Close proximity to the customer is a key success factor! With global customers relying on the KVT Solutioneering Group, the company has a global presence with many locations and sales partners.

2012 Facts and Figures
 - 360 employees worldwide
 - 25,000 active customers (approximately 23,000 in Fastening division, approximately 2,000 in Sealing division)
 - 70,000 product items
 - Product portfolio containing more than 50 established brands

The additional expansion is a prerequisite for Solutioneering -the support of customers during planning, development and implementation of complex, individual solutions -to be feasible everywhere. Quick customer assistance in country with competent consulting in the native language is made possible, including local technical customer support for international customers with transfer projects and local customers, who develop for both local as well as export markets. Support with networked logistics, order processing and cutting-edge storage systems are part of the service. This allows KVT to ensure timely delivery, the highest quality and process safety.

AUSTRIA AND EASTERN EUROPE

Since 1992, the KVT Koenig GmbH, headquartered in Linz, Austria, is the competence center for the Austrian and Eastern European markets. To support local customers and an increasing number of Western European companies expanding into Eastern Europe, KVT has significantly expanded its sales and distribution network in the past two years.  Besides the already existing subsidiaries in Poland (established in 2000) and the Czech Republic (established in 2005), sales and distribution organizations in Slovakia and Slovenia were added in 2009, and Hungary and Romania in 2010. Employees with extensive linguistic and technical competence facilitate the direct customer contact in country, while administration and logistics are centrally managed in Austria. 

GROWING PRESENCE IN THE USA

In North America, KVT successfully focuses on effectively growing its market presence. In 2007/08, the US companies Sherex Industries and Farmington Engineering were acquired and integrated under the umbrella of KVT Koenig LLC. In main focus are the KOENIG-EXPANDER^® as well as the KOENIG-RESTRICTOR^® Orifices, which are produced at these locations.  At the same time, KVT is strongly pushing for the establishment of the Fastening technology unit in the market, in particular by offering rivet & rivet nut technology, thread inserts and fasteners for plastic and composite materials. In North America, the Fastening segment is managed by its own product manager as well as the entire sales team. 

A local warehouse, 50 employees in Production and Inside Sales as well as a sales organization with highly qualified technical field representatives ensure even faster delivery capabilities of high-end products of Swiss quality to all NAFTA countries and global customers.

ASIA & SOUTH AMERICA

By expanding business in Asia and South America, KVT is actively participating in the growth of emerging markets. The initial focus is on marketing the KOENIG-Expander^®  product series as well as selective offerings from the fastening technology portfolio, including FILKO^® and KD-TECH^® blind rivet nuts, Tappex^® thread inserts and bigHead^® fasteners for composite materials.

With subsidiaries in China and Brazil since early 2011, KVT is actively pursuing the expansion and direction of a local distribution network through direct sales by sales engineers as well as distributors. This approach allows KVT to support not only large, but also smaller and mid-sized local customers in key markets (automotive/special vehicles, hydraulics, transportation, and mechanical engineering) with experienced technical staff and partners.