Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

The MiniCompany with its manufactured press
Employees
On the December 31, 2009 cut-off date, the machinery and plants business unit employed 1,614
people. Furthermore, 69 trainees (2008: 63) were employed. Although the total number of employees
is the same as at the end of 2008, against the background of personnel changes within the business
unit, this number is not a static one. Due to the acquisition of Hombak, the number of employees
increased by 52. At the Krefeld location of the machinery and plants business unit, the number of
employees rose by 12 from 2008 to 2009. In contrast, on the cut-off date, Siempelkamp Handling
Systeme (SHS) employed 54 people less than in 2008. Normal personnel fl uctuation also caused a
slightly lower manpower at our Wuxi production location compared to last year. We are still focusing
on centralizing our know-how at our Krefeld location. Thus, our customers benefi t from shorter
turnaround times, high effi ciency, and our ‘all from one source’ principle.
A new position in the area of personnel development was created in Krefeld in 2009. This position
focuses on succession planning in a targeted and structured way and pursues the effective positioning
of the Siempelkamp label in the job market. Six recently hired young engineers, who are supported
within the scope of a mentoring program, are contributing to the long-term safeguarding of the
Krefeld location.
Our trainees also play an important role in our employee strategy. We have reorganized our training
and education program which is now tightly integrated into our personnel development at the
Krefeld location. This allows us to manage more effectively that every trainee will fi nd the optimal
position in the right job and at the right location. 2009 was the second year for our virtual trainee
company ‘MiniCompany’ (MiCo). Here, trainees from all business units engage in projects that are
modeled after actual Siempelkamp projects. These projects which focus on transferring knowledge,
gaining practical experience, and learning how to network within the company are enthusiastically
implemented by all trainees. They have contributed to the fact that in 2009 we have once again
been awarded with the title ‘Best apprenticing company’ by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Krefeld/Mittlerer Niederrhein (lower Rhine region).