Schwaebisch Hall After Reporting Constant Growth Over Recent Years The Trend Continued In 2010 As The Consolidated Turnover Of The Optima Group Reached 210 M Euro The Company Produces Filling And Packaging Lines For The Sectors Pharma Consumer And Nonwovens And Further Includes In Its Portfolio Manufacturing Systems For Life Science Productsnbspregional Sales Breakdown Shows Usa And Germany As The Two Most Important Markets With 25 Of Sales In Each Country Another 20 Is Achieved By Turnover In Other Eu Countries The Remaining 30 Was Owed To Business With Other Countries And Regions Around The Globe And Clearly Shows That Significant Markets Also Emerge Beyond The Ldquotraditionalrdquo Markets Of The Western Hemisphere The Export Rate Dropped Slightly To 80 And Thus Was Slightly Lower Than In Previous Years Which Could Be Seen As An Indicator That The Economy In Germany Recovered Faster Than In Other Countriesnbspin 2010 The Number Of Staff Increased By 100 To 1300 Employees Worldwide Which Translates Into An Increase Of Eight Percent In Germany Alone 80 New Employees Were Hired Consequently Optima Group Employs A Staff Of 1060 Today 960 Of Them In Schwaebisch Hall Qualified Personnel Were Hired On All Levels To Enable The Company To Realize Further Growth And To Meet The Demographic Change Headon At An Early Stage The High Priority Placed On Education And Training Is Another Measure Aimed At Achieving These Goals It Is However Also An Obligation Towards Emerging Generations By The End Of 2010 Optima Group Employed 84 Traineesnbspacquisition Of Metall Plasticin August Optima Group And Metall Plastic Announced Their Plans Regarding Optima Grouprsquos Acquisition Of The Specialist For Isolators And Ebeam Decontamination Systems Residing In Radolfzell The Agreement Was Implemented De Facto In January 2011 With Its 70 Employees Metall Plastic Had Reached A Turnover Of 19 M Euros In 2009 As A Consequence Of The Acquisition Optima Group Is The Only Provider Of Turnkey Solutions For The Industry And Thus Further Secured Its Excellent Market Position As An Expert For Pharmaceutical Filling And Packaging Technology Another Acquisition Took Place With Sternfoumlrdertechnik The Partner Company Joined Optima Group Consumernbspin 2010 A New Assembly Hall Was Set Up For Sf Vision And Kugler Cosmetic Which Now Offers An Additional 1300 M2 Of Production Space In Addition Optima Group Bought The 74 Acre Neighboring Lot To Prepare For Future Expansionnbsptrade Shows And Eventsthe 3rd Pharma Forum In Schwaebisch Hall Bringing Together International Pharmaceutical Experts To Speak Nbspwith Numerous Interested Visitors Deserves To Be Mentioned Ahead Of All Other Eventsnbspduring The Two Days In September More Than 200 Guests Were Onsite To Exchange Opinions Entering Discussions On Trends Technologies And Projects Beyond The Merely Technical Exchange Customer Relations Were Deepened And New Contacts Were Establishednbspnbspnbspnbspnbspoptima Machinery Corporation In Green Bay Wisconsin Usa Celebrated A Milestone Event In October The Company Celebrated Its 25th Anniversary With Over 180 Guests In Green Bay Wisconsin Nbspthe Most Important Packaging Trade Show Of The American Continent Packexpo International In Chicago As Well As Fachpack In Nuremberg Stimulated Interest In The Group The 1st Packaging Days In June In Which Optima Group Played An Active Role Was An Exciting New Experience The Event Provided An Insight Into The Future Of Automated Packaging Moreover Longstanding And Proven Experience In Packaging Machinery Building Was Shared In A Panel Discussion And In Numerous Company Tours Direct Insight Into The Facilities Of The Member Companies Of The Packaging Valley Germany Ev Was Granted To Visitors As Feedback Was Highly Favorable A Repeat Event Can Certainly Be Expectednbspcharacters Incl Spaces 3853nbspcontactnbspoptima Packaging Group 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5061464sabinegaugeroptimagercomnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Felixhenningoptimagercomnbspnbspoptima Machinery Corporationcathy Hendricksmarketing Manager1 920 9833125 Cathyhendricksoptimausacomnbspnbspnbsp