Despite the decline in revenue, Flottweg SE’s earnings are still slightly above last year’s figure. Two COVID-19 task forces were immediately established to respond to the existing situation. The first task force focused on ensuring the health of the workforce. The second task force was tasked the job of minimizing the pandemic’s economic impact on earnings and liquidity. CFO Peter Frankfurter was very satisfied with the achievements. “Immediately after the outbreak of the pandemic, we joined forces and implemented many cost-reduction measures. This allowed us to slightly outdo the previous year’s result.”
New Record High of Employees
One of Flottweg’s top priorities is to grow in a sustained and enduring manner. This goal was further solidified throughout the course of last year with our Strategy 2025. The company took the first step towards expanding its growth by building a second plant at the Vilsbiburg site. The workforce was also expanded further in the past year. By the end of 2020, the Flottweg Group had 1,032 employees working for it, with 849 individuals employed at the Vilsbiburg site. Both figures represent new record levels for the separation technology specialist.
Export Still of Great Importance
The Strategy 2025 laid the foundation for the continued success of Flottweg’s operations. Increasing internationalisation is one of its major focuses. Foreign trade has been of paramount importance for Flottweg for many years. In 2020, approx. 80% of all revenue was once again generated abroad.
Optimistic View of the Future
“After coping with the coronavirus crisis much better than originally feared, we are now generally optimistic about the future development. We are kicking off the new year with a considerable backlog of orders and have also observed a clear uptick in sales activities in many regions. If the coronavirus does not foil our plans once again, we will be back on track with long-term growth by the middle of the year at the latest,” says Fritz Colesan, Chairman of the Management Board.
Specializing in separation technology, Flottweg is a family business with the goal of always achieving tangible success for the customer. With an annual turnover of over 200 million euros and an export quota of over 80 percent, Flottweg is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of centrifuges, equipment and systems. With over 60 years of experience, Flottweg guarantees the highest product quality – Made in Germany.
Flottweg maintains its own subsidiaries in the form of sales and service centers in the USA, the People’s Republic of China, Russia, Italy, Peru, Brazil, France, Australia and Mexico.
Flottweg always knows what is important to operators and works daily with this knowledge to find the optimum solution for its customers.
Flottweg SE
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