Heat exchanger manufacturer scaling service operations and SAP infrastructure
Hoval Energy Recovery manufactures plate and rotary heat exchangers across 1,000+ employees in Liechtenstein, with a heavy technical support footprint (38 support roles). The hiring velocity is decelerating, but active projects reveal dual transformation efforts: SAP R/3 to S/4HANA migration paired with cloud modernization (Azure, Bicep, SAP BTP adoption). Pain points cluster around service scaling (technician shortages, expanding support teams) and infrastructure modernization, suggesting the company is prioritizing operational maturity over headcount expansion.
Hoval Energy Recovery designs and manufactures plate and rotary heat exchangers, plus air-handling unit (AHU) solutions, serving industrial and building systems customers across Europe. The company operates from Liechtenstein with hiring footprint across Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. Operations span engineering, manufacturing, sales, and a dominant technical support function handling commissioning, maintenance, and fault resolution of installed systems. The stack reflects industrial controls (Modbus, BACnet, KNX, IEC 61131) integrated with enterprise software (SAP R/3 on-premises, moving to S/4HANA and cloud), analytics (Qlik), and Microsoft collaboration tools.
Hoval currently runs SAP R/3 and is actively migrating to SAP S/4HANA on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). The migration is a top-10 active project and a documented pain point.
Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Poland, and Slovakia. Support and engineering roles dominate the hiring mix.
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