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Press Releases
18.07.2008
“Management culture at schools and in the economy – Developing competence – Promoting quality” - Start of application period for the 2nd Management Symposium of the Competence Center Economic Education Künzelsau/Rust. The Competence Center Economic Education under the roof of the Charitable Würth Trust will be hosting the 2nd Management Symposium at the Conference Hotel “Colosseo” in Europa Park Rust on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November 2008. Managers from schools of the administrative county of Freiburg as well as individual in leading positions at enterprises in Southern Baden are invited to register for participation.  more
16.07.2008
New Offer of Akademie Würth: PhD study course while working also for graduates of Berufskakademie (university of cooperative education) and Fachhochschule (university of applied sciences) Bad Mergentheim. German universities often make it difficult for students to get a place to study for a PhD while working at the same time. Starting in the summer of 2009, Akademie Würth together with its U.S. American cooperation partner, the University of Louisville, Kentucky, will offer students the possibility to get a doctor’s degree while working. more
15.07.2008
Würth man with a passion: Rolf Bauer, Deputy Chairman of the Würth Group, celebrates his 45th company anniversary Rolf Bauer (64), Deputy Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group, is celebrating his 45th anniversary at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG on 15 July 2008. Thanks to his exemplary commitment, he has had a decisive impact on the rapid growth and the development of the Group in the last decades. He has made a major contribution to the development of the family business into a worldwide operating group of companies. more
14.07.2008
Würth Group: Business development in the 1st half of 2008
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10.07.2008
Application deadline for the Würth Education Award - Award for future-oriented economics school projects Künzelsau. The invitation to participate in the Würth Education Award by the Competence Center Economic Education is going to expire on 31 July 2008. Secondary schools of general education from Baden-Württemberg can apply for the award by submitting future-oriented economic projects. more
08.07.2008
Palantine Chapel shines again - Würth sponsoring helped to restore the European cultural asset Künzelsau/Palermo. On Monday, 7 July 2008, a ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the renovation works at the Palatine Chapel in the Norman Palace in Palermo, capital of the region of Sicily. Würth Italy and the Charitable Würth Trust had supported this project with approx. EUR 2.5 million over five years. On Friday, 11 July 2008, the chapel will be opened to the interested public. more
20.06.2008
100 Würth volunteers at the Special Olympics National Games in Karlsruhe - “The joy and the laughter in people’s eyes say more than a thousand words” Künzelsau/Karlsruhe. On 20 June 2008, the 6th National Summer Games for people with intellectual disabilities are drawing to a close in Karlsruhe. The games, offering an occasion for encounters and common joy in athletic performances, had commenced at the beginning of the week. Over 10,000 participants made their way to the Karlsruhe Europahalle and to the surrounding sports sites where competitions in a total of 17 Olympic disciplines took place. more
16.06.2008
Würth employees as volunteers at the Special Olympics National Games 2008 Künzelsau/Karlsruhe. This year, the biggest sports event for people with intellectual disability in Germany - the National Games 2008 of Special Olympics Germany - will take place in Karlsruhe from 16 to 20 June. About 100 employees from the Würth Group are going to work as volunteers to support the event. With this, the company will send the second largest team of volunteers to Karlsruhe. more
13.06.2008
New opportunity for admission to long-distance studies Akademie Würth offers individual preparatory courses for suitability exams Künzelsau. For the first time, Akademie Würth is offering those interested a preparatory course for suitability exams as a special admission to university studies at Hamburger Fern-Hochschule (Hamburg long-distance university). The courses individually tailored to the participants start on 19 June 2008. There are still some places available. more
13.06.2008
National Games of Special Olympics Germany - Olympic torch stops at Würth in Künzelsau - Around 100 volunteers of Würth on duty Künzelsau. The Olympic torch of Special Olympics Germany arrived at Künzelsau on Thursday, 12 June 2008, where it stopped at the headquarters of the Würth Group. In the run-up to Germany's biggest sports event for people with intellectual disability, the National Games 2008, the flame is on tour through Germany. The summer games with over 10,000 registered participants will take place in Karlsruhe from 16 to 20 June. The motto of the games is “Special Olympics – It moves!” more
09.06.2008
