Leipzig, November 2024. The SIMPEX Group, one of the leading service and solution provider in the field of hydraulics, lubrication technology, pneumatics, as well as special machine and plant engineering, is acquiring 100% of the shares of the Lüdinghausen-based company EGA Emde Glockner Automation GmbH, which will in future operate as SIMPEX EGA GmbH.

With this acquisition, the SIMPEX Group is strengthening its technical expertise in the field of electrical engineering and automation and will be able to provide customers with holistic support in the future. "The ever closer integration of hydraulics and electrical engineering is a long-term development that we want to counter in this way," says Ilkka Matinpalo, CEO of the SIMPEX Group.

WMS Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen has been supporting the SIMPEX Group in its growth ambitions since 2021 and supports the M&A projects with its many years of expertise.

About the SIMPEX Group

Since its foundation in 1975, the SIMPEX Group has continuously developed into a leading service and solution provider with around 230 employees at 15 locations in Germany. In addition to its outstanding services, for example in repairs and overhauls, fluid and hose management, maintenance and assembly, the company is also known for its power unit and plant construction, as well as plant optimization and retrofit solutions. The goal is always to be a competent and reliable partner for the industrial customers.

About SIMPEX EGA GmbH

The company was founded in Dortmund in 2001 and is now based in Lüdinghausen. "Automation means innovation" – under this motto, the company creates competitive production conditions for its customers, with the aim of always offering the best solution at the right time.

The highest quality and an optimal cost-benefit ratio are the top criterion. With currently about 10 employees, the company develops and manufactures customer-specific solutions in the field of electrical engineering, automation and electric drive technology for well-known customers.