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Cargotec will acquire the Interschalt computer service company
the German company work for the marine industry
January 20, 2016
The Finnish group Cargotec, that it produces means of raising with the marks Kalmar, MacGregor and Hiab, will acquire the maritime German Interschalt systems AG, specialized computer science company in the creation of software and the supply of services for the marine industry. The agreement previews that Cargotec acquires the entire capital of the computer service company, that it has beyond 200 dependent and that in 2014 has recorded a turnover of 42 million euros.
"Over the last couple of years - the managing director of Cargotec has explained, Mika Vehviläinen - we have focused ourselves on the improvement of our profit and now we are ready to complete the next step in the implementation of our strategy. Our objective - it has specified - is to obtain in next the five years 40% of the turnover from the services and the software. This acquisition represents an excellent strategic combination with the offer of our Navis and XVELA in the within of the organization of Kalmar and that it will bring also new activities of service to the MacGregor".
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