2020 HILTI Company Profile | Page 2

ABOUT US

At Hilti we make and design leading-edge technology , software and services , which power the professional construction industry .
We ’ re global , based in over 120 countries with more than 30,000 employees .
Everyday our technologies support awe-inspiring feats of engineering around the world – from the famous bullet train in Japan to metro tunnels deep under the largest cities on earth .
We offer a 360 degrees service for your build – from software for design , products and tools for work onsite to training , repairs , testing and consultancy . We ’ re a one-stop shop for building , worldwide .
WE MAKE AND RESEARCH OUR OWN LEADING-EDGE PRODUCTS
At Hilti we like to do things differently .
We create technologies , software and services , which clearly stand out from the rest .
We run our own research and design labs , working with top technical universities and partners , all over the world .
We make our own products in Hilti factories and with external partners , making sure all our products match the same high quality and standards .
And we are a privately owned company , founded in 1941 by Martin Hilti and still held by the Hilti family today . So we are looking to build for the future and not for a short term gain .
RESEARCH AT HILTI

In research and technology , we have the opportunity to work on the latest technology , like in a kind of incubator bring this into the products and that is pure fun .
Andreas Bong Head of Corporate Research and Development
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do .
That ’ s why we run our own direct sales teams , with over two-thirds of our Hilti team members working directly with our customers every day . That ’ s 230,000 interactions worldwide online , on the phone and onsite . And at Hilti we don ’ t believe in just sitting in the office . Our sales teams and field engineers work closely with our customers onsite , finding solutions to make builds faster , easier and safer .
All this drives our innovation , because we know and understand what our customers really need .