BRIGHTON, England, February 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 2008 was another outstanding year for the Planon group. Total sales volume grew 20% to EUR 29.7 million, while software sales increased by 35%. This positive result more than doubled compared to 2007.
The organisation has grown between 15% and 25% annually since 1994. The continued success over the last few years led to the company's emergence as the European leader in the field of Integrated Workplace Management Software (IWMS) with this year's results again firmly establishing this position. Planon celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008.
The Planon group experienced growth in 2008 in every office world-wide. A number of major new clients were welcomed, including: Kodak, Sodexo, Unicredit and Groupama. Planon opened new offices in Paris, France and Hyderabad, India. In Hyderabad, we have recruited a further 25 people working on development of the Planon software. In total, the company has grown to 320 employees.
Once again last year, Gartner recognised Planon as a leader in the IWMS market. Globally, Gartner is one of the most authoritative market research agencies in the IT field. The agency describes 'leaders' as providers that perform well, have a clear vision of the market and continuously maintain their leading position.
Thanks to the robust trading success of last year Planon already has a good order book for the start of 2009, In addition the extensive Planon product suite, means that the company is in good shape to profit from the consolidation arising in the worldwide IWMS market. With its new Green Workplace Economics(TM) concept (http://www.planon.co.uk/gwe), Planon immediately capitalises on the necessity for many companies to eliminate unnecessary costs and simultaneously achieve sustainability objectives. Planon offers proven solutions with clear ROI.
About Planon
Planon is an independently owned provider of software and consultancy services. Planon optimises and automates support processes for departments such as Facility Management, Corporate Real Estate and IT Services, as well as service provider processes. The goal is the efficient, integral organisation of services, infrastructure, buildings and resources. With its new Green Workplace Economics(TM) concept, Planon capitalises on the necessity for many organisations to save costs and simultaneously achieve sustainability objectives. Planon is active in 14 countries, with offices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the USA and India. Planon serves more than 1300 clients worldwide.
Planon Ltd, Contact: Yvette Graafland, 1st Floor Victoria House, 125 Queen's Road, Brighton BN1 3WB, United Kingdom, Tel: +31(0)24-64-13-135, Fax: +31(0)24-64-22-942, info@planon.co.uk/yvette.graafland@planon.co.uk
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