ElringKlinger demonstrates its social commitment through its collaboration with workshops for the disabled, which now carry out a range of tasks such as the customization or packaging of spare part sealing kits and other ElringKlinger products. In 2009, a dedicated warehouse building was constructed for the Bruderhaus Diakonie Foundation in Reutlingen and Dettingen/Erms. This facility is fully integrated into the ElringKlinger Group’s ERP system. Partnerships have been established with similar institutions at other sites, too. We place great importance on providing support for charitable organizations through such partnerships as a way of meeting our wider social obligations.
One of the indirect channels through which ElringKlinger meets its social commitments is the Paul Lechler Foundation. The foundation is sponsored by the Lechler families, who are also major shareholders in ElringKlinger AG. Every year, part of the company’s profits are distributed to the Paul Lechler Foundation, which in turn helps to provide apprenticeships for young people with disabilities and integrate disadvantaged and disabled people into work. The Paul Lechler Prize is awarded each year to the organizers of innovative projects and schemes that aim to integrate those in need of help into society.
