Dürr expands range of further training opportunities

Press Release Aug 9, 2022

Bietigheim-Bissingen, August 9, 2022 — With the introduction of the digital learning platform LinkedIn Learning, the Dürr Group has expanded its range of further training opportunities. It gives our employees access to more than 17,000 courses in seven different languages. This was linked to a fundraising campaign through which the company now provides €30,000 for an education project in India.

With LinkedIn Learning, Dürr’s more than 18,000 employees have been able to expand their knowledge since November 2021 – digitally, in easily accessible video learning units that can be used at any time and flexibly integrated into everyday life. “With this new way of learning, we are well positioned to cope with the challenges in our changed working world,” Group Head of Human Resources Klaus Achtelik is convinced. “Our employees have been very receptive to this offer for their personal development.”

With the ambitious goal of motivating 60% of its workforce to use LinkedIn Learning in the first half of 2022, the Dürr Group had launched a fundraising campaign in January. With every registration on the learning platform, the employees made a contribution. The donation goal of 30,000 euros was reached in July. The commitment to learning of employees in the Dürr Group is above average: Customary in the industry are 40 percent registrations in this period.

With the donation, the mechanical and plant engineering firm supports an educational project of the “Childaid Network” in Northeast India. The German foundation is committed to providing access to education for children in rural regions of South Asia. Parents are also involved and further training is offered for teachers.

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Children learning in school in Northeast India — The Dürr Group supports the Childaid Network foundation with €30,000. The money goes to an educational project for underprivileged children in Northeast India.

About the Dürr Group

The Dürr Group is one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with extensive expertise in automation and digitalization/Industry 4.0. Its products, systems and services enable highly efficient and resource-saving manufacturing processes in different industries. The Dürr Group supplies sectors like the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, chemical, pharmaceutical, medical technology and woodworking industries. It generated sales of € 3.54 billion in 2021. The company has almost 18,100 employees and 120 business locations in 33 countries. The Dürr Group operates in the market with the brands Dürr, Schenck and HOMAG and with five divisions:

Paint and Final Assembly Systems: paint shops as well as final assembly, testing and filling technology for the automotive industry, assembly and test systems for medical devices
Application Technology: robot technologies for the automated application of paint, sealants and adhesives
Clean Technology Systems: air pollution control, noise abatement systems and coating systems for battery electrodes
Measuring and Process Systems: balancing equipment and diagnostic technology
Woodworking Machinery and Systems: machinery and equipment for the woodworking industry

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