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Part 1 - General presentation of the Group
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August
Opening of a new office in Chennai (India) by Hamon
Research-Cottrell India following the hiring of a team of
about 70 people. This new team is taking care of the
Indian market and also constitutes a technical center
for the whole BU APC EMEA / Brazil. It benefits from
the Indian low costs.
October
Opening of a Hamon & Cie representative office
in Singapore.
Overview of the main changes of the year 2012
New order bookings were very good during the 2nd
half of the year, amounting to EUR 257 million, or
+25% versus the 1st half year, continuing the positive
trend of the previous half years. There was no single
large order booked in 2012, whereas Hamon booked
a new order for ten new air-cooled condensers for
the Middle East during the 2nd half year of 2011.
The majority of new orders (59% in 2012 versus 53 %
in 2011) were booked in emerging markets, i.e. outside
of USA / Canada and Western Europe.
New order bookings and the backlog figures mentioned
exclude intra-group orders.
1. Commercial activities
Group
in EUR million 2012 2011
New order bookings 461,7 500,0
Backlog at closing date 621,4 629,3
The “Bell ceremony” at the Brussels Euronext Stock Exchange to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the initial public offering of Hamon shares