Banner: 10 million euros for a new mainstay

Banner: 10 million euros for a new mainstay

In parallel to the traditionally high-sales Automotive business unit, Banner Batteries is striving for strong expansion of its second important pillar, “Energy Solutions”. The Austrian battery specialist is also opening up to new technologies and, among other things, offers energy storage solutions for critical infrastructures. Against this background, Banner has currently invested 10 million euros in its new location in Thalheim near Wels.

Since June 2021, the Banner Group has had a new production location for its business unit
Energy Solutions in Thalheim near Wels, which is now officially opening. This was done around
10 million euros invested. Banner chose the additional company premises
consciously against a new soil sealing and in favor of taking over an existing one
company premises decided. In addition, heating is switched from oil to district heating and
The lighting was switched to LED lamps throughout. “We comply with that too
our environmental and sustainability efforts, which we promote at all our locations,”
says Andreas Bawart, commercial director of the Banner Group.

The production of industrial batteries is being developed significantly further from Thalheim. As
Premium provider of high-performance energy storage solutions and powerful
Banner's second approach is energy storage for mobile and stationary applications
Business unit new paths. The possible uses range from electric forklifts
Lifts, self-propelled transport systems, golf carts, safety and backup batteries
for hospitals or power plants, signaling systems and renewable energies
electric wheelchairs and camping, boating and caravan use.

“At Energy Solutions we develop tailor-made customer solutions,” says the person in charge
Head of the Business Unit, Josef Berger. “The best example of this is ours
Energy storage solutions for critical infrastructures in hospitals or
Hydroelectric power plants are used. These blackouts, i.e. sudden ones, last longer
ongoing power or infrastructure outages. We support there with ours
Safety and emergency power batteries and are an essential partner in providing the required ones
“To have energy storage quantities available in case of an emergency,” emphasizes Berger.

There are currently 25 employees at the Thalheim site near Wels. With the new location, Banner wants to continuously develop this area over the next ten years. "I am particularly pleased that Banner, another leading company, has settled in the community of Thalheim and is planning further expansion steps with its new business unit. Many well-known companies are already located in Thalheim.

We offer an optimal environment for further growth here, I wish the company much success in its expansion plans," said Thalheim Mayor Andreas Stockinger. In addition to the already well-developed markets of Austria and Switzerland, the main focus of Energy Solutions will be on the markets in Germany and France. "Our analyzes have shown that there are excellent growth opportunities in the traction, semi-traction and standby product areas. Since the demand for energy storage solutions in the market is very high, production in Thalheim is already running at full speed. "Our goal “The aim is to double sales at our new location in the future,” explains Berger.

From now on, Banner will establish itself internationally as a well-known provider of energy storage solutions. “In order to do justice to this positioning, we will position ourselves even more broadly in the future and open ourselves up to new technologies,” says Berger, underlining the strategy in the new Energy Solutions division. “Among other things, we are open to the use of lithium technologies in this field of activity, as long as it promises the corresponding customer benefits,” says Berger.

The focus here is on energy storage solutions that are put together individually based on needs for each customer. Berger sees potential in particular in the individual support of partners: “We will therefore listen more closely than ever to what our partners need in the current economic situation in terms of intralogistics solutions and process management in order to be able to do so accordingly
to develop tailor-made solutions.”