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Fremm delivers to Himoinsa Metal Award 2006 in the form of technological innovation

04/12/2007

December 4, 2007

The Regional Federation of employers of the Metal of Murcia has delivered to Himoinsa Metal 2006 Award in its mode of technological innovation, in recognition of its innovative capacity, technological development and competitiveness.

"This award is an encouragement to the work that has made the company in its 25 years of career, time in which have managed to position ourselves, through the efforts of all workers, as the leading company in Europe in the manufacture and marketing of soundproofed generators"", among other products", stated Marisol Gracia, Director of Marketing.

The awards of the Regional Federation of Metal businessmen surrendered on November 9 in the Auditorium and center of Congresos Víctor Villegas in the course of an emotional night in which also commemorated the 30th anniversary of its Constitution.

HIMOINSA, which celebrates this year its 25th anniversary, is a family business that is present in over 80 countries on five continents, currently exporting more than 65 percent of its production. Its growth is reflected by the increase of export and sales continued, and evidence of this is that last year the turnover increased 35 per cent, with respect to the previous year, and with a forecast for this year of more than 30 percent.

In recent years Himoinsa has made heavy investments in means of production, new technologies and human capital in order to adapt to the conditions of the market, which has allowed him to modernize its facilities in the region, and set up new production plants in countries as ArgentinaChina and India (the last open in the coming months).

HIMOINSA is matrix headquartered where it has more than 80,000 square meters of facilities divided into four major production plants in San Javier, Murcia:

Centre of sheet metal processing and machining processes where metal bodywork, benches, and components are manufactured.
Centre for research and development of electronic circuits, components of manufacture of electrical panels and control.
Center for final assembly of mechanical and electrical components, testing rooms and final quality control.
Centre of high engineering and manufacture of heavy range.