HIMA Opens New Entities in Colombia and Peru, Marking a Milestone in International Expansion
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On March 3 and March 5, HIMA Group (Brand: HIMA / Country of Origin: Germany), a global leader in safety automation solutions for the process and railway industries, officially inaugurated new entities in Lima, Peru and Bogotá, Colombia, further expanding its footprint in Latin America. The opening ceremonies brought together numerous customers and partners from the oil & gas, chemical, and petrochemical industries for high-level exchange meetings and technical presentations. HIMA showcased the advantages of digitalization in process safety, emphasized the increasing importance of operational technology (OT) security in an increasingly connected industrial environment, and reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the region.
Celebrating the Launch of HIMA Entities in Peru and Colombia
Latin America, with its abundant raw materials, expanding industrial base, and continuous investment in energy and process infrastructure, presents significant growth opportunities for new and expansion projects. HIMA, supported by dedicated local teams, is ready to assist clients in delivering and implementing best-in-class safety solutions, fully leveraging the region’s potential.
Since 1995, HIMA has been actively engaged in the region through partnerships, establishing a substantial installed base of safety systems. Following the establishment of a legal entity in Argentina in 2021, and now new entities in Colombia and Peru in 2025, these high-level exchanges represent another key milestone in strengthening HIMA’s regional influence.
Local Presence and Comprehensive Support
HIMA’s local safety experts can now provide sales, engineering, project management, and full after-sales services, including long-term maintenance contracts, in key markets, supported by HIMA’s global organization. In areas without direct local presence, HIMA leverages a network of 14 trusted partners across Latin America, all certified under the HIMA Partner Program, ensuring consistent expertise, quality, and service across the region.
Jörg de la Motte, CEO of HIMA Group, commented:
"This milestone represents a critical step in our Latin America expansion strategy. It further reinforces our ambition to build long-term partnerships, aiming to create sustainable value for our clients through digital functional safety solutions."
Strategic Role of New Offices
The Bogotá office will serve as a regional hub for market development and project management. The Lima office will focus on clients in Peru and surrounding countries, providing local coordination for engineering, commissioning, and services.
Brenda Moreno, Director for Latin America, stated:
"With the new entities in Colombia and Peru, complemented by our existing presence in Argentina, we are strengthening our footprint in Latin America and enhancing our capability to support clients with strong local engineering and service expertise. Our goal is clear: deliver consistently high-quality services, foster trusted partnerships, and demonstrate our long-term commitment to improving operational safety and reliability across the region."
HIMA: A Trusted Safety Partner in Latin America
With over 50 years of safety expertise and more than 50,000 installed safety systems worldwide, HIMA positions itself as a reliable partner for safe, available, and future-ready industrial plants in Latin America. The company continues to expand its regional team and deepen collaboration with system integrators in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Mexico.
About HIMA Group
HIMA Group is an independent global provider of safety-related automation solutions for the process and railway industries, protecting people, assets, and the environment. Founded in 1908 near Mannheim, Germany, HIMA remains a family-owned business with over a century of expertise. Strategic acquisitions, including Sella Controls (UK, 2023) and Origo Solutions (Norway, 2024), have strengthened HIMA’s global footprint in intelligent safety.
HIMA operates 22 subsidiaries worldwide with more than 1,100 employees. Regional headquarters are located in Breda, Netherlands (Europe), Stockport, UK (Sella Controls), Norway (Origo Solutions), Singapore (HIMA Asia-Pacific), Perth, Australia (HIMA Australia), Shanghai, China (HIMA China), Dubai, UAE (HIMA Middle East), and Houston, USA (HIMA Americas).
HIMA’s open and independent safety platform combines hardware and software into a unified technology platform, offering integrated safety concepts with over 50,000 installed systems (SIL 3 / SIL 4, PL e, CENELEC SIL 4). In addition to proven safety technologies, HIMA provides consulting, engineering, services, and training. Its solutions ensure functional and OT safety, regulatory compliance, process efficiency, and plant availability across the entire safety lifecycle.
Since the 1960s, HIMA has been a trusted partner for major global process industries, including chemical, petrochemical, energy, and oil & gas sectors. Typical applications include:
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD)
Fire & Gas Monitoring Systems (F&G)
Burner Control/Management Systems (BCS/BMS) for boilers and burners
Turbine Machinery Control Systems (TMC)
Pipeline Management & Leak Detection Systems (PMC)
High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS)
Subsea and tank farm overflow protection systems
In 2015, HIMA revolutionized the railway industry with CENELEC SIL 4 certified safety PLCs, open safety controllers easily integrated into various solutions. Today, HIMA also offers comprehensive railway safety solutions, including level crossings, signal interlocking, and on-board systems, as well as electrification SCADA, tunnel BMS, overspeed prevention systems, station interlocking, and automatic door control.
