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Renewed strong UK and Ireland hearing aid sale stats also reveal unwavering shift to rechargeable battery use
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- Published on 06 March 2022
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Private sector Hearing instrument sales figures for the final quarter of 2021 show continued UK and Ireland recovery from the pandemic plummet. NHS performance in the UK is also recovering.
Demant takes 20% of ShengWang clinics network, and in talks to have it all
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- Published on 04 March 2022
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The Danish hearing giant Demant has finalised a purchase of 20% of the shares in ShengWang, a leading network of hearing aid clinics in China with around 500 shops across the country. And the manufacturer of Oticon hearing aids says it is in talks to buy the remaining 80% of shares by the end of H1 2022.
Another acquisition deal concluded for Sonova: Alpaca Audiology
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- Published on 04 March 2022
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It has been a busy week for Sonova, the Swiss multinational hearing care solutions provider behind brands such as Phonak and Hansaton, which has now announced the consolidation of its purchase of one of the largest independent clinic networks in the USA, Alpaca Audiology.
Handy hearing industry map updated for 2022
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- Published on 02 March 2022
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Knowing who is who among hearing aid manufacturers is essential intelligence for navigating the industry. But you want to be up to date, don't you?
Completion of Sennheiser Consumer Division acquisition moves Sonova firmly into headsets, headphones, and hearables.
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- Published on 01 March 2022
acquisitions
Swiss hearing group Sonova's previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is complete. This brings the makers of Phonak hearing aids a fourth business unit, boosting product range and expanding its channel presence and customer base.
"Great" 2021 for Demant further underlines health of hearing care market
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- Published on 08 February 2022
financials
Danish hearing giant Demant's announcement of a very strong 2021 performance - 27% organic growth from its own resources - brings more evidence of the overall strength of the hearing care market.
These Boots were made for walk-ins
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- Published on 06 February 2022
hearing centres
Opened on June 30, 2021, this is the UK’s first such Sonova-led state-of-the-art hearing care centre, a concept now blazing the trail in such dislocated locations as Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. What is it like inside this Boots World of Hearing clinic?
Tech IS caring, and Apple won’t bite
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- Published on 31 January 2022
Manufacturers
It’s Tom and Jerry-good fun when Audio Infos editor Peter Wix and Ole Asboe Jørgensen, President of Oticon brand, Global, get together to discuss hearing matters. In their most recent teasing interview, Oticon’s brand supremo reflects on the hearing market and talks more More.
Starkey opens its first Spanish office in Barcelona's emblematic Torre Glòries
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- Published on 29 January 2022
Growth and Expansion
The USA's biggest hearing aid manufacturer, Starkey, has opened its first office in Spain, taking space in Barcelona's architecturally imposing Torre Glòries.
Sonova substantially increases its US consumer access by purchasing Alpaca Audiology
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- Published on 18 January 2022
acquisitions
One of the largest independent hearing care networks in the USA, Alpaca Audiology, has been purchased for $310m by Swiss giant Sonova, significantly expanding the group's direct consumer access.
