Increase in subsidiary companies as well as start-ups around the world drives to new record of Birkenfeld in 2010, 29 June 2011 the French RAJA group, parent company of the German r Pack GmbH, headquartered in Birkenfeld near Pforzheim set a new record in the previous fiscal year 2010: overall sales rose to 300 million euros to the group still 223 million euros was driven last year 2009 this strong growth to the takeover by Cenpac, the second largest packing traders in France, as well as the economic recovery in Europe. In the current fiscal year 2011 the RAJA Group intends to continue its growth and sets itself ambitious targets: this year, revenue is expected to increase throughout the group to 410 million euros.
The RAJA group is one of the flagships under France’s medium-sized companies. Today we are market leader in mail order with packaging solutions with 17 subsidiary companies and 1,250 employees in 14 countries and also want our market position in the future continue to expand”explains Daniele Kapel Marcovici, Managing Director of the RAJA group. The Group results of the last financial year take this growth course: 2010 achieved Group sales of 300 million euros including the turnover, the Cenpac five months since the takeover by RAJA on July 30, 2010 has produced. This means a sales growth of over 34.5 percent compared to 2009. Adjusted for acquisitions and corporate taxes amounted to sales of the Group amounted to EUR 240 million and reached the level of results for 2008 once again. All subsidiaries of the group contributed their part to this balance sheet: in France, the home market of the group, increased turnover by five percent and reached 136 million euros. The other daughters of company achieved to a large extent a significant sales increase: for example, the Belgian subsidiary grew 13 percent and England by 18 percent.