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2007
COMPANY PROFILE
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A large Group
Elgoibar is located in the Basque Country, the pioneering region for the emergence, development and
commercialisation of the Spanish machine tool industry and follows the “industrial revolution” of the 19th
century where there is historical evidence of workshops specialising in the construction and repair of
machinery.
The DANOBAT Group has always been able to adapt itself to the different circumstances and demands of
each era in this industrial tradition, thus has become one of Europe's leading companies.
Highlights
1954 2002
DANOBAT is set up. Acquisition of the OVERBECK Company in
Germany.
1962
SORALUCE is set up. 2003
Acquisition of the NEWALL Company in UK.
1980
The DANOBAT Group is founded. 2004
Creation of GOIMEK, high precision machining
1986 specialised company.
Creation of IDEKO, a Technology Centre
specialising in Machine Tools. 2005
Creation of DANO-RAIL for the construction of
1992 equipment for railway maintenance.
Constitution of the MONDRAGON Corporación
Cooperativa (MCC); the DANOBAT Group 2005
became a member. IDEKO launches HI-MACH High Performance
Research project.
1992
Constitution of BIMATEC-SORALUCE in Germany. 2006
Acquisition of the Company EUROFIBER:
1992 equipment for manufacturing parts in
Constitution of DANOBAT-Beijing in China. composite.
1993-1997
Creation of Commercial Delegations in Germany,
France, Italy, Brazil and Japan.
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The products manufactured by the DANOBAT Group are classified in the following technologies:
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Board of Directors
RAFAEL BARRENECHEA JOSE LUIS JUARISTI
Vice-president of MCC Managing Director GOITI
and General Manager of the DANOBAT Group
RAMON URIBE-ETXEBERRIA
IÑIGO UCIN Managing Director IDEKO
Managing Director DANOBAT
RAFAEL IDIGORAS
VALERIO IÑIGUEZ Managing Director SORALUCE
Managing Director DANO-RAIL
AITOR ALKORTA
Managing Director GOIMEK
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Market
2% 1%
The products of the DANOBAT Group are aimed to the following sectors:
5%
Capital Goods 30%
8%
General machining workshops 21%
30% Others 13%
8%
Automotive 12%
12% Oil industries 8%
21% Aeronautics 8%
13%
Railway Industry 5%
Stamps and dies 2%
Retrofitting 1%
EU 42%
9%
Domestic market 27%
8%
Asia 14%
42% America 8%
14%
Others 9%
27%
International Sales:
Germany 22%
China 15%
Italy 8%
2% Eastern European countries 8%
6% Czech Republic 6%
Turkey 6%
22%
4% France 5%
5% UK 5%
5% Brazil 5%
15%
5% USA 4%
6% Mexico 2%
6% 8% 8%
Belgium 2%
India 2%
Portugal 2%
Argentina 2%
6 Others 6%
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Financial Details
Balance
The balance sheet as of 31.12.06 of the DANOBAT Group provides the following information:
TOTAL 176.839
Turnover
The turnover of the DANOBAT Group in 2006 reached 192.8 million euros, 27% of
which came from the domestic market and 73% from foreign markets.
Main Figures
* including subsidiaries.
INTERNATIONAL
TURNOVER SALES CASH FLOW
(millions of €) (millions of €) WORKFORCE (millions of €)
Quality
The DANOBAT Group has been awarded with the following quality certifications:
Strategic Objectives
To contribute to the satisfaction of customer needs.
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Technology
The DANOBAT Group has its own Technological Research and Development
Centre, IDEKO. This is where it carries out the specialised innovation and creation
of state-of -the-art machine-tool products. Its main objective is to supply to the
companies within the Group innovating technological solutions. DANOBAT
Group's constant technological development is an essential factor for achieving
competitiveness on the world market.
In depth research and development of the Danobat Group has made it possible
to have 37 international patents.
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The DANOBAT Group relies on a network of branch offices located in the main markets, complemented by agents and
dealers in countries which are the main machine tool consumers. The following list has been updated to 31st December 2006.
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GRUPO DANOBAT
Arriaga Kalea, 2
P.O. Box: 33
Te.l: +34 943 74 83 00
Fax: +34 943 74 36 74
E-20870 ELGOIBAR (Gipuzkoa)
E-mail: danobatgroup@danobat.com
www.danobatgroup.com