Press releases
16-Dec-2009
French ambassador Bernard de Montferrand confers the title ‘Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters’ upon Prof. Dr. h. c. Reinhold Würth
Künzelsau. On behalf of the French Minister of Culture, the French ambassador to Germany, Bernard de Montferrand, named Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters on 14 December 2009. The ceremony was held in Künzelsau-Gaisbach.
18-Nov-2009
Würth and DSV continue their successful cooperation
Künzelsau. The Würth Group and the Deutsche Skiverband (DSV) (German Skiing Association) stay on the road to success together: By signing a long-term agreement until 2014, Würth will also in future accompany the DSV in its function as premium partner.
13-Nov-2009
31 MBA students graduate from the University of Louisville
Künzelsau. During a graduation ceremony in the Alma-Würth-Auditorium of the Würth company in Künzelsau on Friday, November 13, 2009, 31 students of the University of Louisville received their certificates of Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Global Business. The students had completed the international program stretching a period of 13 months in both Germany and the United States of America while working full-time in their respective jobs. They were already the 7th intake that had successfully completed the program.
29-Oct-2009
WorldSkills 2009 in Calgary: Young tradespeople compete with each other in 20 disciplines - ‚Global Sponsor Partner’ Würth congratulates Andreas Seeburger from Tuttlingen
Tuttlingen. Innovative, committed and inspirational - this is how WorldSkills presents itself, the international not for profit membership association whose mission it is to promote the status of vocational education and training on a worldwide basis. The international WorldSkills Competition took place from 1 to 7 September 2009. In Calgary/Canada over 900 craftsmen under the age of 22 from 48 nations – for the most part trainees still – tested themselves against demanding international standards.
28-Oct-2009
Information evening about on-the-job courses of study offered by Akademie Würth Business School
Bad Mergentheim/Schwäbisch Hall. In collaboration with the renowned University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, Akademie Würth Business School is offering two attractive on-the-job courses of study leading to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Global Business or to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering.
27-Oct-2009
The Würth Annual Report is the winner of the private publ!c Awards 2009
ergo Kommunikation and PKF offer the first comprehensive analysis of annual reports of family and foundation-owned businesses
23-Oct-2009
First visit by Prof. Reinhold Würth to the Würth Company in Kyrgyzstan – Carmen Würth presents donation and gifts of the Würth Trust Council to children’s home ”Ümüt-Nadjeschda“
Künzelsau / Bishkek. For the first time, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group's Family Trusts, Prof. Reinhold Würth, visited the Würth Company in Kyrgyzstan together with a delegation. At the end of the trip, donations were given to the children’s home “Ümüt-Nadjeschda“, an institution for handicapped children in Bischkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
22-Oct-2009
University of Tübingen honors Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth with University Award – Focus on management culture
Künzelsau/Tübingen. Within the framework of the ceremony on the occasion of the annual Dies Universitatis, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen honored the Künzelsau entrepreneur Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth with the University Award on Wednesday, 21 October 2009. The award was handed over by Mr. Bernd Egler, University Rector. In his speech of thanks, Prof. Würth pointed out that although conveying knowledge and technique is important, it is management culture and humanity that are of the utmost significance.
22-Oct-2009
School projects from Baden-Württemberg receive the Würth Education Award 2009 – two first prize winners
Künzelsau/Stuttgart. The Würth Education Award was presented for the third time by Kompetenzzentrum Ökonomische Bildung (Competence Center Economic Education) under the umbrella of the Non-Profit Würth Foundation on Thursday, October 22, 2009. This year, Haierschule Faurndau (Göppingen) and Christliche Schule im Hegau (Rielasingen-Worblingen) are the two winners of the first prize endowed with 4,000 Euro and awarded in the Neues Schloss in Stuttgart.
22-Oct-2009
German Logistics Award for the Würth Group - Award at the 26th German Logistics Convention
Berlin. The Würth Group is the bearer of the German Logistics Award 2009 awarded by the Federal Association for Logistics (Bundesvereinigung Logistik, BVL). The jury rewarded the company for their “Modular logistics: The solution for multi-channel sales” project. The award ceremony was held within the context of the gala event on the first evening of the 26th German Logistics Convention, which was held in Berlin from 21 to 23 October.
