March 2008 GEA

Sales and number of employees increased. Capacities expanded.

Full order books, operating at full capacities and a profit which makes further growth possible and guarantees healthy financing lets the Managing Partner of the INSTITUT DR. FOERSTER (Reutlingen), Felix M. Förster and the Managing Director, Friedrich Keglowich look into the future with optimism. The group of companies achieved sales of € 90 million in the 2007 financial year, ten million Euros more than in the previous year. A positive result is also expected in the current year. As well as the head office in Reutlingen, the group with more than 400 employees (25 more than in 2007) also has an operating site in Dortmund and two production facilities in the USA. FOERSTER is also investing in the expansion of the capacities. At the end of last year, 1100 square metres of additional production area were put into operation in Reutlingen. Investment total: two million Euros. Another new or replacement building with costs between two and three million Euros is intended.