New HQ and development centre opens
January 1st 2011 Supplier of warehouse
automation and logistics
software Knapp AG has
announced the opening of its new
corporate headquarters and
development centre at its site in Graz,
Austria.
The state-of-the-art building was
officially opened in October during
Knapp's Month Of Visitors Event
(MOVE), when Knapp clients and
prospective customers from all over
the world visited the Graz
headquarters to experience a
multitude of new innovations in
automated handling and picking.
The new building allows Knapp to
concentrate its software expertise in a
single location, following rapid
growth in demand for its KiSoft
software.With more than 1,200
active automated systems worldwide
and an average of more than one new
start-up each week, Knapp claims to
be the leading supplier of logistics
software covering the needs of small,
manual warehouses up to fully
automatic, high-performance
facilities. Each year, the group invests
over three million euros in the
development of its software solutions
and more than 500 software
engineers will now be working at the
Graz site.
Eduard Wünscher, CEO of Knapp
AG, says: "Our confidence in the
strength of our company and our
employees encouraged us to see this
project through, even in difficult
economic times."
As well as featuring stunning
architecture, the building is highly
energy-efficient and environmentally
friendly. On the ground floor,
renowned artist Richard Kriesche has
creatively depicted the world of
warehouse logistics with a 270°
animated projection and special
designs on the huge glass panels that
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