09-Oct-2009
05-Oct-2009
Information evening about on-the-job courses of study offered by Akademie Würth Business School
Bad Mergentheim/Schwäbisch Hall. In collaboration with the renowned University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, Akademie Würth Business School is offering two attractive on-the-job courses of study leading to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Global Business or to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering.
02-Oct-2009
Entrepreneur with farsightedness and visions: Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth celebrates his 60th year of service to the Würth company
Künzelsau. Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group’s Family Trusts, celebrated his 60th employment anniversary on 1 October. The 74-year old entrepreneur can look back on an outstanding career: He turned his father’s wholesale screw business with two employees into the Würth Group, today’s world market leader for assembly and fastening material.
17-Aug-2009
Würth Group: Business development in the 1st half of 2009
- Sales decrease by 17.5 percent over the first half of 2008
- Nevertheless, positive operating result of EUR 102 million before tax
- 58,593 employees worldwide (as of 30 June 2009)
- Bond successfully issued
20-Jul-2009
Knowledge of the Business World: Practical Business Program Introduces Teachers to the Würth Company
Künzelsau. The practical business program “WIPP-L“ for teachers initiated by the Competence Center Economic Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Education Baden-Württemberg offered the twenty participating teachers of the administrative district Stuttgart the opportunity to sample business atmosphere: In the trading company Würth the teachers were given an overview of the processes and functions of the business within a one-week training period from July 13 - 17, 2009.
15-Jul-2009
Würth Group extends Central Managing Board as of 1 January 2010
- Michel Kern, Jürg Michel and Wolfgang Rampmaier will be appointed new members of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group.
- Prof. Harald Unkelbach is going to withdraw from the Central Managing Board at his own request. As Managing Director of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and Member of the Charitable Würth Trust, he will take care of and further develop the Würth Group’s varied social commitment in the region of Heilbronn-Franconia.
06-Jul-2009
Würth Group successfully issues bond in the Swiss capital market
Künzelsau/’s-Hertogenbosch. The Würth Group successfully issued a CHF 225 million bond in the Swiss capital market through its subsidiary Würth Finance International B.V.
30-Jun-2009
On everyone’s lips with all-you-eat buffet: Panorama Catering in Künzelsau celebrates its tenth anniversary
Künzelsau. What had started with the foundation of an independent catering company for the employees of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG on 1 July 1999 has meanwhile turned into a company organization of 16 company restaurants, one school canteen, one public restaurant and about 250 small and large events per year. On 1 July 2009, Panorama Hotel und Service GmbH Panorama Catering in Künzelsau, a subsidiary of the Würth Group, celebrates its tenth anniversary. The company is on everyone’s lips - also because it offers an all-you-can-eat buffet at all company restaurants as well as home-made hamburgers at the canteen of Freie Schule Anne-Sophie in Künzelsau on this occasion.
30-Jun-2009
Musical signs of hope: Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra Israel awarded the Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales 2009
Künzelsau/Berlin. On Monday, 29 June 2009, the Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland (JMD), which includes prize money of EUR 20,000, was awarded to the Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra in Berlin. In her eulogy, Vice President of the Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt emphasized the intercultural contribution of the orchestra to the peace process in the Middle East.
26-Jun-2009
Playful irritations: Polish sculptor Monika Sosnowska receives the eighth Robert Jacobsen Prize
Künzelsau/Berlin. The eighth Robert Jacobsen Prize, endowed with a prize money of EUR 15,000, was awarded to Polish sculptor Monika Sosnowska (*1972) at the Würth Haus Berlin on Schwanenwerder island on 25 June 2009. 24 paper models of the artist's installations constituted the ceremony’s visual backdrop. Professor Dr. Armin Zweite, the director of Museum Brandhorst in Munich, gave the eulogy.
14-May-2009
Invitation to apply for the Würth Education Award for the school year 2009/2010 – Award for future-oriented economics school projects
Künzelsau. For the fourth time, the Competence Center Economic Education of the Charitable Würth Trust is inviting secondary schools providing a general education in Baden-Württemberg to submit applications for this year’s Würth Education Award. By 31 July, the schools may hand in future-oriented economics projects. The best projects are awarded prize money of EUR 12,000 in total.
