Edewecht/Spelle, Germany: ECR Solutions Servicegesellschaft has joined Krone to provide digital services to fleet operators.
“The integration of ECR into the Krone Group is a logical and sensible step by two companies that are aligning themselves creatively and digitally for the future,” says Fred Schäfer, managing director ECR.
“Krone and ECR have been working together very successfully on the strategic direction of the Krone Service World since 2016, which was fortified by the first equity investment in 2022. We are now pooling our expertise in order to develop sustainable customer solutions together even faster and more efficiently in the future. As a responsible family business with great innovation potential and solid financial strength, Krone is the ideal partner to secure ECR’s business model.”
Ole Klose, chief financial officer, Krone, said: “With the help of ECR, we have built up and shaped the digital service world in the Krone Commercial Vehicles division in recent years.
“The task now is to define and develop further customer-oriented tools. In addition to the logistics sector, there are also exciting prospects in the agricultural machinery sector. After all, intelligent fleet management also plays a crucial role in agriculture, as an example, in forage harvesting. Optimum coordination and timing of the various harvesting machines guarantees high-quality forage, which in turn ensures the best possible animal nutrition and ultimately the profitability of a farm.”
ECR Solutions Servicegesellschaft mbH will continue to operate as an independent company based in Edewecht. ECR currently employs 20 people. The ECR management team now consists of Fred Schäfer, Philip Häusler and Karsten Küwen.
