Customers*

The KION Group is a global player operating in many customer sectors and enjoys established relationships with its customers. It has been able to extend these relationships through joint development projects and other initiatives. In addition, cross-brand and cross-segment marketing and sales activities aim to unlock potential for cross-selling between individual product categories.

Customer relationships are also deepened at trade fairs. This year, for example, the KION Group’s brand companies once again exhibited at the LogiMAT trade show in Stuttgart. As part of its presentation, Linde Material Handling demonstrated a wide range of energy and safety options for industrial trucks and material flow solutions, whereas STILL used its iGo automation solution to showcase the breadth of its offering from simple plug-and-play applications right through to ultra-bespoke systems. Linde Material Handling also participated in the Logistics & Automation trade fair in Dortmund and the ACHEMA exhibition in Frankfurt.

The KION Group brand companies won further accolades for their product quality and innovation during the reporting period. Linde Material Handling took first place in the ‘industrial trucks and accessories’ category of the ‘materialfluss product of the year 2024’ competition for its Linde X35 to X50 electric forklifts. The energy management solution Linde Energy Manager came second in the ‘logistics and transportation’ category. STILL’s EXV iGo pallet stacker, its first automated truck to be produced on a commercial scale, won an IFOY Award in the ‘mobile robot’ category.

* The content of this chapter/section is disclosed voluntarily and is therefore unaudited