Company merger: Ekko Technik AG and Hans Meister AG become Ekko-Meister AG

A company merger has recently taken place in the toolmaking and stamping technology sector: Ekko Technik AG and Hans Meister AG merged in June 2017 to form Ekko-Meister AG, based in Lengnau BE. Ekko Technik AG, founded in 1954, specializes in the production of thrust bearings, their components, and stamped and bent parts; Hans Meister AG, founded in 1945, manufactures small, complex stamped parts and also produces stamping tools. The new company Ekko-Meister AG has found its headquarters in the premises of the former Ekko Technik AG in Lengnau, while the premises of the former Hans Meister AG in Grenchen will in future serve as the logistics center of the newly created company. The employees of both companies - 30 in total - have been taken on and have already been working together for several weeks. The new company is managed by Jean-Pierre Voegeli; in addition to Lukas Pfister (Head of Finance, Administration and Human Resources) and Claudio Palazzi (Head of Sales and Marketing), Martin Meister (Head of Technology) has also been appointed as a member of the Executive Board. The Board of Directors has been taken over by Walter Sahli (Chairman), Martin Meister and Philipp Andermatt.

Sahli is very pleased about the company merger and the opportunities it creates: "The merger of the two companies is a win-win situation for everyone involved. By combining the competencies and, above all, the respective technological potentials, a high-performance company has been created that can count itself among the leading suppliers in the field of individually and chiplessly manufactured thrust bearings as well as in toolmaking and in the production of the smallest, mostly rotationally symmetrical stamped parts." What is also very important and should not be underestimated is the fact that the chemistry between the two companies is right: "Both companies have had a close business partnership for many years. They have always worked together excellently and know each other very well."

The company's global customers, who are active in the automotive, high-end consumer goods, medical technology and electrical engineering sectors, among others, will benefit from the merger. And they can look forward to plenty of synergies: "We have created a completely new value chain. Now everything from co-engineering and toolmaking to the production of thrust bearings and stamped and bent parts is in one hand," continues Sahli; "our technological efficiency coupled with a significantly increased customer focus will pay off for both sides."

Further information until further notice at Ekko Technology Ltd and Master AG