Engineering for a better world
About us
GEA is one of the largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries. The global group focuses on technologies, components and sustainable solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets.
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Our strategy
Our long-term strategy is based on our central goal to be the partner of choice for customers worldwide. We strive to be the world’s leading technology group, providing innovative and sustainable solutions for sophisticated process industries.
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Our Vision & Values represent the cornerstones of our management philosophy. They are a crucial element of a common GEA identity.
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Having a structure made up of two business areas of roughly equal size and strength promises operational synergies across technologies and applications, and helps achieve functional excellence through the standardization of processes.
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Founded in 1881, GEA has continued to develop and set new standards to meet the needs of the market and its customers. Today, GEA is a globally active and leading company, known for its outstanding technologies worldwide, particularly for the food industry.
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At GEA, sustainability and value creation are inextricably intertwined. They serve as our guideline for entrepreneurial decisions and the further advancement of the group. GEA’s understanding of sustainability implies that we assume responsibility for the way we handle our business and its economic, ecological and social implications while ensuring transparency of reporting in this field.
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Goals
GEA’s corporate culture is characterized by responsible behavior. For this reason, we foster close ties with our diverse stakeholders, setting specific goals related to quality, occupational safety and health protection and reducing the environmental impact of our activities, all of which we report and update annually.
Learn moreEfficient solutions
GEA seeks to make a contribution to the protection of the natural environment by offering its customers efficient products and process solutions. As a rule, the technologies and processes they employ are highly energy-intensive, which is why energy savings and reductions in emissions or waste increasingly affect customers.
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The production of processed foods and beverages represents one of the world’s most stable growth markets and is expected to enjoy continuous growth over the coming decades.
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The group's success is the result of the work carried out by our roughly 18,000 employees.
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GEA’s Executive Board committed to a clear policy regarding quality, health, industrial safety and the environment by adopting the “Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) Policy.”
Learn moreReporting and downloads
Access key documents related to GEA’s Corporate Responsibility activities. Download individual documents or combine several to create a tailored download package.
Learn moreSupplying
The corporate success of GEA depends to a high degree on the performance of our suppliers. Our worldwide purchasing organization is therefore constantly looking for new high-performing suppliers who can effectively contribute to meeting our overriding corporate objective of customer satisfaction.
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Our needs
We seek to work with companies who contribute to sustainable development: ethically, socially, environmentally and economically.
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GEA is committed to treating its stakeholders with trust and fairness. Excellence, passion, integrity, responsibility and GEA-versity – these are the cornerstones of our philosophy and values we hold high within GEA.
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Our supplier portal offers interested suppliers direct access to a possible partnership with GEA.
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