KEMA publishes Annual Report 2010: ‘Smart grid for the real world’

2010 marks another good year

Today, KEMA publishes its Annual Report 2010. For the third consecutive year, KEMA has realized double digit growth. The theme of the Annual Report, ‘Smart Grid for the real world’, reflects the fact that in 2010, a large portion of KEMA’s smart grid activities shifted further away from the ‘drawing table’ to become real world endeavors, marked by the many, concrete smart grid implementation projects that KEMA has been involved in globally. The full Annual Report, as well as a shortened version, can be downloaded on the right hand side of this page. You can also visit our new Annual Report website to gain access to all figures and data from 2010.

In 2010 – an important year for KEMA – the company focused even more specifically on the energy market. The net result, excluding extraordinary items, increased by 63% to €18.6 million (2009: €11.4 million). On a comparable basis , sales in 2010 grew by 19% to €245.3 million (2009: €207.3 million), with 10% as a result of organic growth, 7% through acquisitions and 2% due to currency effects. All business units and countries in which the company maintains branches contributed to the growth.

As in previous years, KEMA successfully continued to anticipate developments in the global energy sector. In particular, consulting activities in the area of energy efficiency, gas and smart grids – in which the company managed to further expand its leading position – exhibited strong global growth. Furthermore, activities in the area of testing, inspection and certification of energy equipment, once again exhibited strong growth and carried on the growth trend of previous years. Important, generic energy trends that influence KEMA’s activities include the energy transition, investments in and innovation related to energy infrastructure, further liberalization of the global energy market and a progressive rise in the demand for independent testing, inspections and certification of energy equipment.

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