Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, 24 November 2011. Hyva, a leading global provider of transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries, has won a Silver Award for Best Management Team at the Private Equity Exchange Awards.
The award which is judged by a distinguished panel of more than 80 experts recognises long run performance by private equity funded businesses. The presentation was made at the end of the Private Equity Exchange Summit in Paris on 24 November.
“I am delighted and honoured to receive this award on behalf of our management team and indeed all of our employees,” said Brice de La Morandiere, CEO of Hyva. “It recognizes the quality of our management and organisation, our growth and diversification strategy and our successful relationships with a series of Private Equity investors over the last 25 years.
The Summit (and Award), organised by the Leaders League and Decideurs magazine, is the largest and most important international restructuring and private equity event of the industry in Europe addressed to Institutional Partners, Fund Investors and CEOs.
Ellen Paulusma, Group Marketing Director of Hyva, added, “This award recognises not only our current team but previous management teams which have served over the years and the continuity of purpose and performance that Hyva has achieved through different, and sometimes difficult, business and trading conditions.”
Brice de La Morandiere, CEO
About Hyva Group
Hyva Group is a leading global provider of innovative and highly efficient transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries. The company is committed to the development, production, marketing and distribution of components used in hydraulic loading and unloading systems on trucks and trailers. Its products are used worldwide across a range of sectors including transport, construction, mining, materials handling and environmental services providers.
Hyva produces the strongest front end hydraulic telescopic cylinder in the world, double acting cylinders, mobile and static compactors and waste collection units. Hyva’s portfolio comprises: Hydraulics (cylinders and tipping gear), Container Handling Systems (hook and skip loaders), Floors (horizontal unloading/loading floors) and Cranes (fixed and rolling). These products are designed and marketed under several well respected brands: Hyva, Kennis, F.lli Ferrari and AmcoVeba. Hyva is also a distributor of high value components.
Founded in 1979, the company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn in The Netherlands and has significant manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy and The Netherlands. Operating in more than 130 countries the company has more than 2,400 employees around the world, encompassing 36 subsidiaries and 13 production facilities. Hyva has more than 25,000 customers.
For further information, visit www.hyva.com