Martela Corporation starts eur 4 million cost efficiency program

Monday, 3 June, 2019

Martela continues the cost efficiency improvements started in 2018 in order to improve its profitability. Target for the cost efficiency program is to reach EUR 4 million annual savings. Purpose of the planned actions is to align company’s cost base to meet current market conditions and to secure set profitability targets. In addition to decrease fixed costs, company is also investigating other alternatives to change cost base to be more flexible. Planned savings will start to materialize gradually from the beginning of 2020 and will have full impact by the first quarter of 2021.

Sale of Lista Office Group to Henglin

Monday, 3 June, 2019

Lista Office Group (LO) with production facilities in Degersheim (SG) and Arnegg (SG,) and sales
offices and logistics hubs in various locations throughout Switzerland, was recently sold to the
Chinese furniture manufacturer Henglin. The sale forms part of the eastern Swiss group’s targeted strategy for internationalisation and growth.