Press release
Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
Rittal at CeBIT
5 to 9 March 2013
Hall 11, Stand E06
Rittal and ABB expand their partnership for UPS systems
Extension of successful partnership on
an international scale
Within the scope of its partner strategy for data
centres, Rittal has been successfully supplying
ABB’s UPS systems as an OEM version for many
years. Now, Rittal and ABB have agreed to deepen
their partnership on an international level – to
support their growth strategies in this market
segment.
Herborn/Hanover, 6 March 2013 – In the future, Rittal will
deploy 3-phase UPS systems as standard modules from
ABB, and will leverage additional local ABB services.
“This partnership demonstrates our extensive expertise
in providing solutions for data centres and strengthens
our sales activities and services in local markets,” states
Christoph Caselitz, Chief of Customer Operations at
Rittal. UPS systems are key components of data centres.
ABB’s product, for example, forms part of RiMatrix S –
the modular, standardised data centre that Rittal is
unveiling at this year’s CeBIT.
“ABB and Rittal enjoy a long and successful partnership.
This new move will boost the global growth of both
brands in the flexible data centre segment”, explains
Rainer Weigle, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, ABB Product Group Power Protection. And by
expanding collaboration between ABB and Rittal’s
international subsidiaries, both companies will strengthen
their competitive edge – for example, by implementing
projects for customers in the data centre market with the
utmost efficiency.
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Corporate Communications
Wolfram Eberhardt
Tel.: 02772/505-2527
Fax: 02772/505-2537
e-mail: eberhardt.w@rittal.de
Kerstin Ginsberg
Phone: +49 2772 505-1328
Fax: + 49 2772 505-2537
e-mail: ginsberg.k@rittal.de
Patricia Späth
Tel.: +49 2772 505-2346
Fax: +49 2772 505-2537
e-mail: spaeth.p@rittal.de
Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
Auf dem Stützelberg
35745 Herborn, Germany
www.rittal.com
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Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Herborn, Germany, is a
leading global provider of solutions for industrial enclosures, power
distribution, climate control and IT infrastructure, plus software and
services. Systems made by Rittal are deployed in a variety of
industries, including mechanical and plant engineering, IT and
telecommunications.
The company’s broad portfolio includes complete solutions for
modular and energy-efficient data centres: from innovative security
concepts for data systems to physical data and system security for IT
infrastructures. The leading software provider Eplan is supplementing
the Rittal product portfolio with interdisciplinary engineering solutions.
Founded in 1961, Rittal is now active worldwide with 11 production
sites, 64 subsidiaries and 40 agencies. With 10,000 employees
worldwide, Rittal is the largest company in the owner-operated
Friedhelm Loh Group, based in Haiger, Germany. The entire group
employs 11,500 people and generated revenues of about € 2.2 billion
in 2011. Further information at www.rittal.com and www.friedhelm-lohgroup.com.
ABB
is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable
enterprise, utility and industry customers to improve their performance
while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies
operates in about 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people.
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