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05/11/2024

A prime example of sustainable growth: Witzenmann's new state-of-the-art administration building in Saxony. The Group's first climate-neutral building was officially opened in Zwickau last Monday, following the ground-breaking ceremony in April 2024, and is proof of the importance of the location for the Witzenmann Group.

21/10/2024

Witzenmann GmbH has been honoured in the category ‘Innovation and Idea’ as part of this year's

Pforzheim Business Award. Dr. Andreas Kämpfe, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of

Witzenmann, accepted the award at a ceremony held at the CongressCentrum Pforzheim on 17

October.

09/08/2024

On 11 June 2024, Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Manfred Broy was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Witzenmann GmbH. He succeeds Prof Dr Herbert Paschen, who has been a member of the Witzenmann Supervisory Board since 1969, has been Chairman since 2013 and will remain a member of the Board in the future.

08/08/2024

From the idea to the customised product: Witzenmann will be showcasing future-oriented technologies and customised solutions at SMM in Hamburg (03/09 - 06/09), IAA Transportation in Hanover (17/09 - 22/09) and InnoTrans in Berlin (24 - 27/09) in September 2024.

05/07/2024

The Witzenmann Group is continuing on its economically stable course. The family-owned company is investing in a new headquarters with modern production and administration, thereby securing jobs in Germany.

03/06/2024

From industrial piping to high-end hydrogen applications: Witzenmann will be exhibiting at this year's ACHEMA in Frankfurt am Main from 10 to 14 June 2024, presenting its comprehensive range of end-to-end solutions for customised piping systems.

23/05/2024

How the start-up PEDLAR from Witzenmann is revolutionising digital procurement

Time-wasting special requirements orders! What can be ordered online with just a few clicks is usually a lengthy and nerve-wracking process for buyers and specialist departments. The solution? The digital purchasing service PEDLAR - a start-up from the Digital.Lab, Witzenmann's in-house innovation centre, which is now on the market as a venture with partners. With this start-up, the world's leading expert in the safe and efficient management of media and energy for mobility and industry shows how companies with a digital mindset and innovative spirit can break new ground and develop digital business areas outside of their core business.

29/04/2024

The success story of the Digital.Lab at Witzenmann

Coffee improves concentration and problem-solving skills and promotes togetherness when you drink it together - basic ingredients you need for creative ideas. So why not use the coffee kitchen as a hotbed of innovation? Witzenmann's Digital.Lab does just that: founded with a strategic vision in the coffee kitchen, it has developed into a driver of innovation within the company and has thus become the driving force behind Witzenmann's digital transformation.

27/03/2024

Becoming one of the top ten countries in Europe in terms of digitalisation by 2025 - that is the German government's ambitious goal. The economy plays a key role in this: how can digitalisation and innovation be brought to life in German companies? Witzenmann, the world's leading expert in the safe and efficient management of media and energy for mobility and industry, is showing how it's done. And is consistently focussing on innovation, technology and digital pioneering work. The more than 2,800 patents speak for themselves: with its start-up spirit and digital innovation skills, the company is constantly finding new ways to become a winner in the digital transformation - even beyond its core business. Ideas and business models that prove successful on the market are constantly emerging from the specially created Digital.Lab.

28/01/2024

It is with great regret that the management and shareholders of the Witzenmann
Group announce that they have initiated the closure of the IDROSAPIENS S.r.l.
site.
Despite many joint efforts and the great commitment of the local workforce, it
has not been possible to stop the long-term negative development.

15/11/2023

On November 3, 2023, Witzenmann GmbH from Pforzheim acquired a stake in the Portuguese hydrogen purification expert Amnis Pura S.A., based in Vila Nova de Gaia near Porto.

This strategic investment will enable Witzenmann to further strengthen its expertise in the promising innovation field of hydrogen technology.

29/09/2023

Leading companies into the digital future is a powerful challenge with great opportunities. Modern IT solutions alone are not enough. As part of its digital strategy, Witzenmann cultivates cross-industry exchange and invites people to the Digital every two years.Forum.

04/08/2023

On August 2nd 2023, the expanded production facilities in Apaseo El Grande in the state of Guanajuato were officially inaugurated. Managing Director Carlos Talamantes welcomed the CEO of the Witzenmann Group, Dr. Andreas Kämpfe, and numerous representatives from customers, diplomats, society, administration, and politics.

14/07/2023

The Witzenmann-Group is economically successful and well positioned to master the challenges of transformation. Just as important as technological and digital change for the family-owned company is the future-oriented further development of its corporate culture.

07/07/2023

In June, Prof. Dr. Herbert Paschen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Witzenmann GmbH, celebrates his 90th birthday. On 8 July, the company will pay tribute to him with a festive matinée at the Reuchlinhaus.

30/06/2023

As of 1 July 2023, Irene Krings will be appointed Managing Director (CFO) of Witzenmann GmbH. She will take over the newly created Finance, Controlling and Legal department.

30/03/2023

With an investment of several million euros, the Witzenmann Group is making its location future-proof. The subsidiary in Zwickau is of particular importance in the industrial strategy. Witzenmann Sachsen GmbH becomes the centre of excellence for pipe supports.

16/11/2022

NASA's nearly 100-meter-high SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket was successfully launched today, November 16th, as part of the Artemis 1 mission.

