Social

People at the centre

Social sustainability is a decisive factor

For us as a family business, our employees are our most valuable asset. Every day, they open up new potential for the various companies worldwide. This is how we strengthen our market and technology leadership and make the difference in our future-oriented niche markets.

We consistently create the conditions for outstanding individual performance and reward it. Fair and social working conditions, freedom to think and act independently, and the courage to embrace unconventional ideas lead to joint decisions based on teamwork.

Dr. Alexandra Größ

Head of Human Resources, Brückner Group

As a family business, we are aware of our social responsibility. This is also reflected in our worldwide activities in the area of training and employee development as well as our social commitment - regionally and internationally. As a responsible company, we rely on committed and motivated employees.”

Social commitment

Regional responsibility

Vision & Mission

Compliance

Social commitment

As a responsible company, we need committed employees

We stand by our social responsibility - whether regionally or internationally. As part of our "Yes, we care" initiative launched in 2017, we support non-profit organisations every year that make a sustainable contribution to recycling and the circular economy around the world. We are currently supporting the ASASE Foundation, which collects waste in the heavily plastic-polluted Ghanaian capital Accra and recycles it into consumer goods, and Buy Food with Plastic. In certain regions of India, Nicaragua and Ghana, it pursues the idea of using collected plastic bottles to pay for hot meals.

Our sustainability efforts can also be verified. For example, our company Kiefel was independently audited in 2021 and awarded the EcoVadis sustainability certification in the form of a silver medal. This puts the company in the top 25% of all companies audited by EcoVadis and even in the top 10% in the industry. In the same year, Kiefel also made it to the 82 finalists for the German Sustainability Award in the "Design" category. Out of an original field of more than 1,000 applicants, making it to the final alone is a further accolade for the multifaceted efforts in the Brückner Group.

The commitment of each and every one of our employees is at least as important. Thus, we appreciate and support every voluntary activity - be it in the volunteer fire brigade or the mountain rescue service. In the event of a mission, for example, they are released from work.

We also support clubs and organisations from the regions of our locations with financial donations and have already been able to help them with new jerseys, sports equipment or a social club party.

With our "Yes, we care" initiative launched in 2017, we not only want to educate the public about recycling and the circular economy. We are also reaching out to our colleagues around the world and raising awareness of sustainability among individuals. Because in the end, it is important to "clean our own house" first.

Waste separation or the healthy use of finite resources is now widespread in Europe and we live it every day at our local sites. We are all the more pleased that our other sites around the world are also actively tackling the issue of sustainability and making their contribution.

For example, the Brückner Group India participates in the local initiative "Bottles for change". As part of this programme, our colleagues collect their plastic bottles every week and hand them over to bottles for change. There, the collected material is shredded into fine flakes and then used again to make fabrics, handbags, blinds and other useful products.

In one week alone, several kilograms of plastic bottles quickly accumulate. In addition to their own more sustainable use of plastic, the colleagues on site also raise awareness among other surrounding companies and thus carry the idea further.

With our worldwide network of branches, we can also build bridges. At the beginning of the Corona pandemic, there was a shortage of masks and disinfectants in the region around our Siegsdorf and Freilassing sites. With the help of our Chinese company Brückner Group China, we were able to supply the districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land with protective masks, disinfectants and disposable gloves several times. More than 100,000 masks alone were handed over to nursing homes, hospitals, registered doctors or various organisations such as the public fire brigade in the region. Our Kiefel company also produced and supplied 1.2 million protective shields for the "Faceshields" used worldwide. In this way, we use our wide-ranging group of companies to also take on regional responsibility.

Vision & Mission

People make the difference

In a constantly changing world, globalisation, digitalisation and sustainability are constantly driving us forward. As a globally active group of companies, we are characterised by long-term strategic thinking. It is important to maintain the independence and autonomy of the individual companies and at the same time to strengthen the entire group through synergies and diversification. Our actions are shaped by the following core themes:

Passion & Commitment

We are machine builders, are market and technology leaders and have a responsibility towards ourselves and society. We face our daily tasks and challenges with passion and commitment. In doing so, we seek solidarity with colleagues, customers and other companies in the industry and cultivate respectful interaction with one another - in keeping with our "family" spirit.

Excellence & Ambition

As a mechanical engineering company, we are passionate about technology and we set trends in products and solutions in our respective fields. As a technological pioneer, we create our own standards of excellence. Particularly when it comes to key topics such as digitalisation and the circular economy, we not only have ourselves in mind, but also our customers; because greater prosperity for our customers, our company and society lay the foundation for the continuity of our family-owned, independent company.

Individuality & Community

We are a group of strong companies with close and intelligent group cohesion. Our working environment is modern, with a high level of individual responsibility and transparency. This creates cooperative partnerships, highly motivated teams with a broad knowledge base and plenty of curiosity for new things.

Flexibility & Continuity

We act holistically and with foresight, focus on lean, effective structures and constantly sharpen our processes. A healthy balance between flexibility and continuity enables us to pursue our vision as a market and technology leader in future-oriented niches and at the same time react to new influences from outside.

Compliance

A clear promise of integrity, honesty and business ethics

Compliance with applicable laws, responsible conduct and ethical behaviour towards each other and towards business partners are our top priorities. To this end, we have established a global compliance management system based on the following pillars:

Tone from the Top
Compliance Organisation
Code of Conduct
Guidelines
Classroom training
E-learning
Whistleblower system

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Working conditions

Training and further education

Kindergarten

Working conditions

Freedom creates space for new things

A common drive for success and progress is based on mutual trust and a sense of responsibility. Sticking together, working together and a tangible "family spirit" are important to us. This is how we create space to move new things.