Witron, the automation specialist, increased its turnover to €350 million (£256 million) last year, which represents a growth rate of 30% compared to the corresponding figure recorded in 2013. 

Order books throughout all sectors the firm operates in were strong, and the firm was also achieving a high level of capacity utilisation. 

More than 40% of the company's revenue came from the US and Canada, with the remainder generated in Europe.

Scandinavia and France were singled out as benefitting from particularly strong growth, while Witron's sales focus will be restricted to existing markets for the time being. 

Witron's multi-channel solutions such as food retail and non-food systems have gained attention across the logistics industry. 

The firm is expanding this offering, having recently unveiled its fully-automated BOS system, which enables cost-efficient handling of whole totes, cartons and beverage crates.