The KION Group employed an average of 22,232 people in the reporting year (2011: 20,797). 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) |
2012 |
2011 |
|
|
|
Germany |
8,497 |
8,145 |
France |
3,245 |
3,196 |
UK |
1,807 |
1,423 |
Italy |
884 |
1,030 |
Rest of Europe |
3,443 |
3,194 |
Asia |
3,243 |
2,816 |
Rest of world |
1,113 |
993 |
Total employees |
22,232 |
20,797 |
The number of employees increased by 300 due to the first-time consolidation of Linde Creighton Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom.
