Hoyer Announces Major Integration! On November 18, 2025, Hoyer, a global supplier of motors and automation solutions, and VMS Group, a well-known marine service supplier, officially announced their merger, jointly establishing Hoyer VMS Group. The new group will integrate the core technologies and service capabilities of both parties to create a “one-stop partner” covering the marine and industrial markets, jointly opening a new chapter in the field of power and drive solutions.
Powerful Alliance Builds New Global Service Landscape
Since its establishment in 1974, Hoyer has consistently focused on providing products and solutions in the fields of motors, drives, and automation for customers in shipping, HVAC, energy, and manufacturing. Throughout its over twenty years of development, VMS Group has deeply cultivated marine engine manufacturing and built a service system and industry reputation covering the entire equipment lifecycle.
The integrated Hoyer VMS will retain the core teams of both companies, with Henrik Sørensen serving as CEO and Kim Bengtsen as Deputy CEO. The group will combine Hoyer’s expertise in motor and drive technology with VMS’s experience in global service networks and full lifecycle operation and maintenance. Through resource sharing and complementary strengths, it aims to further enhance its comprehensive capabilities and service capacity.
Søren Ø. Sørensen, Chairman of the Hoyer VMS Board, stated: “This merger stems from both parties’ deep insight into future market trends and industry changes, and is also the practice of our philosophy ‘Creating Excellence Together Through Intelligence’. Leveraging the integrated professional capabilities and global resources, we will continuously strengthen support for customer operations, helping equipment achieve more efficient and stable performance.”
Integrating Advantages to Drive Efficient Business Synergy
With the resources and scale post-merger, Hoyer VMS Group possesses globally comprehensive MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) service capabilities. Its systematic advantages are concentrated in three key dimensions:
• Global Rapid Response Network: Core service hubs are located in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, achieving an ultra-fast response of “on-site arrival within 48 hours”. This capability will significantly reduce customers’ process costs associated with cross-supplier collaboration, markedly increase equipment uptime, and ensure the continuity of production operations.
• Full Lifecycle and Energy Optimization: Covers the entire process from new projects and /upgrades to long-term maintenance, providing complete solutions including energy-saving retrofits, condition monitoring, and system optimization. Helps shipowners reduce fuel consumption to meet stringent requirements such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI), driving the industry’s green transition.
• One-Stop Service Model: Integrates OEM motor manufacturing and aftermarket services, building three value streams: “new unit sales, project sales, and after-sales service”, ensuring customers receive professional system support at every stage.
It is noteworthy that Hoyer VMS Group’s full lifecycle service system is not limited to the shipping sector; its core capabilities can be seamlessly extended to onshore industrial scenarios, providing efficient resource synergy and operational support for customers in energy, manufacturing, and other industries, achieving synergistic development in both “Marine + Industrial” sectors.
Focusing on Asia to Seize New Green Growth Opportunities
Asia, as a key region in the global shipbuilding and industrial markets, is a strategic focus for Hoyer VMS Group’s future development. Currently, shipyards and operators in Asia have an urgent need for energy efficiency improvement and decarbonization transition, requiring reliable partners capable of providing intelligent systems, long-term services, and full lifecycle optimization, which highly aligns with the combined strengths of the new group. Therefore, leveraging Hoyer’s deep roots in China and Asia, and VMS’s full lifecycle service experience, Hoyer VMS Group will be closer to local customers, providing agile and tailored power and motion solutions to meet their ever-increasing demands for efficiency, reliability, and low-emission performance.
The merger between Hoyer and VMS is not only an integration of businesses but also a deep fusion of the two companies’ cultures and missions. In the future, Hoyer VMS Group will continue to uphold the core spirit of “Customer First”, integrate the professional strengths of both teams, drive the organization’s continuous development, and provide customers with reliable operational assurance, energy efficiency improvement, and performance optimization, becoming their trusted partner in the global power and solutions field. For more details, please visit the Hoyer China official website.
