Top Employer for Engineers 2008

Weidmüller was honored with the seal of quality “Top Employer for Engineers 2008” by the research company CRF, the consulting company A.T. Kearney and the Technical University of Munich.

In a ranking of 25 major companies, Weidmüller scored particularly well in the categories Job Security and Innovation Management

“Innovations are at the heart of our new corporate strategy. Being honored in this category shows that we’re heading in the right direction,” explains Weidmüller’s CFO Werner Dilly.

 “As a company which is clearly committed to cutting-edge technological expertise and excellence, Weidmüller offers engineers particularly promising prospects. We are an internationally operating company with our finger on the pulse of technological developments – and we’re successful.”

Weidmüller will invest a total of € 136 million in its global facilities over the next two years in order to extend its technological expertise. In addition, it will create 200 jobs for engineers. The number of Group employees rose by 407 in 2007, of which 123 were new jobs created in Germany. Weidmüller aims to counter the general lack of skilled staff on the market by redoubling its efforts in the field of vocational education and training.

The Detmold-based company has steadily increased the number of apprenticeships it offers, and now boasts a trainee ratio of 10 percent. Weidmüller continues to meet part of its needs for skilled staff and managers internally with the aid of its targeted Expertise Management System, in which young engineers are prepared for future responsibilities during an 18-month traineeship. The Weidmüller Academy also cooperates closely with numerous universities.