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‘Rohwedder goes India’ – Rohwedder enters into strategic alliance in India
Rohwedder AG / Miscellaneous 01.10.2009 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Ideal match of skills and experience benefits multinational and local clients * New opportunities in a highly promising market of the future Bermatingen, Germany, and Bangalore, India, October 1, 2009. Rohwedder AG has recently entered into a cooperation in automation and test solutions with an Indian partner: NextFirst Engineering Technologies Pvt. Ltd. This strategic alliance was set up especially for Indian customers and international companies with branches in India. Rohwedder is now extending its existing presence in the Indian telecommunications market to the automotive and other sectors. NextFirst with around 90 employees is contributing to the strategic alliance its know-how in the design of semi-automatic systems and products in various sectors while Rohwedder has been a proven automation and process specialist for decades. Together the two companies can improve their position in India's growth market. As a local design service provider, NextFirst, for example, knows exactly what local customers require. Rohwedder AG is thereby gaining good access to automation trends in the Indian market and can, jointly with NextFirst, not only satisfy customers but also open up new perspectives for them. The same goes for multinational clients. NextFirst will accordingly be a preferred Indian supplier of design concepts for customer-specific Rohwedder automation solutions in the highly promising Indian market. In return, NextFirst will notify Rohwedder AG of upcoming projects of its own in which Rohwedder products, technologies and solutions can be deployed. New sales channels can be opened up jointly. There will also be a very close cooperation in design and engineering of semi-automatic solutions, in built-to-print projects and in customer service. Though this not an exclusive agreement, both companies are keen to form a strong alliance, including a first and last call option so that they can take each other into consid-eration in all projects for the Indian market. By working together on customer projects, the two companies expect that the automation solutions developed will be geared precisely to specific customer requirements. Rohwedder and NextFirst can benefit jointly via their strategic alliance from the highly promising opportunities in India's growth market. About NextFirst: NextFirst provides end-to-end engineering design services and solutions, specializing in multi-disciplinary system and product design. The capabilities across mechanical, electronic, electrical and software design enables NextFirst to take up, conceptualize and deliver on challenging cross-domain projects. NextFirst has been in the Indian market for the past 5 years and has successfully developed solutions for diverse industries like Automotive & Auto Ancillary, Food, Medical Products & consumables and R&D. With a team strength of over 90 employees and over 200 projects completed and installed in the field, NextFirst has a vision to be a preferred vendor for technological solutions and engineering innovation in India. About Rohwedder: With around 750 employees worldwide the Rohwedder Group is a leading providing of system solutions and standard products for automation technology. It serves its customers directly in the three key markets Europe, America and Asia. Rohwedder automation plant is mainly used in the following industries: automotive supplies, telecommunications and electronics, and medical technology. Brands for which the Rohwedder Group stands include JOT Automation, Pematech and MIMOT. Rohwedder AG stock (ISIN DE0007057705) is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the General Standard segment. Contact: NextFirst Engineering Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Jayendran Balasubramanian 355, 7th Cross, Wilson Garden Bangalore, India - 560027 Ph: +91-80-22223388, 22485450 Fax:+91-80-22222232 E-mail: jayendran.b@nextfirst.com www.nextfirst.com Contact: Rohwedder AG Diana Varwyk Corporate Communications Kesselbachstrasse 1 D-88697 Bermatingen Germany T +49 7544 502-219 F +49 7544 502-275 E-mail: diana.varwyk@rohwedder.com www.rohwedder.com 01.10.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Rohwedder AG Kesselbachstraße 1 88697 Bermatingen Deutschland Phone: +49 (0) 7544 502-219 Fax: +49 (0) 7544 502-275 E-mail: info@rohwedder.com Internet: www.rohwedder.com ISIN: DE0007057705 WKN: 705770 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard), Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin, München End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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