ZKW raised their consolidated group revenues to over €1.2bn in 2017, an increase of almost 30% over the previous year. At the same time, the corporate group’s workforce grew from around 7,500 in 2016 to roughly 9,000 employees at the end of 2017. In addition to expanding their machine and equipment capacities, the company are also investing in R&D to improve their innovative capabilities. They were also in 3rd place in the Austrian standings of the European Patent Office, with 49 patent applications in 2017.
The company operate eight locations in Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, China, India, Mexico, and the United States.
CEO Oliver Schubert says “2016 was already an extremely successful year for ZKW. We are glad we could continue this positive development in 2017 as well. Revenues and staffing numbers climbed to record heights as well”.
