People field of action

Only those who have enough time to switch off and regenerate remain healthy and can develop their full potential. This is why we believe that "success at work" and "having time to live" are not opposites, but inextricably linked.

We support our employees in their work-life balance with the following benefits and services:

• Flexible working time models 
• Working time accounts and flexitime 
• Mobile working 
• Kindergarten and U3 daycare places for employees' children 
• Vacation offers for employees' children 
• Job bike 
• 30 days of vacation 

We offer all employees appropriate remuneration based on collective and company agreements. Fair remuneration in line with the market is just as much a matter of course for us as compliance with minimum wage requirements.

For us, this also means that remuneration is calculated independently of personal factors such as gender, religious denomination, origin, age, disability or sexual orientation - as well as country-specific characteristics. Our remuneration policy is therefore an integral part of a consistent and transparent process for promoting our employees. 

We owe our success to our competent employees. That's why we do everything we can to make them feel valued, offer many company benefits and promote a good work-life balance.

We support employees who take parental leave or family care leave. We offer various voluntary social and additional benefits. And we honor employees on their anniversaries and organize company outings and parties. There are also discounts at numerous restaurants, stores and events. 

This enables us to constantly increase satisfaction and retain employees at Böllhoff in the long term. In 2023, the average length of service was 10.3 years and we were able to recognize 105 employees for their many years of loyalty.

Our employees have the right to organize themselves into trade unions. We work constructively with employer representatives and trade unions. Our works councils are important partners in this. In joint committees, we inform the employer representatives regularly and at an early stage about the economic situation and all important changes within the Böllhoff Group. Comprehensive regulations on this are enshrined in the German Works Constitution Act. For the benefit of all those involved - both employees and the company - overarching works agreements are concluded on numerous topics.

We create an environment in which employees and managers can develop optimally - both professionally and personally. An open feedback culture is key here: employees and managers regularly exchange ideas in appraisal and development interviews and grow together. 

In these annual interviews, they reflect on the past year's collaboration. In addition to performance appraisals, the focus is on employee development. We offer a comprehensive internal training program for methods, work techniques and personal development. When it comes to career development, employees have the opportunity to discuss their medium to long-term ideas. 

Our corporate culture is characterized by the knowledge that we can only be successful as a company if we involve our employees and their expertise in the company's development. That is why we encourage our employees to help shape the future of Böllhoff with their ideas in employee surveys and through the company suggestion scheme. We are convinced that this not only promotes employee satisfaction, but also allows us to constantly improve as a company. 

Under the motto "Improving together", our employee suggestion scheme actively involves all employees in improving processes and procedures. Suggestions can be easily submitted via an online portal. The ideas received are then evaluated for feasibility and potential for improvement. If a suggestion for improvement is implemented within the company, we reward the idea provider with a cash or non-cash bonus. 

We provide apprenticeships in a total of 20 professions - from IT to technology and logistics to administration.

Training takes place in Bielefeld and at the production, logistics and sales locations throughout Germany. At our headquarters in Bielefeld, we have a training workshop where many training courses and further training take place.

To ensure good integration, the apprenticeship starts with the AzubiFit Week to get to know products and values. The event "This is us - apprentices introduce themselves" offers the opportunity to talk to company and higher management in the second year of training. Apprentices are integrated into all work processes in their core departments at an early stage and prepared for their future role. To this end, they gradually take on suitable tasks and responsibilities in their field of activity.

Apprentices also have the opportunity to gain experience abroad in a European Böllhoff subsidiary and get an insight into the culture and language. 

We offer students various ways to gain practical experience and insights into our departments. Whether as part of a dual study program, a student traineeship, an internship or a thesis - theory from their studies is always combined with exciting practical projects. 

From day one, students at Böllhoff take on responsibility and experience the appreciative culture of a family business. A structured induction and support from mentors make it easier to get started. Participation in further training seminars, specialist lectures and company events is also part of everyday life for students. This allows them to build up a network and grow into the range of tasks in a global company - the foundation for a successful career! 

A special feature at Böllhoff: our Instagram channel boellhoff.1877 is managed by apprentices. Under the motto "From apprentices for you", the team posts various things from the Böllhoff world twice a week. The apprentices give insights behind the scenes of the company or present employees, events and products. 

Discover boellhoff.1877 on Instagram 

Apprentices can also take on responsibility on another level: Laura Jakub is training to become an office management assistant at Böllhoff and is also a podcast host. She has been hosting the Böllhoff company podcast "Insider" since summer 2023. Laura introduces a wide variety of people from the company: People from management, production, administration - and of course apprentices. 

Our national Böllhoff Development Programme, BDP for short, has a long tradition and is now in its 20th year. In the BDP, participants work intensively on the development of their personality in four modules, expand their social skills and acquire new abilities. They then apply what they have learned in a practical project. The interdisciplinary group composition also enables participants to network across company divisions. 

Currently, 10 employees from all over Germany are taking part in the programme and attending workshops on collaboration and working techniques. The topics of team success, conflict management and change are on the agenda, as are leadership, problem solving and creativity techniques. 

With Leadership Excellence @ Böllhoff, LEB for short, our managers can expect a modular training programme tailored to the needs of different management target groups.

The action training "Dealing with difficult situations" is particularly popular. In the training, challenging leadership situations are discussed in a practical and lively way and how to deal with them is practiced. 

In Germany, 30 different nationalities work in our group of companies. And different cultures also come together at Böllhoff worldwide. This diversity offers us numerous opportunities and potential, but also requires us to create connections between sometimes very different cultures. That is why we offer a range of further training courses, from language courses to training in intercultural competence and cooperation. 

Since 2006, employees have also had the opportunity to work as expatriates at Böllhoff locations outside their home country. This offer also makes an important contribution to promoting intercultural exchange within our Group.

Respectful and fair cooperation is the basis of our corporate culture and therefore an integral part of the strategic direction of our family-run company. Guidelines on fair conduct in the workplace are anchored in a corresponding works agreement (in accordance with Section 87 (1) No. 1 BetrVG). 

This provides for a complaints committee - consisting of the management, other representatives and the Chairman of the Works Council - to deal with potential incidents of discrimination. The commission investigates all complaints and indications of violations of the principles of partnership-based cooperation and ensures that they are dealt with confidentially. 

Traditionally, there are still more men than women working in our industry, joining technology. In the long term, we have therefore set ourselves the goal of continuously increasing the proportion of women within the company through suitable measures. 

We are actively working to get more young women interested in our technical apprenticeships by providing information about training opportunities at Böllhoff at trade fairs and events and regularly letting schoolgirls take a look behind the scenes at our production facilities on Girls' Day. We offer existing female employees individual development opportunities to increase the number of women in middle and senior management positions in the long term. We can see from the overall increase in the proportion of female managers that these efforts are bearing fruit. 

* The recording of diverse employees in the company began in 2023.