There were many reasons to celebrate at DEMMELER: the 80th birthday of our company founder, Ludwig Demmeler, the 75th birthday of his wife Elisabeth Demmeler, the 50th birthday of our managing partner, Johannes Demmeler, and the 60th anniversary of the company. Since last year's celebrations could not take place due to the Corona restrictions, there was a joint birthday and anniversary celebration.

Johannes Demmeler took the anniversary celebration as an opportunity to travel back in time. In his speech, he looked back on six decades of successful company and contemporary history, true to our recipe for success "ideas and diligence", but also ventured a look into the future. The great success of our group of companies would not have been possible without a willingness to take risks and pioneering inventions. Company founder Ludwig Demmeler and managing partner Johannes Demmeler thanked all employees for their great commitment and long-term loyalty, without which we would not be where we are today.

In addition to the many thanks, there was the announcement that all full-time employees will receive a voluntary special payment as a tax-free inflation bonus of €1,500 at the end of the year paid by the group of companies, despite a challenging financial year with high costs.

Johannes Demmeler particularly thanked the twelve employees who were celebrating between 10 and 25 years of seniority. For your faithfulness, loyalty and excellent performance over the years. "We are very proud that many of our employees have remained loyal to the company for decades, because they are the basis of our success," he said, expressing his appreciation.

We look forward to many more successful and exciting years and say thank you.