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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
Established 111 years ago in the small town of Schiltach in Germany’s Black Forest,
Hansgrohe SE has achieved worldwide success. The company sells innovative
bathroom and kitchen appliances distributed through multiple channels, including
traditional wholesale and international projects. In recent years, Hansgrohe SE has
seen a sharp uplift in international revenues, fueled by a strong demand from emerging
markets in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Hansgrohe SE has achieved worldwide success. The company sells innovative
bathroom and kitchen appliances distributed through multiple channels, including
traditional wholesale and international projects. In recent years, Hansgrohe SE has
seen a sharp uplift in international revenues, fueled by a strong demand from emerging
markets in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Key to this success has been a simple but highly effective approach to expansion.
In smaller markets, a single salesperson will typically start working from a home
office until the volume of new business justifies overhead costs. Only then does the
company progress to staffed office space.
In smaller markets, a single salesperson will typically start working from a home
office until the volume of new business justifies overhead costs. Only then does the
company progress to staffed office space.
However, this business model also brought some challenges. Production processes
began to change, with operations no longer confined to Schiltach. Rapid global
expansion brought a shift to a longer and more diversified supply chain. China
became the company’s biggest overseas product sales contributor and a key
manufacturing base, serving other high-growth markets such as Russia.
began to change, with operations no longer confined to Schiltach. Rapid global
expansion brought a shift to a longer and more diversified supply chain. China
became the company’s biggest overseas product sales contributor and a key
manufacturing base, serving other high-growth markets such as Russia.
“Our people are often in and out of customer premises and need reliable mobile
access to merge tools and resources,” says Klaus Buchholz, head of information
services at Hansgrohe SE. “However, connecting more people and personal devices
to the network meant we were in danger of adding operational risk because the same
infrastructure served both plants and offices. So we decided to standardize IT and
create a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environment.”
access to merge tools and resources,” says Klaus Buchholz, head of information
services at Hansgrohe SE. “However, connecting more people and personal devices
to the network meant we were in danger of adding operational risk because the same
infrastructure served both plants and offices. So we decided to standardize IT and
create a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environment.”
Solution
Hansgrohe SE decided that a Cisco® Borderless Network was the best platform for
accelerating its BYOD vision, while also achieving clear, secure network separation
between enterprise and manufacturing domains. A Cisco Unified Wireless Network
enables mobility at the company’s head office, where a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
manages 50 Cisco Aironet® 3500 Series Access Points with CleanAir® technology.
accelerating its BYOD vision, while also achieving clear, secure network separation
between enterprise and manufacturing domains. A Cisco Unified Wireless Network
enables mobility at the company’s head office, where a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
manages 50 Cisco Aironet® 3500 Series Access Points with CleanAir® technology.
Customer Case Study
Hansgrohe SE chooses Cisco Borderless Network as its bring your own device global standard
Customer Name:
Hansgrohe SE
Industry:
Manufacturing
Location:
Germany
Number of Employees:
3400
Challenge
• To enter emerging markets and establish
regional hubs in Asia and Latin America
• To minimize operational risk in
manufacturing functions
Solution
• Implementing the Cisco Borderless
Network for those main locations with
a standardized model for outlets in
new markets
a standardized model for outlets in
new markets
• Secure access, anytime, anywhere, on
any device using Cisco Unified Wireless
Network with Cisco CleanAir technology
Network with Cisco CleanAir technology
Results
• Turnover increases 10 percent as China
takes top spot in international sales
• Mobile staff have secure access from
customer premises to close deals faster
• Improved stock control and warehouse
management efficiency, along with
separation between manufacturing and
administrative network traffic
separation between manufacturing and
administrative network traffic
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