12-May-2009
Of lifesavers and lifeguards
Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLRG) and the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V., DRK) are training learning partners (pupils) of Freie Schule Anne-Sophie to be lifeguards.
11-May-2009
Exchange between school and business at the third Management Symposium hosted by the Competence Center Economic Education
Künzelsau/Wolfegg-Alttann. 67 managers from schools and business met for the third Management Symposium on 8 and 9 May 2009 at the Landhotel Allgäuer Hof in Wolfegg-Alttann, Germany. The event was organized by the Competence Center Economic Education of the Charitable Würth Trust.
06-May-2009
The Würth Group’s first quarter of 2009: sales decline while operating result remains positive
Künzelsau. The multinational Würth Group recorded a considerable sales decline in the first three months of the 2009 fiscal year. Nevertheless, the company still managed to generate a positive operating result in the first quarter.
06-May-2009
The Würth Group’s Business Year 2008: Sales record and second-best operating result in corporate history
- Consolidated global sales volume rises by 3.9 percent to EUR 8.82 billion in 2008; the German Würth Group grows disproportionately by 6.2 percent to EUR 3.66 billion.
- Second-highest operating result in corporate history: EUR 545 million (2007: EUR 640 million).
- Over 62,000 employees worldwide at the end of the year.
28-Apr-2009
Art Advisory Board of the Würth Group meets Freie Schule Anne-Sophie – Candid Questions for the Experts
Künzelsau. Learning partners (students) of Freie Schule Anne-Sophie recently had the opportunity to ask the art experts Werner Spies, Fabrice Hergott and Christoph Becker questions on different art-related subjects.
16-Apr-2009
Management Culture in Schools and Businesses – Developing Expertise – Promoting Quality” - Enrolment for the 3rd Executive Symposium of the Kompetenzzentrum Ökonomische Bildung (Competence Center Economic Education)
Künzelsau/Wolfegg-Alttann. The Competence Center Economic Education of the Non-Profit Würth Foundation is organizing an executive symposium for the third time already. Academic executives from the administrative district Tübingen and people in managerial positions working in businesses located in said region are invited to the conference taking place at Landhotel Allgäuer Hof in Wolfegg-Alttann on May 8 - 9, 2009.
10-Feb-2009
International interdisciplinary symposium at the conclusion of the five-year restoration works on Cappella Palatina in Tübingen and Palermo ushers in a new era of scientific research
Under the heading “Overlay of Plans - The Palatine Chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily”, scientists discuss questions concerning construction, design and restoration history of Capella Palatina in Palermo / Cooperation between the Universities of Tübingen and Palermo / Würth Trust funds scientific exchange
09-Feb-2009
Information evening on the MBA program of Akademie Würth
Bad Mergentheim/Schwäbisch Hall. In cooperation with the renowned University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, Akademie Würth is offering two attractive on-the-job courses of study leading to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in the field of global business or to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Industrial Engineering.
09-Feb-2009
Celebrations on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the company founder, Adolf Würth, took place at the administrative building of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG on Saturday, 7 February 2009.
Künzelsau. “The Würth Group would never have come into being without my mother’s typical northern German straightforwardness and resolute way and my father’s loving guidance,” is how Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group’s Family Trusts, characterized his parents. The 100th birthday of Adolf Würth was therefore a good occasion for the company to remember the company founder together with invited guests on 7 February 2009.
21-Jan-2009
Exchange of experiences on the Würth Education Award: Strengthening economic thinking and acting at schools Application phase for the new round has started
Künzelsau. The Competence Center Economic Education under the roof of the Charitable Würth Trust welcomed 18 teachers to an exchange of experiences at Würth in Künzelsau on Wednesday, 21 January 2009.
13-Jan-2009
Preliminary annual financial statement 2008: Würth Group with another sales record
- Annual sales grew by 3.9 percent to EUR 8.8 billion - adjusted for exchange rates, the growth amounts to 5.1 percent
- Operating result of EUR 520 million expected
- 240 new jobs in Germany
- Changes on the top management level
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