BRUHL, May 22, 2026 — The HIMA Group is the recipient of the Best Managed Companies Award 2026. With this award, Deloitte Private, UBS, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e. V. (BDI) honor excellently managed companies as an incentive and role model for others to shape the future with strategic foresight, innovative strength, a sustainable leadership culture and sound corporate governance.
HIMA impressed the jury in all four areas: Strategy, Productivity & Innovation, Culture & Commitment and Governance & Finance. With 22 group companies and targeted acquisitions in strategically important markets, HIMA has consistently expanded its international presence in recent years. At the same time, the company is evolving from a product manufacturer into a global solutions provider for safety-critical applications in the process and rail industries. The award confirms the strategic course of the internationally active family-owned company, which is actively shaping the digitalization of functional safety, expanding its global presence and making targeted investments in innovation.
“For us as shareholders, this award underscores that the management team stands for high-quality management and credible leadership and meets our expectations for successful and responsible corporate development,” says Steffen Philipp, shareholder of the HIMA Group.
“This award fills us with great pride. It is a recognition of the commitment and daily dedication of our team worldwide. At the same time, it serves as an incentive for us to consistently continue on our chosen path: the transformation from a product manufacturer to a global solutions provider. With initiatives such as our Innovation Lab himalaya and the Customer Solutions Center, we are laying the foundation to actively drive digitalization and innovation in functional safety,” said Jörg de la Motte, CEO of the HIMA Group.
“Our growth is based on a clear long-term strategy and consistent implementation,” said Dr. Michael Löbig, CFO of the HIMA Group. “This includes targeted investments in our international presence as well as successful acquisitions that strengthen our expertise and market access. The trust our shareholders place in this path is a decisive factor in our success.”
“Rarely has excellent corporate leadership been more important than in these challenging times. Best Managed Companies such as HIMA set benchmarks when it comes to agility and resilience: they respond quickly to today’s multiple changes and consistently view transformation as a mandate to shape the future. In an environment where what once seemed familiar is increasingly being called into question, these qualities deserve special recognition. With the Best Managed Companies Award, we honor companies that lead the way, act with courage and serve as outstanding role models for Germany’s Mittelstand. HIMA acts with a confidence that provides orientation — now more than ever,” said Dr. Christine Wolter, Partner at Deloitte and Lead Deloitte Private.
About the Best Managed Companies Program
The Best Managed Companies Program is a competition and seal of quality for successful medium-sized companies. The vision is to build a national and global ecosystem of excellently managed medium-sized enterprises. A key distinguishing feature of the award is its international scope: Best Managed Companies was launched by Deloitte in Canada in the 1990s and has since been successfully introduced in more than 45 countries. The winners are selected through a multi-stage process in which companies are rigorously evaluated for their excellence in the four core areas of Strategy, Productivity & Innovation, Culture & Commitment and Finance & Governance.
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. 1100 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 50,000 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.
