For over 30 years, STIHL has been the leading brand in chainsaws. But the product line at ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG encompasses far more:
With motorized scythes, hedge clippers, hedge trimmers, boring machines, tall branch clippers, as well as blowers and sprayers, the company, headquartered in Waibling, manufactures a wide array of garden tools. It also makes high-pressure hoses and wet and dry vacuums for household and industrial applications, angle grinders for the construction industry, forestry equipment and personal protective gear. Recently, STIHL launched its TIMBERSPORTS clothing and equipment collection. In 2001, STIHL had a turnover of approx. 1.5 billion Euros.

The company was founded in 1955 as a wainwright company in Wagrain (Salzburg), and is now a leading sporting goods manufacturer, with a focus in winter sports. Many world championships and Olympic medals have been won on Atomic skis. In 1993/94, the company posted a turnover of 1.6 billion Austrian Schillings, with 1,100 employees. In 1994, Atomic was bought by the Finnish company AMER Group Ltd.

Baldwin Germany GmbH / Baldwin Technology Company Inc. (www.baldwin.de) is a leading manufacturer of peripherals and control devices for the printing industry. Baldwin supplies customer-oriented integrated solutions as well as its automatic cleaning systems or spray dampening systems and inking unit temperature controls, which are used both on new and existing roller and sheet-fed offset printing presses.
As of the end of the fiscal year 2002/2003 the company employed 533 persons and earned sales of 134.2 million US$. Baldwin was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut/USA. The corporate group has sales and service locations worldwide. Baldwin has been listed on the American Stock Exchange since 1987.

With 17.400 employees in 40 locations throughout the world and a 3 billion Euro turnover, Benteler is among Germany's 100 largest industrial enterprises. Benteler AG is a family-owned, non-traded stock company. Worldwide, they operate four legally independent business divisions under a management holding company: Automotive technology, steel/piping, engine building and sales. The largest division is automotive technology, with more than 11,600 employees, 32 manufacturing facilities, and a turnover of more than 2 billion Euros. The 125-year old company is headquartered in the east Westphalian city of Paderborn.

The Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior is the second largest central procurement authority in the country. 230 experts with degrees mainly in the fields of technology and natural sciences act as consulting service providers to agencies and public institutions in all matters pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services, concluding up to 2,200 contracts annually based on national and international regulations and having a total value of nearly € 422.6 million.
The Agency functions as a service provider between governmental customers on one hand and contractors from industry, trades and commerce on the other.

To date, DATEV is the only data processing services company in Europe for tax advisors, lawyers and auditors, and their clients. More than two thirds of German companies use the company's data processing, service and software products for their accounting. And one in four workers receive their payslips by way of DATEV.

DeTeImmobilien is a provider of real estate services. Its portfolio includes real estate management (e.g. commercial facility management, land management, rental and leasing services), as well as technical and infrastructure facility management. The management of 64 million square meters of space and 35,000 buildings makes DeTeImmobilien one of the most significant real estate service providers in Germany. Six branch offices across the country means that DeTeImmobilien can guarantee all its customers a nationwide presence in Germany.
The objects managed by the company include office buildings, banks, insurance offices and technical installations which are part of the T.I.M.E.S. markets. All real estate is managed by professionals and its operation optimized for efficiency and value creation. The DeTeImmobilien academy ensures that 6,700 employees maintain a high level of expertise.

Deutsche Welle (www.dw-world.de) provides a multi-media, globally accessible information offering in more than 30 languages. It uses the most advanced signal technology for production and transmitting, with a multi-national team of around 1,500 employees from more than 60 countries. Deutsche Welle enjoys a worldwide reputation for independence and credibility.

Trox is in the business of developing and selling high-quality products and systems for ventilation and climate control technology, as well as fire and smoke detectors. In addition to its headquarters in the Düsseldorf area and other modern production facilities in Germany, Trox has its own factories throughout Europe in France, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain; and worldwide in Brazil, Malaysia and South Africa. Trox's 2,700 workers produced a worldwide turnover of 256 million Euros last year, thereby securing its position as market leader for systems and components in ventilation and climate control technology. Two-thirds of the consolidated turnover is produced outside of Germany.

Grammer AG is a world leader in the development and production of innovative components and systems for automobile interiors as well as driver's and passenger seats. With over 7.000 employees world-wide Grammer develops and produces a product range which includes driver seats for offroad-vehicles, buses and trains as well as headrests, armrests, center consoles and integrated child booster seats. In fiscal 2002, Grammer Group sales were EUR 778.5 M, with net income for the year of EUR 23.4m. With 22 consolidated companies, Grammer operates in 13 different countries world-wide.

Since its foundation at Haldenwang (Southern Germany) in 1969, MAHA Maschinenbau Haldenwang GmbH & Co. KG (www.maha.de) has developed into the world market leader in the area of brake testing technology. Today, over 1000 MAHA staff members advise motor vehicle manufacturers, testing organizations, governments and garages in all matters related to vehicle safety testing and lifting technology. Its largest export market is the United States, followed by Britain, Poland, Ireland and Spain. MAHA is not only a manufacturer of equipment but also the main partner for the development and implementation of testing concept on a regional or national scale and a vehicle testing system provider.
In Germany, support for products and services is given by 24 regional representations. World-wide, MAHA subsidiaries abroad and a large authorized-dealer network ensure local presence and optimum customer service in over 100 countries.

M+W Zander's business areas are facility management and facility engineering. The company offers services for high-tech buildings and production facilities - everything from consulting and construction to operation and modernization. As a general technology company, M+W Zander handles the consulting, planning, design and construction phases in the construction of microelectronics facilities. The company is the industry leader in the construction of ready-to-use chip factories.
M+W Zander is a daughter company of the Jenoptik company, and with more than 4,500 employees in more than 40 locations worldwide, it posted a turnover of approx. 1,671 million Euros in 2001.

Niedermeyer GmbH (www.niedermeyer.at), with 120 brances and 960 employees, is the Austrian market leader in specialty dealer sales of products and solutions for telecommunications, computers and notebooks, photography and entertainment electronics, accessories and photo processing.

Reis Robotics is one of the most successful and technologically advanced companies in the field of robotics systems, as well as in the manufacturing of tryout and trimming presses. The company's operation includes development and manufacturing of state of the art industrial robots and controllers, designing, planning and manufacturing of turnkey automation systems, in addition to the construction of hydraulic tryout and trimming presses. Reis Robotics offers a full range of services such as training, programming, installations, and production monitoring, which is often customized to the customer's requirements

The fusion of WALTER BAU-AG and DYWIDAG, with construction orders totaling 3.3 bil. Euro, is among the largest internal construction firms with a broad range of capabilities. The construction technology firm can look back over a more than 130-year tradition. It combines vast experience and high-level technical expertise. The company?s strategic orientation is based on meeting customer needs for construction-related services. Planning, financing, project development participation in operator models and building management round out the core business of ?Building?. The domestic units include turnkey construction and civil engineering, international construction and transportation infrastructure. The activities of the DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) includes the sales of products and systems for post-tensioning and geotechnics, and special civil engineering processes.

A pioneering spirit, constant innovation, reliable technology, the highest standards for quality and the drive to discover new markets - these are the reasons for Wirtgen's success. The company, based in Windhagen near Bonn, is a world leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of machines and equipment for road construction. The product line includes cold molding cutters, soil stabilizers, cold and hot recyclers, slipform makers and surface miners. With many offices and an extensive sales network, the Wirtgen Group is represented in over 80 countries on all continents.