News

23 Oct 2020

Witzenmann is acting prudently and in a future-oriented manner in the corona pandemic. Despite significant slumps in sales markets, the group is stable and ready to face the future challenges with a new strategy

7 May 2020

On a solid foundation facing major challenges

Far-reaching global changes, such as increasing climate awareness, steady growth in urban regions, the associated energy and mobility transition, the upswing in Asia and digitalization as well as increasing protectionism and trade sanctions have left clearly visible traces in the development of the global economy in 2019.

6 Apr 2020

Sechs gestiftete Preise im Gesamtwert von über 60.000 Euro gehen an junge Forschende aus Baden-Württemberg. Exzellente wissenschaftliche Arbeit der unter 40-Jährigen im Land wird auf diese Weise gewürdigt und gefördert. Geplant ist, dass die insgesamt sieben Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger im Laufe des Jahres ihre ausgezeichneten Arbeiten der Öffentlichkeit vorstellen. Der Termin wird noch bekanntgegeben.

19 Mar 2020

Witzenmann management and union representatives secure the Pforzheim location with a large future package. In constructive negotiations, the management and works council of Witzenmann, together with the parties to the collective bargaining agreement, have agreed on a collective wage agreement to safeguard the site.

18 Mar 2020

The Witzenmann Group assesses the current financial year with cautious restraint. Group-wide business development is clouded by warnings from individual markets as well as by regions worldwide. The site at Pforzheim in particular has fallen short of expectations.

17 May 2019

World market leader invests in company headquarters and makes its production sustainable. The plant was officially opened on 17.5.2019.

Strong Commitment to site at Pforzheim

The new building of the modern production at the company headquarters of the global Witzenmann Group sets a clear signal. At Pforzheim Buchbusch, the world market leader for flexible innovative elements produces components for commercial vehicles and engines. The digital technology strategy that is underway is expressed at the new site, which serves as a model for the future design of the group's production facilities worldwide.

10 May 2019

Corporate group registers growth in all divisions, but experiences growing cost and price pressures.

The Witzenmann Group has made a positive start to the new business year. 2018 proved satisfactory for the company and it was able to achieve a slight increase in turnover.

4 Apr 2019

Mr Heiko Pott will join the Executive Management of the Witzenmann GmbH as the new Commercial Director on 16.05.2019. Mr Pott is a graduated businessman. Upon completing his course of studies, he was employed briefly for an auditing company and then worked uninterruptedly for a major automotive supplier in various positions in the field of finance and controlling among others and as a finance director at European and non-European subsidiaries.

The former Commercial Director, Dr. Gerhard Flöck, left the Executive Management of Witzenmann GmbH on 31.03.2019 at his own request. The shareholders, Supervisory Board and Executive Management would like to thank Dr. Flöck for his many years of commitment and wish him well for the future.