HANZA is a manufacturing company founded in 2008 with the vision “all you need is one”. This means that it aims to provide a complete manufacturing solution for its clients. The company's manufacturing expertise spans over solutions within mechanics, electronics, cabling and assembly. HANZA’s production sites are formed as clusters serving customers at a local level, with operations in the Nordic, Baltics, Asia and Central Europe.
The biggest opportunity for the industry in general is the near-sourcing trend that has hit the market. Partly for environmental reasons, but also for cost and efficiency purposes, companies are moving back their outsourcing activities to more proximate sites. For HANZA in particular, the main opportunity lies in its expansion to new markets, with Germany as the most recent through the acquisition of RITTER Technologies. The German economy is the largest in Europe, and the fourth-largest in the world.
HANZA’s biggest risk is its exposure towards the overall economic cycle. In a recession, we expect that it will be difficult for HANZA to maintain its 10% sales growth target. Increased competition and consequent price pressure might affect the group negatively. Furthermore, it could be difficult for the company to find and hire the right competence during high-growth periods.
