Remscheid: Purchasing Office achieved million-plus
Wuppertal since last March is the purchasing office of German Iron Dealers (E / D / E) Ltd "in a new world", as Hans-Jürgen Adorf, Chairman of the Board, on Monday evening told a press briefing delighted. For according to the general by the financial and economic crisis caused a drastic slump in sales, which is based in Wuppertal company goes back for months on the road to success. Alone in the first half of 2010 a total of almost € 2.2 billion was generated, representing an increase of 9.6 percent over the same period last year.
The E / D / E is Europe's largest shopping and marketing network with over 1,000 medium-affiliated trading company in the production link trade and other nearly 400 retailers. For the most part act in the member companies with tools, machinery and equipment, building fittings and elements, plumbing and heating, security and industrial technology, and safety products. To date, the GmbH is more than 75 percent of the family. By Dr. Andreas Trautwein is the third generation of management. That "the severity of the economic downturn," the hardware industry and has thus also made the E / D / E to the core, he did not conceal. "We like all the others have had to leave even feathers."
All the more gratifying was the current development, which was not as predicted by experts. "So the dramatic slump in 2009, was so positive we are at present in this year," said Trautwein. All core areas posted double-digit growth rates, and an end of the recovery was not yet in sight. "We believe that first it continues like this."
Establishing subsidiaries in
Organised by the E / D / E in the coming week industry event in Leipzig would provide a new impetus. "The business in European markets is difficult," admitted Trautwein. Nevertheless, the company is currently preparing, for a subsidiary in Switzerland, companies in France and Italy.
From growth to benefit the employees. "We want to equip our personnel for the coming years," announced the CEO. For instance, work this year alone was over 38 temporary workers to a permanent relationship. Furthermore, it was desperately looking for qualified employees.
Carsten poodle is responsible as a logistics manager at Hudora for four warehouse locations and 20 employees. He has to keep track of € 14 000 pallets. His job is to inspect the goods on time to the company's customers. He has learned the profession of the wholesale merchant. The 34-year-old from Remscheid has worked eight years with Hudora and obviously feels comfortable. "The work is varied, the processes are changing constantly, there is no routine," he says. He guess.
Actually wanted to Dr. Maximilian Dornseif, son of Evelyn and Eike Dornseif and great grandson of company founder Hugo Dornseif, not at all come next. The now 36-year-old studying law and computer science, founded in his youth his own IT company, graduated on computer crime and computer security taught in Bonn, Aachen and Mannheim and at the U.S. military academy West Point. But then, thought the father of three children around - and is managing director for two years.
For five years, the Lenne Perin Silke Reinhard is working on the reception of Hudora. She accepts telephone calls and mail, forward e-mails and care visitors. "The work is very varied," says the 49-year-old. At Hudora estimates the wholesale and foreign trade specialist especially the young team. "It is not boring, we mean all of us incredibly well." And supplemented her boss Dornseif Evelyn: "I'm always glad when Mrs. Reinhard is back from vacation again." Is there a better compliment?
For 33 years, Evelyn Dornseif works in the company for 30 years, she is CEO. In the operation of the trained lawyer, came upon her marriage to Eike Dornseif (now 68), with whom she worked together in the company until this this year from operations retired and his son left his desk - literally. Her son, Dr. Maximilian Dornseif wants the 60-year-old at his request are still some time to the side, until they retreat into retirement.