{"id":2158,"date":"2020-10-15T11:39:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astrum-it.de\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:24:44","slug":"erlangen-based-astrum-it-with-new-shareholders-and-new-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astrum-it.de\/en\/erlangen-based-astrum-it-with-new-shareholders-and-new-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Erlangen-based ASTRUM IT with New Shareholders and New Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft accompanies business succession<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 2020, BayBG has supported ASTRUM IT with its reorientation process focusing on succession and growth. Founder and former sole shareholder Walter Greul will pass his majority of shares on to Gerhard P\u00f6lz and BayBG by the end of the year. Step by step, Gerhard P\u00f6lz will thus become the principal shareholder of ASTRUM\u00a0IT GmbH. Mr P\u00f6lz is not unknown to ASTRUM\u00a0IT. He has been working as a consultant for the company for many years; since 2018, he has been a managing director and has prepared the company succession in cooperation with Mr Greul ever since.<\/p>\n

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Gerhard P\u00f6lz is the head of a strong management team<\/strong><\/p>\n

The strategic reorientation of the company is something that is emphasized also by the new management team. \u201cWe understand management as a team effort\u201c, said Mr P\u00f6lz. \u201cTherefore, we have established a powerful seven-headed team on the second management level over the past few months. Together we want to set the course for growth at ASTRUM IT and ensure our growth in our core areas in the region and far beyond.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Despite COVID-19: growing in four areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

IT engineering is a robust pillar of our business: ASTRUM\u00a0IT develops complex software for customers such as Siemens Healthineers or public sector institutions such as Anstalt f\u00fcr kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern (AKDB). Especially in the field of medical engineering, the Erlangen-based IT experts have developed a strong market position; the company has been certified according to the EN ISO 13485 quality standard for medical products for many years.<\/p>\n

Its proprietary software product VISIT, a software solution for the management of external visitors on company premises, has gained popularity also because of the pandemic. Factory premises from Asia to America are secured with VISIT, individuals such as visitors or drivers of delivery vehicles are recorded and can even be checked for COVID-19 symptoms with the automatic body temperature measuring feature. After the lockdown with a moderate second quarter, the interest in this solution grew significantly. Customers such as Bosch, Siemens, Edeka and Zott use VISIT.<\/p>\n

Despite a visible deceleration of growth in IT consulting due to the coronavirus crisis, ASTRUM IT strongly focuses on consulting for companies with regards to digital transformation. \u201cWith our power week, we identify possible digitization potentials for medium-sized companies within five business days\u201c, Mr P\u00f6lz described one specific offer. \u201cThe result is a comprehensive evaluation of the situation and a clear roadmap as to how digital processes and solutions can significantly increase the efficiency of the company from manufacturing to administration.\u201c IT consulting also comprises research projects with renowned partners such as Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm or Fraunhofer Institute IIS: In the ERIK project, the developers at ASTRUM\u00a0IT are working to develop a robot appropriate for children to be used in therapy for children with autism. In the CMLB project, ASTRUM\u00a0IT uses artificial intelligence and data analysis methods to extend the maintenance intervals of wind turbines.<\/p>\n

The young and fast-growing IT services business unit offers hosting and operation of IT infrastructure \u2013 for large and medium-sized companies. ASTRUM\u00a0IT thus responds to two very current trends: The shortage of skilled IT workers becomes more and more apparent also in the administration of company networks. There are fewer and fewer people available to operate IT systems becoming constantly more complex. Outsourcing of IT infrastructure such as servers and storage is a solution for the companies and is in safe hands with ASTRUM\u00a0IT. \u201cNot least the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reformulation of the question of resilience for companies \u2013 one single system administrator in a medium-sized company is hardly able to guarantee maximum operational safety\u201d, said Mr P\u00f6lz. This is exactly what ASTRUM\u00a0IT offers solutions for, which\u2013 thanks to regional data centers \u2013 are secure and GDPR-compliant.<\/p>\n

Overall, Mr P\u00f6lz expects slight losses in sales of approx. five percent due to COVID-19 for the current business year as compared to last year’s sales of EUR 13\u00a0million. The company has 150 employees in Erlangen, Munich and Augsburg and currently seven young trainees. \u201cIn the long run, we want to grow organically with the new structure and strategy. We have set the course to achieve this\u201d, said Mr P\u00f6lz.<\/p>\n

About ASTRUM\u00a0IT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Software experts for digital vitality<\/strong><\/p>\n

Die ASTRUM\u00a0IT GmbH \u2013 a proud winner of numerous awards \u2013 is an owner-managed IT company headquartered in Erlangen. The IT specialist established in 1992 supports other companies with operative engineering and customized IT infrastructure and product solutions. As a comprehensive IT consultant, Astrum IT also provides excellent and practical knowledge around the software development process, digital future topics and IT security. Due to their broad experience, the approx. 150 employees guarantee a high quality level, among others as certified suppliers for medical products (according to EN ISO 13485), and work closely together with national and international customers to constantly improve their digital vitality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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