SUPPORTING A SHARED SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER: FAIR AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
Social: Sociale Responsibility
Our corporate culture is based on respect, reliability and social cohesion – the basis for sustainable success. We provide a safe and fair working environment with development opportunities and embrace social responsibility beyond what is legally required. As a reliable employer in 13 countries, we are committed to our employees and to the communities in which we operate.
At our sites in numerous countries, we provide secure jobs for 2,277 employees worldwide.
Total number of employees per country*
For us, social responsibility is more than just legal regulations - it is firmly anchored in our culture and characterises our daily actions.
Promoting corporate culture
Comprehensive training and education is critically important to ZINKPOWER as it forms the basis for the quality of our work and the ongoing development of our workforce. We attach great importance to giving our employees – regardless of their formal training and education pathways – the opportunity to broaden their skills and to develop themselves professionally in our company over the long term.
Overview of training courses and of training and education
Hot-dip galvanizing specialist
In spring 2021, we launched a ground-breaking initiative in close cooperation with the “Industrieverband Feuerverzinken” (German Galvanizers Association): training to become a hot-dip galvanizing specialist. This initiative fulfils a critical requirement in the hot-dip galvanizing industry, which until now has had no specific training of its own. By developing a customised training programme, which we are successfully using to train our employees, we are making an important contribution to professional development in our sector.
Training and Education
ZINKPOWER offers young talents a wide range of opportunities for professional development. For example, we train industrial clerks or surface coaters and offer a dual study programme in Business Administration - International Business. With a focus on practical learning and an international orientation, we support the start of a successful career.
Our commitment to continuing education extends beyond formal professional training and includes numerous training offers for our employees, clients, suppliers and universities. In the 2022 to 2024 financial years, we successfully ran a total of 23 internal training courses on various topics such as production processes, quality management and sales. We also offered 86 external training courses which specifically focussed on the requirements of our external partners and on the further development of our network.
Particularly worthy of note is our ZINKPOWER Ranger programme. This is a comprehensive training offer which extends beyond pure production work. This programme comprises twelve modules and covers topics such as pre-treatment, production control, quality assurance, hot-dip galvanizing, costing and sales. The programme also has a unit on inner mindset and positive thinking in order to support the personal development of our employees.
Social Commitment
For a strong community and equal opportunities
“Starkes Kirchheim” [Strong Kirchheim] project was initiated in 2009 by committed Kirchheim citizens in response to the injustices documented in a poverty report.
The projects initiated include:
- Lunch for children
- Introduction of the city pass
- Educational support
- Digital learning”
- Project "Respect and community”
The project is financed by donations. To support the campaign group, an annual cycling night is organized each year. This is a charity cycling race where participants find sponsors prepared to donate money for each lap completed.
Willi Kopf Foundation
The Willi Kopf Foundation supports numerous social projects in the local neighbourhood of our companies. The focus here is on supporting children who are reliant on support to obtain equal opportunities in education and participate in a social life.
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