01.07.2015
Berlin | Meschede. ITH Bolting Technology took part of the 41st summer fest of the parlamentary "Working Committee for Middle-sized Enterprises" in Berlin. German chancellor Angela Merkel opened the fest and underlined the importance of small and middle-sized enterprises in Germany ("German Mittelstand").
Small and middle-sized enterprises in Germany ("German Mittelstand") are often considered as the spine of German economy. In 2012 these often family-owned and export-orientated companies < 500 employes have been respsonsibly for 56,5 % of the total German economic output (199,0 Billion Euros). Round about 16 Million people are employed in these companies.
During her opening speech German Chancellor Angla Merkel underlined her commitment to continue to support the German Mittelstand. Promoting the interests of the German Mittelstand on federal level is also the goal of the "Working Comitee for Middle-sized Enterprises".
Every year just befor the big summer break of the German Parliament ("Bundestag") the Working Commitee of Middle-sized Enterprises invites companies for their big summer fest. The Parliament members usually pick companies from their home district and this year Prof. Dr. Patrick Sensburg invitied ITH Bolting Technology. In total over 2,000 guests joined the fest in the garden of the Kronprinzenpalais ("Crown Prince's Palace") in Berlin.
ITH Germany General Manager Frank Hohmann and Sebastian Jütte - who filled in for ITH General Manager Jörg Hohmann - took the chance to cultivate existing relations and open up new contacts to the deciders of German companies.
"The summer fest was well organized and all the discussions were very revealing and interesting", ITH General Manager Frank Hohmann summed up. "I'd like to thank Patrick Sensburg for this chance to take part. We will keep up the good work in future".
Fotos made by: Alexander Herold, Christian Lietzmann und Caroline Bernhardt.
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