July 8 – Leitwind is a company of the South Tyrolean Leitner Group specializing in the wind sector; it’s a worldwide leader in the cable transport systems. The company, the only Italian manufacturer of megawatt wind turbines, is ready to make its debut in Turkey, where it will install its first turbine for a total value of €2.2 million. The contract includes the turbine’s service and maintenance for 15 years to ensure energy supply for the luxurious four star hotel Çavuşoğlu Tower of Tokat. And so, continuing in its line of innovation, product diversification and internationalization, the Leitner Group expects to close 2014 with a turnover of €750 million, +5% over the consolidated turnover of 2013, which amounted to €717 million). “After our important achievements in the field of urban transport, crowned by the construction of air line in the heart of Ankara – explains CEO Anton Seeber – we brought Leitwind into the Turkish market, identifying a a high growth potential basin for our products.” The Leitner Group – which in addition to Leitwind also owns Leitner Ropeways, and Agudio Poma (ski ropeway), Prinoth (groomer and multi-purpose vehicles) and DemacLenko (snowmaking) – invests on average over €20 million per year in Research & Development. The Group today has 10 factories around the world and over 3,000 employees.
