EANS-Adhoc: Rosenbauer International AG
800 emergency vehicles and fire &
safety equipment for fire services in Saudi Arabia
Contract value EUR 150
million
Presence in Saudi Arabia strengthened by new service organization
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- other/Company Information/Major order 16.04.2014 Rosenbauer, the leading supplier to the fire fighting sector, has once again won an order from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior, this time to supply apparatus with a total value of EUR 150 million. 800 fire fighting vehicles are to be supplied, of various types and for various operational purposes, together with other civil defense equipment. The vehicles are to be manufactured at the Rosenbauer plants in Leonding and Traun (Austria), Karlsruhe (Germany), Lyons (SD, USA) and Spain. The order as a whole is be fulfilled in several part-deliveries spread across the next 24 months, i.e. through until mid-2016. The new vehicles are primarily intended to enhance fire protection and civil defense in Saudi Arabia, and to upgrade the operational capabilities of the country's fire services. The new apparatus, which includes a large number of different versions, will be precisely tailored to match the wide-ranging requirements of the fire services concerned. "This order demonstrates the success of our strategy of stepped-up internationalization", notes Dieter Siegel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rosenbauer International AG. "It was definitely the right step to boost our presence in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of 2013 by establishing a new service organization. To make sure that our clients there receive the very best service, we are also continually strengthening our team on the ground, and this new order will substantially increase our volume in Saudi Arabia." Further inquiry note: Rosenbauer International AG Mag. Gerda Königstorfer Tel.: 0732/6794-568 gerda.koenigstorfer@rosenbauer.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Rosenbauer International AG Paschingerstrasse 90 A-4060 Leonding phone: +43(0)732 6794 568 FAX: +43(0)732 6794 89 mail: ir@rosenbauer.com WWW: www.rosenbauer.com sector: Machine Manufacturing ISIN: AT0000922554 indexes: WBI, ATX Prime stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, official market: Wien language: English
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