CHG-MERIDIAN celebrates its 45th year: Since 1979, the global technology and finance expert has played a significant role in the industry. Company founder Jürgen Gelf recognized the potential of the "use and reuse" principle of modern technological equipment back in the late 1970s. Building on this, over the years he created a resilient business model based on the circular economy that enables customers to use technology sustainably without owning it. With this successful formula, the globally operating company from Weingarten is still driving the digital transformation of its customers worldwide and proving that economy and ecology can be successfully combined.
The pressure on companies worldwide to innovate and transform is greater than ever. Digital transformation is essential to competitiveness, while the traditional linear economic model is being called into question. Against this backdrop, innovative usage models for IT, industrial technology, and healthcare technology are an attractive proposition. Options such as leasing, renting, and as-a-service can reduce capital commitment and provide the liquidity needed for innovation. After all, the maxim ‘cash is king’ has never been truer than now.
When combined with an effective circular economy, usage models can reduce carbon emissions by over 50 percent compared to a conventional purchase. “We still adhere to the principle of usage over ownership as it is addresses so many modern-day questions. And it was this belief that laid the foundations 45 years ago for a highly successful company,” says Mathias Wagner, CEO of CHG-MERIDIAN. Therefore, even in an economically challenging year like 2023, the group managed to stay on a growth path and continue to grow profitably.
From innovative technology to sustainable circular economy, the one significant constant in the company’s 45-year history has been its pioneering spirit. It has brought about a high degree of flexibility and customer focus, and is still very much in evidence today.
“Entrepreneurship means pursuing an idea and evolving with it. That is what sets us apart and motivates each and every one of us. Our decades-long success is built primarily on an amazing team, and it is our global workforce of currently 1,400 employees and 45 nationalities that has made the company what it is today. For this and for their great loyalty and commitment, a big thank you,” says Wagner.
Have you got any questions on CHG-MERIDIAN? Please get in touch with us.