SFS Group AG Invests CHF 36 Million to Increase Capacity and Productivity in Switzerland
January 19, 2017
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SFS Group AG has announced that is investing approximately CHF 36 million through mid-2018 to increase capacity and productivity at major sites in Switzerland. Logistics infrastructure is being modernized and heat-treating capacity is being expanded. Logistics infrastructure is being modernized and heat-treating capacity is being expanded. Modern and efficient logistics infrastructure allows SFS unimarket (Distribution & Logistics segment) to deliver products to customers quickly, easily and reliably. With central warehouses in Rebstein, Rotkreuz and Emmenbrucke, SFS unimarket can fill orders for screws, architectural hardware and tools from customers throughout Switzerland very quickly.Up to 70,000 items are kept in stock at the central warehouse in Rebstein, which has about approximately 18,000 m2 of warehouse space and is one of the most modern logistics centers in Europe. SFS is planning to increase its storage capacity by more than 4,500m2 by mid-2018 so it can supply its customers with an even wider range of goods.
SFS Group AG, formerly SFS Holding AG, is a Switzerland-based company that develops and manufactures mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components. The Company serves the automotive, construction, construction supply, electrical, electronics, aerospace and medical components industries. It consists of three operating segments which represent the three business models: Engineered Components, which are customer-specific products under the SFS intec and Unisteel brands; Fastening Systems, which are application-specific products under the SFS intec and GESIPA brand, and Distribution and Logistics, which are market-oriented product ranges and logistics solutions under the SFS unimarket brand throughout Switzerland. Its subsidiaries include, among others, Ncase Limited, a supplier of subframes for rainscreen cladding, as well as developer and manufacturer of disposable products made of metal and plastic for medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).