Bellach, Switzerland
HESS AG, founded in 1882, is a leading company in the manufacturing, transportation, and automotive industries. With over 850 motivated and well-trained employees, HESS is known globally for passionate vehicle construction, efficient and reliable mobility, innovation, and creativity. The company produces a wide range of products including buses, special commercial vehicle bodies, large vehicle repairs, car body repairs, old-timer restorations, underbody treatments, spare parts, mechanics, and mechatronics.
Partnered with international licensees, HESS produces approximately 2400 buses annually and has established a reputation for pioneering design, quality, and reliability in bus construction. Public transport companies in Switzerland, Europe, and overseas have relied on HESS aluminum buses for many years as they contribute to increasing the quality of life in cities and urban areas.
HESS has introduced the CO-BOLT® modular system, which has paved the way for the creation of new transport solutions that are precisely tailored to specific passenger demands. An example is the "lighTram®," an electric-powered fine distributor for urban areas that continuously recovers braking energy through overhead lines or supercapacitors.
HESS represents Swiss innovation from A to Z, with its vehicles utilizing the CO-BOLT® modular system in operation across six continents.
