Baden-Württemberg: Strong interest in Hermle machine tools

Gosheim (dpa/lsw) - The mechanical engineering company Berthold Hermle AG benefited from strong demand in the first half of the year.

Baden-Württemberg: Strong interest in Hermle machine tools

Gosheim (dpa/lsw) - The mechanical engineering company Berthold Hermle AG benefited from strong demand in the first half of the year. Revenues climbed from January to June by 50.9 percent, as the company in Gosheim (Tuttlingen district) announced on Wednesday. The bottom line is that the medium-sized company earned 20.6 million euros after 13.3 million euros in the same period of the previous year. Business with automation solutions individually tailored to customer needs has developed particularly well. The company employed 1322 people in the middle of the year.

The listed company confirmed its sales forecast of an increase of at least around ten percent. A possible bottleneck in the gas supply is not taken into account.