2019 in brief
In 2019, sales increased to SEK 1,519 (1,366) million and operating profit was SEK 243 (251) million. The average number of employees during the year was 617 (536).
KEY EVENTS FROM 2019
FEBRUARY:
HMS opens a new office in Seoul, South Korea.
APRIL:
HMS acquires the majority of German company WEBfactory GmbH, a leading provider of web-based software solutions for automation and IIoT.
APRIL:
HMS opens a new sales and support office in Dubai, UAE.
APRIL:
HMS launches HMS Hub™, a new platform for IIoT where Hardware meets Software™.
APRIL:
HMS announces a collaboration with Ericsson regarding smart manufacturing over 5G.
MAY:
HMS acquires Raster Products B.V., which is HMS’ primary distributor of Ewon products in the Netherlands.
SEPTEMBER:
HMS wins the prestigious Swedish Enterprise Award in Germany.
SEPTEMBER:
HMS implements a cost reduction program to adapt to weaker market conditions. In total, the program affects 43 employees throughout the group.
OCTOBER / NOVEMBER:
During the fall trade fairs, HMS launches a number of solutions under the theme “Hardware Meets Software™, all of which enable industrial hardware to connect to IoT software.
NOVEMBER:
HMS delivers the 7,000,000th Anybus product to IAI Corporation.