For this mission, Witzenmann Aerospace, as a partner of the Ariane Group, supplies components for the control valves for the fuel supply of the 8 backup thrusters and the 24 engines for attitude control of the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion MPCV)

14/10/2022

The Witzenmann Group stays on course even under growing burdens.
The transformation of industry and components for New Mobility are opening up new market potential. In the area of sustainability, Witzenmann is intensifying its activities and is setting specific goals.

28/09/2022

10 years ago, Witzenmann GmbH opened the Ruth-Witzenmann-Haus in cooperation with the local Caritas Association. The former senior manager Ruth Witzenmann had been strongly committed to the establishment of the companychildren's day care center and supported the construction of the modern building with a generous donation.

19/09/2022

As a development partner for its customers, the Witzenmann Group supports the transformation in all mobility sectors with great dynamism. At the IAA Transportation, Witzenmann is showing innovative applications for hydrogen, electromobility, and pressure accumulators.

31/08/2022

Witzenmann GmbH has arranged a restructuring of its board of management. The move reflects the strategic realignment of the internationally active family business.

22/08/2022

With its SMART.WI, Witzenmann is blazing a completely new trail on the flexible pipeline elements market. This technology line plugs the safety and monitoring gap that has previously existed in the industry's pipeline networks.

The SMART.WI technology allows pipeline components to capture and analyse a pipeline network's essential system data (pressure, temperature and movement cycles) using a sensor system. This is transferred into a Data Cloud through a secure interface and prepared and made available to the customer on an individual basis. With this, Witzenmann becomes the first company in the industry to offer its customers a solution that allows passive pipeline elements such as expansion joints to be monitored in a vendor-neutral way.

28/06/2022

Managing Director Heiko Pott is leaving Witzenmann GmbH on 31th August 2022 to take on new professional challenges.

22/06/2022

Pforzheim's Lord Mayor Peter Boch visits the Witzenmann branch plant on Buchbusch and informs himself about Witzenmann's future plans. The new headquarters of the group of companies is being built on the adjacent site. Construction will begin this year.

31/05/2022

Today, on the nationwide Diversity Day, the managing directors of Witzenmann GmbH signed the Diversity Charter for Diversity in the World of Work for the entire Witzenmann Group. In doing so, the Group is committed to its responsibility towards its employees and society. The globally active Witzenmann Group supports diversity, participation and a sense of responsibility regardless of age, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, religion and belief, ethnic or social origin or nationality.

01/03/2022

We congratulate our colleagues in the Japanese subsidiary and thank them for their successful contribution and the pleasant collaboration in the Witzenmann Group.
The foundation of Witzenmann Japan coincided with the severe earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima in 2011. Nevertheless, the intention to establish a subsidiary of the Witzenmann Group in Japan was undauted.

Many projects won by our Japanese colleagues testify to the correctness of this decision.

We are pleased to be able to celebrate this 10th anniversary!

07/10/2021

The Witzenmann Group resolutely tackles complex challenges. The strategic measures are beginning to bear fruit. Solid work and stable finances form the foundation for the future of the family-run international group.

06/05/2021

Witzenmann weathered the challenging year of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 well overall and continues to pursue the strategic realignment. Vaccinations for employees are to be offered starting in June of 2021.

23/10/2020

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

07/05/2020

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.

01/04/2020

Witzenmann is economically resilient. The supplies to customers are ensured even in the current situation. Witzenmann reacts with great flexibility to the dynamic developments at its customers:

19/03/2020

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.

18/03/2020

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.

17/05/2019

O líder mundial do mercado investe na sede e torna sua produção sustentável. A fábrica foi oficialmente inaugurada em 17/5/2019.

Forte compromisso com a cidade de Pforzheim

Com uma nova construção de uma moderna unidade de produção na sede da empresa, o grupo internacional Witzenmann dá um sinal claro. Em Pforzheim Buchbusch, a líder mundial do setor produz componentes inovadores para elementos metálicos flexíveis de veículos utilitários e motores. A estratégia de digitalização aplicada encontra a sua expressão em um novo local, o modelo de design futurístico da unidade de produção do grupo em todo o mundo.

10/05/2019

As empresas do grupo registra crescimento em todas as áreas, porém, sente a pressão crescente dos preços e dos custos.

O grupo Witzenmann começou positivamente o novo ano fiscal. O ano de 2018 correu satisfatoriamente e a empresa pode aumentar moderadamente o volume de negócios.

04/04/2019

O Sr. Heiko Pott entra como novo diretor comercialda Witzenmann GmbH a partir de 16/05/2019. O sr. Pott é formado em Administração. Ele esteve ativo por um curto período em um escritório de contabilidade, após seus estudos, e, em seguida, trabalhou continuamente para um grande fornecedor automobilístico, ocupando diferentes posições nas áreas de finanças e gerenciamento, entre outras, também como diretor financeiro em uma empresa filial europeia e não-europeia.

O ex-diretor comercial Gerhard Flöck deixou a administração da Witzenmann GmbH em 31/03/2019, segundo como desejava. Os Acionistas, o Conselho Fiscal e a Gerência agradecem ao Sr. Flöck por seus muitos anos de compromisso, desejando a ele tudo de bom para o futuro.