B&R

Not to be confused with Batman and Robin (disambiguation).
Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik
Ges.m.b.H. (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
Founded 1979 in Eggelsberg, Austria
Founder Erwin Bernecker & Josef Rainer
Headquarters Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, Austria
Number of locations
162 offices in 68 countries
Key people
Erwin Bernecker & Josef Rainer, owners
Hans Wimmer, General Manager
Products Industrial Automation
Revenue approx. 500 Mio. € (est. 2014)
Number of employees
2,300 worldwide (as of Oct. 2011)
Website B&R Homepage

As a manufacturer of automation technology, the company specializes in controller, visualization and drive technologies. In addition to scalable complete solutions, B&R also provides individual components. The entire product range is oriented toward machine and system manufacturing. B&R is also active in the area of process control automation.

Company data

In the year 2011, the company generated €410 million of revenue with more than 2,300 employees. Sales were distributed by region as follows:

In the year 2013, reports showed an increase of 11% year-on-year revenue, up to a total of €475 million.[1]

Locations

The company headquarters are located in Eggelsberg (Upper Austria). The first building addition there took place in 2000, adding another production plant with a surface area of 10,000 m2. The company has occupied newly expanded facilities since March 2008. With an investment volume of approximately €50 million, an additional 50,000 m2 were added to the headquarters.

B&R has subsidiaries in the following countries: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA. Partner companies expand B&R's presence in over 60 countries worldwide.

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