GEA confirms guidance for 2019 and introduces measures to improve earnings in Business Area Solutions

Düsseldorf-based engineering group GEA posted order intake of around EUR 1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2019, a rise of 7.6 percent. With a slight increase of 1.7 percent to around EUR 1.1 billion, revenue was slightly up on the previous year – North and Central Europe, Asia Pacific and North America being the principal motors of growth