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ATESTEO GmbH: ATESTEO acquires leading vehicle testing service provider straesser (news with additional features)
ATESTEO acquires leading vehicle testing service provider straesser – Two strong testing services providers combine their expertise – With this investment, ATESTEO continues its growth course
Rolf Strässer, Managing Director of straesser Group, said: “ATESTEO is a strong partner with whom we further develop our company from a driving services provider to a full-service provider for vehicle testing and road trials. Together, we are a one-stop-shop offering a comprehensive testing portfolio for the industry and aim at grow further, especially in the area of services related to autonomous driving.” With this transaction, ATESTEO extends its range of services to pre-series and series production tests, vehicle endurance runs, vehicle testing seven days a week in three-shift operation, driving tests on public roads or on the test track, and workshop activities for test vehicles. “We are continuously further developing our portfolio of services. By acquiring a majority stake in straesser Group, one of the leading companies in vehicle driving services, we as ATESTEO are expanding our offering in this important growth market. We look forward to continuing our course of expansion together with the 280 employees of straesser Group at three German locations and further locations in Europe,” said Wolfgang Schmitz, Chairman of the Management Board of ATESTEO. “Going forward, straesser’s customers have access to the entire testing program of ATESTEO – particularly regarding road trials on the short and long tracks, including equipping the vehicle with measurement technology, as well as acquiring and evaluating data. Concerning new technologies for autonomous driving and alternative vehicle driving systems, these competencies are in particular valuable for our customers.” ATESTEO and straesser already have leading positions on a stand-alone basis and are operating with high growth rates in their respective markets. Together, the companies bundle their competencies, experiences, and services to achieve precise, reliable, and independent measurement and test results for customers from the automotive industry – in the laboratory as well as on the road. straesser will continue to operate in the market under its own name, but from now on within the ATESTEO Group. Rolf Strässer, will remain Managing Partner of straesser.
About straesser End of Media Release Additional features: Picture: http://newsfeed2.eqs.com/gifges/608437.html Subtitle: Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Schmitz, Chairman of the Management Board of ATESTEO, Rolf Strässer, Managing Director of straesser Group and Dr. Georg Bletschacher, CFO and Member of the Management Board, sign the agreement for the official acquisition (from left to Issuer: ATESTEO GmbH Key word(s): Enterprise
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