Würth Education Award entering round three Award for future-oriented Economics school projects Künzelsau. For the third time, the Competence Center Economic Education of the Charitable Würth Trust is inviting secondary schools providing a general education to send in applications for the Würth Education Award 2008/2009. Günther H. Oettinger, Minister President of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, has assumed patronage of the Würth Education Award. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2008. more
06.06.2008
Combining theory and practice - future teachers are to explore businesses Stuttgart. Initiated by the Competence Center Economic Education Baden-Württemberg, representatives of the Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts as well as of the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg met with delegates from various teacher training colleges in the federal state at the Ministry of Sciences in Stuttgart on 30 May 2008. The Competence Center Economic Education, which operates under the roof of Würth's Charitable Trust, has had positive experiences with business explorations within the framework of its BusinessPracticeProgram (WirtschaftsPraxisProgramm, WiPP). They have encouraged it to push for the compulsory incorporation of an internship in business into the curriculum of students hoping to be business and economics teachers. Thus, the trainee teachers are to gain insights into business processes already during their studies. more
02.06.2008
Informational evening at Freie Schule Anne-Sophie Pre-school level at the elementary school Künzelsau. Starting in September 2008, Freie Schule Anne-Sophie will continue its activities in the new premises in Taläcker, part of the town of Künzelsau, and will admit children from the age of 5 for the first time. more
28.05.2008
Investigation of Tax Offenses Terminated Künzelsau. At the end of the preliminary investigation by the public prosecutor Stuttgart at the local court in Heilbronn in connection with tax affairs the persons concerned of the Würth Group have accepted the orders of summary punishment or the discontinuation of the proceedings subject to conditions respectively. With this, the corresponding procedure is closed. Background is the preliminary investigation concerning six managers of the company which was instituted by the public prosecutor Stuttgart in 2006. more
07.05.2008
Würth Group successfully closes business year 2007 - Sustainable revenue guarantees long-term success
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07.05.2008
Würth Group: Stable business development in the first tertial 2008
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25.04.2008
Würth Group welcomes 3,000,000th customer Böheimkirchen (AT)/Künzelsau. Three million customers worldwide trust in the products of the Würth Group. Würth Austria now welcomed the anniversary customer. more
12.03.2008
Joachim Kaltmaier becomes Member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group Künzelsau. Joachim Kaltmaier (46) becomes Member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group as of 15 April 2008. He is going to assume responsibility for the field of finance and accounting. more
29.02.2008
Employees' MBA Study Program Pays Off for the Company After a Short Time Schwäbisch Hall. "The money you have to pay for a head-hunter can be used to have three qualified employees earn the degree of Master of Business Administration", said Prof. Dr. Harald Unkelbach, member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group when addressing forty personnel managers and CEOs of regional businesses on the occasion of an event organized by the Würth Academy at Kunsthalle Würth in Schwäbisch Hall. more
11.02.2008
Student entrepreneurs compete at EXIST-priME Cup at Akademie Würth for market leadership Künzelsau. EXIST-priMe Cup - a Germany-wide competition in business simulations for students - shows how exciting it can be if companies fight for leadership in the market. About 1,200 participants from 100 universities, Fachhochschulen (universities of applied sciences) and private colleges of Germany participate in the three-stage management and entrepreneurship competition that is organized by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. more
17.01.2008
Exchange of experiences on the Würth Education Award Künzelsau. On Thursday, 17 January 2008, the Competence Center Economic Education hosted an exchange of experiences within the framework of the Würth Education Award. About 20 teachers took part in the event held at the Würth Group’s corporate headquarters. more
11.01.2008
Würth Group starts the business year 2008 dynamically with acquisitions: Two acquisitions with total annual sales of more than 130 million EUR are added to the Würth Group Künzelsau. The Würth Group starts the business year 2008 with two strategically important acquisitions. In the future, the Danish trading firm Arvid Nilsson A/S and the US American trading firm Marine Fasteners Inc. will be members of the Würth Group. more
08.01.2008
The Würth Group’s Business Year 2007: Würth Group successfully closes the business year 2007
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