Having won the Bergischer Zukunftspreis, the award for outstanding personalities and companies in our region, last year, we are delighted to have received another great honor this year: STAHLWILLE was given the Wuppertal Business Award. This award recognizes our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and team spirit.
Over the past five years, under the management of Vera Bökenbrink, we have been actively driving the transformation of our company. During this time we have thoroughly examined and systematically modernized almost every area of our business—from our plant structure and machinery to our buildings and product portfolio.
We have also reviewed our leadership and corporate culture. Appreciation, trust, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. Because we are convinced of this important factor: Only those who feel at ease can achieve truly outstanding results.
Thanks to this collective effort, we have achieved sustainable growth in recent years. Our turnover has risen by 14% over the last three financial years to just under 95 million euros. Today we have more than 600 employees, operate in over 60 countries, and are proud to represent ‘Made in Germany’ tools worldwide.
We take concrete measures in production, product development, and service.
For many of our tools we also consider repairability and long-term availability of spare parts. The gradual change from chromium(VI) to chromium(III) is another concrete measure in our production processes. At the same time, we are taking the demands on both product quality and our production processes into account.
Experts from the 'Neue Effizienz' non-profit think-tank have reviewed and assessed selected processes and measures at STAHLWILLE. This external review provides us with further impetus to refine existing measures and identify additional areas for improvement.
We consider winning the Wuppertal Business Award a team effort. It recognizes what we have achieved together in the areas of change, innovation, and sustainability. That is why we accepted the award together—management, works council, and employees, side by side.
We are proud of what we have achieved together and are looking confidently to the future. Because one thing is certain: We will continue to do everything in our power to keep STAHLWILLE strong and fit for the future—for our team, for our customers, and for our Cronenberg site.