Expanding into Australia!
The STENHØJ GROUP, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversarythis year,is pleased to announce that they have set up a new company in Sydney, Australia.STENHOJ Pty Ltd, with offices and warehouse in both Sydney and Adelaide,will now be able to offer products and services to the local Australian market and further afield to large parts of the Oceania markets.
Initially it will be the STENHØJ GROUP member AUTOPSTENHOJ that will benefit from the new opportunities in Australia, with the Asia/Pacific region showing great potential for the future with a population of more than 600 million people!
This move is part of an ongoing globalisation strategy to increase the activities within the STENHØJ GROUP and its associated companies. “In order to support the automotive industry and the premium brands, we need to be closer to our customers to provide the best products and services possible” says CEO of the STENHOJ GROUP, Søren Madsen.
AUTOPSTENHOJ recently hosted the AUTOPSTENHOJ Asia Conference 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand which created huge opportunities to form ties to several potential partners for the future.
Molnar Hoists Becomes Part of THE STENHØJ GROUP
The STENHØJ GROUP is also pleased to announce the acquisition of Molnar Hoists in Australia!
With over 40 years in the industry, Molnar Hoists have become an icon within the Australian automotive market. Out of the factory in Adelaide, Molnar Hoist produces automotive lifts primarily for the Australian market but also exports to other countries.
Through the ownership of the Molnar brand, The STENHØJ GROUP will be heavily represented in Australia and will become the Market Leader in terms of market share and with big plans in place to continue to grow the brand.
As a part of the STENHØJ GROUP, Molnar will benefit from a greater range of innovative and market leading products including in-ground and above-ground hoists and braketesting equipment. “We expect a steady growth over the next couple of years” says Risto Koskivuori of Stenhoj Pty Ltd.
The STENHØJ GROUP values competent and skilful employees and therefore most of the existing employees within the sales and service divisions remain employed at Molner. Furthermore, in order to assure the necessary focus on the Australian activities within the group, former area export Manager for autopstenhoj, Risto Koskivuori, has moved to Sydney, Australia.
“With this strategic and well considered decision, we are confident in the future, and has taken another big step in the globalisation and growth of the STENHØJ Group”, says CEO Søren Madsen.
For further information please visit www.autopstenhoj.com