General
The core activity of Stow is the development and manufacturing of top quality racking systems for the storage of palletised goods, small goods and long items as well as mezzanine structures.
Engineering, sales and on-site assembly are handled by the Stow branches in the key markets and by an extensive distributor network.
The most important customer segments include 3rd party logistic providers, large distributors, manufacturers and retailers.
Stow’s expertise is focused on customised, creative engineering, flexible system solutions and the assembly of warehouses to high specifications.
Stow storage systems are made up of standard elements which are mass-produced in an almost fully automatic factory.
International
Over the last 30 years the Stow Group has expanded to become an international company with 2 production plants, affiliated companies throughout Europe and an extensive distributor network focusing on Europe, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.
Figures 2008
Turnover: 205.2 mio euro
Number of employees: 633
The Stow strategy
Stow is pursuing a profitable growth strategy.
To attain its growth targets, Stow develops innovative products, opens up new areas of application, diversifies its portfolio of activities and invests in new markets.
Stow is strengthening its distribution networks in nearly all regions, but above all in its traditional markets in Europe, the new EU member countries, eastern Europe and China.
Opportunities for Stow
Stow is widening its range of opportunities by developing new system elements that allow even higher storage systems to be built with more levels for heavier loads.
A promising new segment has opened up up through the introduction of Mini Load small-scale, automatic systems for storage and handling of small parts.
The newly acquired flexibility and acknowledged cost leadership in production are creating opportunities in a completely new customer category: custom manufacturing. Stow is producing systems for suppliers of logistics solutions, whose own strengths lie in areas such as system integration, planning and distribution.
Kardex Remstar Group
Stow is a member of the Swiss stock holding company Kardex AG / Kardex Remstar International Group, www.kri-group.com, one of the leading suppliers of products and services in the logistics of dynamic storage and retrieval systems and static storage systems.