PERTH, Australia, Sept. 9, 2026 — HIMA Group, a global leader in safety-related automation solutions for the process and rail industries, celebrated the official opening of its new Regional Head Office for Australia and New Zealand in Perth on Sept. 8, 2026. The new facility reflects HIMA's continued investment in local engineering expertise, customer support and digital innovation across the region.
The new office marks another milestone in HIMA Group's long-term commitment to Australia and New Zealand. Established in 2003 as HIMA's second international subsidiary, HIMA Australia has grown into the Regional Head Office for Australia and New Zealand, serving customers across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Steffen Philipp, shareholder of the HIMA Group, said: "Since 2003, HIMA Australia has become a trusted regional organization with strong customer relationships and engineering expertise. As a family-owned company, we are proud to continue investing in Australia and New Zealand."
To mark the inauguration, the company celebrated the occasion with the HIMA Australia team and members of its global management. Customers and business partners were invited to a Safety Symposium held under the motto “Smart Solutions for the Digitalized Process Industry”. HIMA experts presented the company's latest innovations in digital safety, functional safety, OT Security and lifecycle digitalization, while showcasing advanced application solutions such as turbomachinery control (TMC), burner management systems (BMS), Smart Migrations, SafeHMI and the latest SILworX engineering capabilities.
Investing in regional growth
“Dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand markets, HIMA Australia helps customers unlock the potential of digitalization across process and rail industries. Our new regional head office strengthens our ability to deliver smart solutions that support safe and efficient operations throughout the safety lifecycle,” said Jörg de la Motte, CEO of the HIMA Group.
For more than two decades, HIMA Australia has provided engineering, consulting, training, maintenance and lifecycle services for customers in LNG, oil and gas, mining and rail. Alongside the complete HIMA portfolio, including Safety Lifecycle Digitalization (SLD), the company has built one of the HIMA Group's most established lifecycle service organizations. The HIMA Experience Room enables customers to experience the latest digital and application solutions firsthand, from Safety Lifecycle Digitalization (SLD) and hima360 to Smart Migrations, SafeHMI and advanced safety applications. Combined with expanded engineering, testing and training capabilities, the new facility provides an ideal environment for collaboration, knowledge transfer and solution development.
Positioned for future growth
The relocation to larger premises in Perth's central business district supports HIMA Australia's continued growth and expanding customer base. The 460-square-meter facility includes engineering and training areas, a HIMA Experience Room for customer demonstrations, Functional Acceptance Testing (FAT) capabilities and modern collaboration spaces. Its central location also improves accessibility while encouraging sustainable commuting through excellent public transport connections.
“The new facility enables us to work even closer with our customers while supporting the next phase of our regional growth”, added Bhushan Sathe, General Manager, Region Australia and New Zealand. “With a proven track record of protecting critical infrastructure from the nation's largest LNG producers and mining operations to national railway operators HIMA has established itself as a trusted functional safety partner in Australia.”
Having doubled its base business between 2017 and 2025, HIMA Australia continues to strengthen long-term partnerships with customers across the oil & gas, mining, alumina, rail and critical infrastructure sectors.
Building on its strong position in LNG and oil and gas, the company is expanding into the mining and rail sectors while supporting customers in digitalization, OT cybersecurity and the modernization of safety-critical infrastructure. Today, HIMA Australia employs 25 associates and is well positioned for continued growth in the coming years.
About HIMA Group
The HIMA Group is a global independent provider of safety-related automation solutions for the process and rail industries that protect people, assets, and the environment from harm. Founded in 1908, the family-owned company is headquartered in Brühl, near Mannheim, (Germany). In 2023, the HIMA Group acquired the British company Sella Controls. This was followed in 2024 by the acquisition of the Norwegian company Origo Solutions.
The HIMA Group employs approx. 1150 employees in 22 group companies worldwide. Regional centers are located in Breda, the Netherlands (Europe, HIMA Benelux), Stockport, England (UK, Sella Controls), Kristiansand, Norway (Scandinavia, Origo Solutions), Singapore (North and South East Asia, HIMA Asia-Pacific), Perth (Australia and New Zealand, HIMA Australia), Shanghai (HIMA China), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (HIMA Middle East) and Houston, USA (North America, HIMA Americas).
The open and independent HIMA Safety Platform combines hardware and software on a single technology platform and offers a uniform security concept. With more than 55,000 installed safety systems (SIL 3 / SIL 4, PL e, CENELEC SIL 4), HIMA is considered a technology leader. In addition to proven safety technology, HIMA offers consulting, safety engineering and services as well as training.
This results in solutions that ensure functional safety and OT security, compliance with standards, process efficiency and plant availability throughout the entire safety lifecycle. As a safety expert, HIMA is pioneering the digitalization of functional safety and generates significant added value for customers with holistic safety solutions. Since the 1960s, HIMA has been a reliable partner to the world's largest companies in the process industry, including chemicals, petrochemicals, energy and oil and gas.