ABB在德国出售剩余楼宇系统业务

ABB sells building systems business in Germany

ABB在德国出售楼宇系统业务

Sale supports strategy of focus on core power and automation technologies

本次出售遵循了集中于核心电力和自动化技术的战略

Zurich, Switzerland, March 6, 2007 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to sell the remainder of its building systems business to the systems business WISAG Group based in Frankfurt, Germany.
 
瑞士苏黎世3月6日消息——全球领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB公司已经同意向位于德国法兰克福的系统业务商WISAG集团出售剩下的楼宇系统业务。

The business operates in Germany under the name ABB Geb?udetechnik as a general contractor for technical building services. It also supplies electrical, heating and air-conditioning systems, as well as building and facility management services. In 2006, the company had more than 1,100 employees and revenues of $305 million.

该业务在德国以ABB Geb?udetechnik的名字进行运营，是一家提供楼宇技术服务的总承包商。它同时还提供电力、供暖和空调系统，以及楼宇和设施管理服务。在2006年，公司拥有超过1100名员工以及3亿5百万美元的营收。

“The building systems business has been part of ABB’s non-core activities since 2002,” said Michel Demaré, ABB’s chief financial officer. “This divestment and the sale of our other building system businesses in 2003 and 2004 follows the strategy of focusing on our core competence, which is power and automation technologies.”

ABB首席财务官Michel Demaré表示：“楼宇系统业务自2002年开始就已经成为ABB非核心业务的一部分，本次剥离以及在2003年和2004年相继出售的其它楼宇系统业务遵循了我们集中于核心业务的战略，那就是电力和自动化技术。”

ABB and WISAG have agreed not to disclose the terms of the transaction, which is subject to the customary approvals.

ABB和 WISAG同意不披露本次交易的条款，并正在等待常规审批。

The WISAG Group is one of Germany’s leading service companies, with more than 20,600 employees in 120 locations and agents in 4 European countries.

WISAG集团是德国领先的服务公司之一，在欧洲四个国家的120个办事处和代理点共有超过2万6百名员工。

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 108,000 people.

ABB是电力和自动化技术领域的全球领导厂商，致力于为工业和电力行业客户提供解决方案，以帮助客户提高生产效率，同时降低对环境的不良影响。ABB集团的业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约108,000名雇员。

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