[37] Employees

The KION Group employed an average of 20,797 people in the reporting year (2010: 19,764). The number of employees (including part-time employees expressed as a proportion of full-time equivalents) is broken down by region as follows:

Employees (average)

2011

2010

 

 

 

Germany

8,145

7,785

France

3,196

3,172

UK

1,423

1,467

Italy

1,030

1,044

Rest of Europe

3,194

3,073

Asia

2,816

2,319

Rest of world

993

904

Total employees

20,797

19,764

The first-time consolidations of Cailotto Carrelli S.p.A., Verona, Italy, and Linde Sterling Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom, increased the number of employees by 46 and 282, respectively. In addition, a total of 131 employees were taken on from Voltas Limited in India and 147 members of staff were acquired from Russia-based dealer Liftec.

to pagetop