Stuttgart/Leinfelden – Bosch Power Tools is continuing on its course of strong growth with garden tools. In the 2016 financial year, the Bosch division achieved record sales of 325 million euros – representing an increase in sales of 11 percent, or 14 percent in local currency. “2016 was a record year in garden tools for us – we were able to build on the positive trends we saw developing in previous years”, said Henning von Boxberg, President of the Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH. “We understand the needs of our users: They want convenient, easy-to-use tools which give them a beautiful garden. Our garden tools help them do exactly that.” Cordless tools are a growth driver: In 2016, Bosch Power Tools generated 37 percent of its sales from cordless garden tools, and this upward trend is showing no signs of slowing down. The Indego robotic lawnmower, which was recently relaunched, is a prime example of this. According to von Boxberg: “Increasing numbers of users with smaller gardens are discovering the benefits of automatic, connected lawn care solutions. The new Indego allows us to meet the needs of this target group even more effectively.” Bosch will soon unveil a “garage” for the Indego, designed to provide optimum protection from wind and harsh weather conditions.
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 2021, its roughly 21,000 associates generated sales of 5.8 billion euros, about 80 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 2022, 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 402,600 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2021). The company generated sales of 78.7 billion euros in 2021. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, 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 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. With its more than 400 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral since the first quarter of 2020. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 128 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 76,100 associates in research and development, of which more than 38,000 are software engineers.
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