euros in 2022. 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 85,500 associates in research and development, of which nearly 44,000 are software engineers.
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