This involves both product and process innovations. In the innovation process, Apollo not only cooperates with key customers but continuously survey the construction industry aiming either to invent new solutions or enhance the performance, quality and cost of existing solutions. The aims of the research & development collaboration span a broad spectrum. Together with customers, Apollo launches many solutions on the market. Apollo staff working in the Research & Development departments is an important factor behind successful development and key player in the market. At the end of 2016, 10 employees; 10% percent of the entire workforce, were employed in the area of R&D. Skills clusters were established for each key technology via a knowledge transfer extending across the whole company. Specialist employees work together across business units, thereby enhancing their innovative creativity and efficiency, a constellation with direct benefits for our customers.
Important R&D partners include:

• Universities
• Consultant
• Contractors