SCHWARZENBACK/SAALE, Germany — April 22, 2022 — Sandler, headquartered in the Upper Franconian town of Schwarzenbach/Saale, District Hof, increased both its revenue and number of its employees in 2021. However, challenges increasingly arise from the extraordinary rise in energy prices since 2017. Some 990 employees including 61 trainees (previous year: 940) generated 365 million euros in turnover, an increase of 11 percent (previous year: 328). This rate of growth is mainly attributable to the capacity expansion at the U.S. subsidiary Sandler Nonwoven Corporation in Perry, Ga. In addition, there was double-digit sales growth in technical products.
总体而言，非织造专家对正在进行的财政年度保持谨慎，这也是由于螺旋式的能源成本预计在2022年将变得更加严重。首席执行官克里斯蒂安·海因里希·桑德勒（Christian Heinrich Sandler）博士指出：“ 1月初，我们仍然希望减少减少的能源。电晕大流行周围的动荡不仅会使我们的行业重返更清晰的水域。但是，对乌克兰，地缘政治不确定性和能源成本的持续增长的好战攻击再次使水域蒙上阴影。同时，我们看到了长期的策略，即一贯专注于技术和行业的多元化以及建立额外的公司位置的多元化。”
In 2021, the coronavirus pandemic also made great demands on “our dedicated and motivated staff,” Sandler summed up. But the entire Sandler team fought shoulder-to-shoulder for the success of the company at both locations. A high level of expertise and a correspondingly high level of commitment and flexibility made a successful year possible despite the continued massive restrictions caused by the pandemic and despite the market changes. Sandler: “Our teams in Schwarzenbach and Perry did a great job.”
桑德勒（Sandler）不仅设法在So Do中掌握了Covid-19。在过去的两年中，对大流行的反应完全改变了市场和市场环境。多年增长的企业停滞不前，供应链被颠倒了。首席执行官将自己的思想放回了全球的供应瓶颈，较长的交货时间以及几乎所有商品和服务的急剧价格上涨。“我们已经从高成本水平到达了这一点，并认为我们已经达到了冰山的尖端。但这在2021年并没有被证明是这种情况，我们现在可以在今年第一季度之后说 - 将在2022年继续进行。强调桑德勒。
Looking beyond the current financial year into the future, the CEO continues to view environmental protection and sustainability as fixed, highly relevant constants in the corporate strategy. Sandler pursues a constant goal of reducing its ecological footprint even further.
The company continues to focus on providing its junior employees with excellent training and training and developing the staff even further, especially in view of the ever-increasing challenges. The motto here being, “well-trained specialists and managers are what drives us”. Trainees are integrated into exciting tasks at an early stage and can grow as a result. More experienced colleagues from all the departments can train in leadership tasks and teamwork or pursue their own individual professional career paths. Just as in 2020, a “corona bonus” was awarded to every employee worldwide for the 2021 financial year to pay special tribute to the tremendous efforts made by the team.
数字化也向前推动。Sandler kicked of the ‘Fit for Future’ program four years ago to pave the way for fully entering the digital age. Among other things, the introduction of a standardized ERP software has made an important contribution to this. It helps to optimize new processes and enhance organizational structures. Not only does the company benefit from this internally, it also generates the “greatest possible benefit for our partners”, explains the CEO.
Dr. Sandler looks on the current energy costs in Germany with concern. “We are in global competition with other companies that have always had a different cost situation in this regard. “As an energy-intensive company, we need a reliable infrastructure. The current situation is a burden on our business and is an extreme driver of costs,” emphasised Dr. Sandler’s fellow board member, Dr. Ulrich Hornfeck, who is responsible for sales.
The CEO attributes the fact that Sandler also received key awards last year to the company’s extraordinary commitment and team spirit. For example, Procter & Gamble awarded Sandler the prestigious ‘External Business Partner of the Year’ award as one of only eight out of approximately 60,000 suppliers. “Being honoured by our long-standing customer in this way means a great deal to us,” emphasised Dr. Sandler. An award of the Bavarian State Government is also important to the CEO: Sandler received the ‘Bavaria’s Best 50’ award for the third time, joining the ranks of the 50 best owner-managed companies in the State of Bavaria. These companies are representative of the productivity, creativity and innovative strength of Bavarian small and medium-sized enterprises.
Posted April 26, 2022
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