The company's purpose is to develop, manufacture and distribute products and systems for the machinery, vehicle and plant construction industries, as well as to acquire and hold participations in other companies and to establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, particularly in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and the resulting products and systems. Furthermore, the company develops, produces and distributes cooling elements and systems in Switzerland and abroad. The company can enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It can also establish branch offices in Switzerland and abroad and merge with other companies. The company can acquire, hold and sell real estate and properties in Switzerland and abroad. The company can grant direct or indirect financing, whether by way of loans or otherwise, or provide security of any kind to third parties, including direct or indirect parent, subsidiary or sister companies, whether for consideration or gratuitously and regardless of whether the financing or provision of security is in the interest of the company or exclusively in the interest of third parties.