no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2015 sfs group ag type limited company isin ch0239229302 industry fastening systems and precision formed components founded 1928 headquarters heerbrugg switzerland key people heinrich spoerry chairman of the board of directors switzerland jens breu chief executive officer switzerland revenue chf 1 376 bn 2015 number of employees 7 991 2015 website www.sfs.biz the sfs group ag is a company specialised in mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components headquartered in heerbrugg switzerland . sfs achieved in 2015 a turnover of chf 1.376 billion with approximately 8 300 employees worldwide 1 contents 1 history 2 corporate organisation 3 facts and figures 4 references 5 external links history edit the origin of sfs dates back to 1928 and the stadler hardware store in altst tten switzerland . in 1949 a branch was opened in the near by village heerbrugg . motivated by shortages of supply josef stadler and hans huber started the production of screws in 1960 and founded the sfs presswerk ag . the manufacture was based on the cold forming technology also known as work hardening 2 both the retail as well as the manufacturing activities were continuously developed and expanded over the following decades . from 1971 on the company started to build up an international network of market organisations . in 1993 the sfs group was brought together under the umbrella of sfs holding ag in 2014 the name changed to sfs group ag . 3 today the activities are split into the three segments engineered components fastening systems and distribution & logistics . 4 while retail and logistics activities stayed focused on the swiss market distribution & logistics the manufacturing sector comprises worldwide more than 70 sales and or production sites engineered components and fastening systems in 24 countries . 5 through various acquisitions sfs expanded the competence portfolio by the injection moulding deep drawing and blind riveting technology by the acquisition of the gesipa group 6 7 on 1 september 2012 sfs group acquired the unisteel technology group which is based in singapore and has production sites in malaysia and china . 8 9 unisteel manufactures miniature screws and precision metal components e.g. for smartphones and hard disc drives . 10 although sfs itself produces precision components of a diameter of 0.5 mm which belong to the thinnest fasteners in the world it gradually lost market shares due to the continuous migration of the mobile phone industry . the acquisition of unisteel technology strengthens sfs position in its market segment . with the construction of a new plant in nansha cn sfs increases the production of fasteners in asia . since 7 may 2014 sfs is listed on the six swiss exchange ticker symbol sfsn . 11 12 corporate organisation edit the sfs group consists of three operating segments which represent the three business models 4 engineered components customer specific products under the sfs intec and unisteel brands fastening systems application specific products under the sfs intec and gesipa brands distribution & logistics market oriented product ranges clarification needed and innovative logistics solutions clarification needed under the sfs unimarket brand throughout switzerland the three operating segments are supported by the cross segment functions technology and services and ensure the utilisation of synergies and the efficient transfer of know how . citation needed based on the core technologies of cold forming deep drawing plastic injection moulding and the riveting technology sfs serves diversified end markets including the automotive construction construction supply electrical electronics aerospace and medical components industry . 13 facts and figures edit 2015 2014 sales sfs 1 376.0 million chf 1 383.0 million chf ebitda 267.4 million chf 271.4 million chf ebita 186.6 million chf 195.4 million chf operating profit ebit 129.1 million chf 141.5 million chf net income 105.0 million chf 110.2 million chf employees 7991 8293 source sfs group 14 15 references edit http www.reuters.com article idusfwn15901s type companynews reuters.com called 26 april 2016 http sfs.biz en web sfs gruppe unternehmensprofil geschichte geschichte 1.html website sfs group called 3 july 2015 http www.google.ca finance cid 139108749464456 google finance called 29 july 2015 a b http www.bloomberg.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 22547847 bloomberg called 29 july 2015 http sfs.biz en web map map overview.html website sfs group called 3 july 2015 http www.handelszeitung.ch unternehmen sfs intec uebernimmt niettechnikspezialist gesipa newspaper handelszeitung called 3 july 2015 http www.unibolt.dk sfs intec465.asp unibolt as called 29 july 2015 http in.reuters.com article 2012 08 27 us unisteel kkr idinbre87q03820120827 reuters called 29 july 2015 http media.kkr.com media media releasedetail.cfm releaseid 702342 website kkr called 29 july 2015 http www.reuters.com article 2012 08 27 idus28015 27 aug 2012 bw20120827 reuters called 3 july 2015 http www.six swiss exchange.com news overview en.html id sfs six swiss exchange called 3 july 2015 http www.bobsguide.com guide news 2014 may 7 shares of sfs group ag sfsn open at chf 67 00.html bobsguide web resource for financial technology called 29 july 2015 http sfs.biz en web sfs gruppe unternehmensprofil unternehmensprofil 1.html website sfs group called 3 july 2015 http annualreport.sfs.biz en gb2015 financial report.html annual report 2015 sfs group called 26 april 2016 http www.reuters.com article idusfwn15901s type companynews reuteres.com called 26 april 2016 external links edit website sfs retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sfs group & oldid 735054984 categories manufacturing companies of switzerland1928 establishments in switzerlandhidden categories orphaned 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