M+W Zander group steers 2006 on record result too

Self-sufficiency of the three partial companies clearly strengthened/outstanding starting position for further profitable growth the technology company M+W Zander wants in this as well as the coming years to grow dynamically and its PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR MULTIMEDIA superproportionally increase. With planned PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR MULTIMEDIA of 50 to 60 millions euro for 2006 a record result is expected. This communicated M+W Zander on the today's press conference in Stuttgart. In addition the three core divisions Facility engineering, Facility management as well as automation and engineering are to be able to act still more independently in their markets. "clearly verschlankte financial getting thing ensures that the divisions can develop uncontrolled from getting thing obligations substantially more dynamically", said executive committee Reimund Blessing. * On basis of outstanding order books M+W Zander becomes after 1,5 billion.Euro in the past year the turnover mark of two billion euro in this year exceed. This corresponds to a growth of 37 per cent. At the same time that is to rise PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR MULTIMEDIA to 50 to 60 millions euro (2005: 45 millions euro). Also in the first three months this yearly could add M+W Zander clearly. The conversion climbed by 54 per cent on 492 millions euro (Q1/2005: 320 millions euro). PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR MULTIMEDIA was doubled more than and rose on 13,7 million euro (Q1/2005: 5,4 millions euro). The number of the coworkers grew to 31 March 2006 on 7.553 (31.Maerz 2005: 6.566). Reimund Blessing kommentierte:"Die separation from Jenoptik was for us a release impact, with which we could separate from refuse dumps and risks. The name M+W Zander stands today for a group of core-healthy enterprises, which switch a course now with growth more highly.By the higher self-sufficiency of the divisions, continuous growth with conversion and PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR MULTIMEDIA as well as an intensified risk management we want to lastingly clearly increase the enterprise value to at the end of of 2007. Our Hightechschmiede, the Facility engineering, becomes when world market leaders grow with the building of high technology plants in this year in the conversion by approximately 50 per cent. The Facility management with its service contracts of many years doubled and particularly grows the conversion in the last five years already once more than in Eastern Europe. And the range automation and engineering, which solidly and continuously for years grows, will again strongly add 2006." Facility engineering: Growth market renewable energies the turnover-strongest division Facility engineering steers its world-wide activities for the electronic industry since 2004 via the M+W Zander Facility engineering Ltd. with seat in Singapore.In the years 2002 to 2005 the conversion of 506 millions euro rose to 928 millions euro. When world market leaders with the building of semiconductor -, flat screen and Photovoltaikfabriken are M+W Zander for example involved in more than half of all factory projects in this range. The chairman of the management, Klaus gardner, described goals on the press conference its: "our customers continue to invest into new and technologically improved manufacturing plants. The world-wide semiconductor market shows up in a very durable condition, the flat screen industry adds also in 2006 with a two digit growth further clearly. In particular on the asiatic markets we are in the best way positioned. At present the market grows particularly dynamically approximately by renewable energies. With our prominent process know-how and our global platform strategy we promise ourselves in the future with renewable energy concepts clear growth rates."above all the topic power plant construction is strengthened, since thereby in combination with alternative energy concepts new areas of application open. For 2006 the division expects a clear turnover rise on over 1,3 billion euro. Facility management: Growth in Europe with services the executive committee Dr. Wolfgang Haefele responsible in the executive committee of the M+W Zander getting thing AG for the business with building services (Facility management) described the strategy for a further profitable growth in the Facility management. Haefele: "here in Stuttgart the seat one is round the prominent European Dienstleister around the processes to the management of real estates. Among our key customers point enterprises rank such as IBM, German bank, EADS and Caterpillar. With the further development of our pan European Facility management services we will increase our conversion with 3.800 coworkers on approximately 440 millions euro in this year."from 2001 to 2005 doubled itself the conversion of this division from 200 millions to 417 millions euro. Further growth is to take place both organically and via acquisitions and exceed at the latest to end of the decade the billion-euro-mark. The foreign portion from now 25 is to rise to then approximately 40 per cent. At present the business grows particularly dynamically in Eastern Europe. Haefele: "alone in Russia we care for our customers with more than 400 coworkers locally." With the new organisational structure with M+W Zander the M+W Zander Facility management GmbH as a guidance company of the division one revalues and one converts into a corporation with seat into Stuttgart. Haefele is to take over the executive committee presidency.Division automation and engineering for chemistry, Pharma, Biotech and automotives in this division bundles M+W Zander in the future the activities of the three subsidiary companies long and Peitler (Ludwigshafen), LSMW (Stuttgart) and BIAS (Wolnzach) in a corporation. Long and Peitler as well as LSMW are specialized in chemistry -, Pharma -, Biotech and BIAS in the automobile industry. The sales volume of the three enterprises amounted to 2005 approximately 120. Millions and are 2006 on approximately 130 euro. Million euro increase. On the press conference Guenter long, responsibly for the division, presented the goals for 2006. Lang:"Mittelfristig want to develop we an integrated engineering enterprise for the key industries chemistry, Pharma, Biotech and Automotve, which offer highly-qualified engineer achievements and integrated total conceptions. We want to play an important role in entire Europe as well as in selected non-European countries.With altogether 750 coworkers and approximately 130 millions euro conversion we have for it a outstanding starting point." Further information: * Over Springwater Capital: * Springwater Capital (SWC) is led a private Equity society, from Martin Gruschka and Manilo Marocco. SWC invests into quoted and private enterprises as well as in real estates, which a clear Potenzial has for increase in value. Strategy is it to invest in "champions" who have proven business models and experienced management teams. In particular SWC invests, where worth-increasing measures (including restructuring and acquisitions) are fast and efficiently convertible. Around this strategy to convert SWC has an experienced team with a strong Investment TRACK record. The partners have extensive experiences within ranges private Equity, Investment management and industry.The SWC partners and associated partners pursue a clear "hands on" strategy during the support of their Portfolio enterprises. Among the Investments in Germany rank so far among other things ComputecMedia, Medicforma and The Carbo Group. * Over M+W Zander: * The technology company M+W Zander gained a conversion of 1,5 billion euro world-wide in the year 2005 with 7204 coworkers. In addition essentially the three independently acting core divisions contributed:    - the turnover-strongest division Facility engineering steers    its world-wide activities for the electronic industry since 2004    via the M+W Zander Facility engineering Ltd. with seat in Singapore.   - the M+W Zander Facility management GmbH with seat in Stuttgart    steers the European-wide    service activities approximately as a guidance company around the management of real estates    (Facility management)    - in the division automation and engineering for chemistry,    Pharma, Biotech and automotives are bundled the three subsidiary companies    long and Peitler, LSMW and BIAS. M+W Zander is to 72.89 per cent in the possession of the private Equity society Springwater Capital. belong to 27.11 per cent to the former Zander family.