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Milestones1875 Establishment of an aerial telegraphyworkshop in Uster.1927 Production of auxiliary weaving millmachines started.1944 Initiation of operations in the textileelectronics business.1957 First publishing of USTER ® STATISTICS.1982 Cooperation with the Chinese textileindustry.2003 Buyout from Zellweger Luwa by theManagement and two private-equityinvestment companies.2005 Development and assembly establishedin China.Sale of the one millionth USTER ®QUANTUM clearer.2006 Uster Technologies Ltd was sold to itsManagement and funds advised by AlphaBeteiligungsberatung GmbH & Co. KGvia a secondary buyout.2007 Listing on the main segment of SIX SwissExchange.2008 Introduction of new product groupsspecifically targeting the mid-marketsegment.2009 Acquisition of Zweigle product range.Broadening of existing shareholder basewith new strategic investor ToyotaIndustries Corporation.Meilensteine1875 Gründung eines Betriebes für oberirdischeTelegrafie in Uster.1927 Start der Produktion von Hilfsmaschinenfür Webereibetriebe.1944 Beginn der Aktivitäten im Bereich Textilelektronik.1957 Erste Veröffentlichung der USTER ®STATISTICS.1982 Zusammenarbeit mit der chinesischenTextilindustrie.2003 Buy-out aus der Zellweger Luwa Gruppedurch das Management und zwei Private-Equity-Gesellschaften.2005 Aufbau eines Entwicklungs- und Montagestandortesin China.1 Million USTER ® QUANTUM Reinigerverkauft.2006 Uster Technologies wird im Rahmeneines zweiten Buy-outs an das Managementsowie an durch die Alpha BeteiligungsberatungGmbH & Co. KG vertreteneFonds verkauft.2007 Kotierung am Hauptsegment der SIXSwiss Exchange.2008 Einführung von neuen, speziell auf dieBedürfnisse des mittleren Marktsegmentsausgerichteten Produkten.2009 Übernahme des Produktsortiments vonZweigle.Erweiterung des Aktionärskreises durchden neuen strategischen Investor ToyotaIndustries Corporation.
Achievements 2009• EBITA margin maintained at high level of 22.5%in a challenging market environment.• Positive net result of CHF 1.1 million despitelower sales level, underlining the Company’s proactiveand effective cost management.• Acquisition of Zweigle product range adding toUSTER ® ’s laboratory yarn testing offering.• Maintained strong relationship with the ChinaFiber Inspection Bureau (CFIB) and the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture (USDA) servingtheir expansion and replacement plans.• Launch of a further new mid-range system fortesting cotton fiber properties.• Strengthening of financial and operational flexibilityand deleveraging following the strongendorsement of new strategic investor ToyotaIndustries Corporation.• Uster Group well positioned to participate in theeconomic upswing once markets recover.Höhepunkte 2009• EBITA-Marge in schwierigem Marktumfeld mit22.5% weiterhin auf hohem Niveau.• Positives Nettoergebnis in Höhe von CHF 1.1 Mio.trotz niedriger Umsätze – dank proaktivem undeffektivem Kostenmanagement.• Erweiterung des Portfolios im Bereich Garnprüfungfür Labors durch die Übernahme des Produktsortimentsvon Zweigle.• Weiterhin intensive Beziehungen mit der chinesischenBehörde für Faserprüfung (CFIB) und demUS-Landwirtschaftsministerium (USDA) dankderen Erweiterungs- und Austauschplänen.• Einführung eines neuen Systems für die Prüfungvon Baumwollfasern im mittleren Marktsegment.• Höhere finanzielle und operative Flexibilität undEntlastung der Bilanz nach starker Unterstützungdurch den neuen strategischen Investor ToyotaIndustries Corporation.• Gute Positionierung der Gruppe, um am Wiederaufschwungzu partizipieren, sobald sich dieMärkte erholen.Gross Salesin CHF 1,000EBITAin CHF 1,000in percent of gross sales2009100,763200922.5 %22,7092008154,893200822.1 %34,1682007186,666200728.1 %52,3842006 163,900200628.2 %46,1932005143,651200521.4 %30,729Net Resultin CHF 1,000in percent of gross salesFree Cash Flowin CHF 1,00020091.1%1,078200911,27820083.4 %5,316200829,40920071.9 %3,587200737,084200618.3 %29,957200645,348200512.8 %18,391200532,997
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