Robert Hofmann GmbH: Restructuring and job cuts in the crisis business!

Robert Hofmann GmbH: Restructuring and job cuts in the crisis business!

Lichtenfels, Deutschland - The German automotive industry is currently facing a challenging challenges. According to a report by Herzogenaurach.

As part of this crisis coping, Robert Hofmann GmbH from Lichtenfels has initiated measures to restructure. The managing director Robert Hofmann reported on a high level of employee loyalty and a long -term service, but the automotive supplementary delivery at the location will be completely stopped by the end of the year. This decision is the result of a distinctive re -development in which the sales share in the automotive sector of 95% in 2016 decreased to dramatically sunken revenue.

economic reorientation

The Robert Hofmann GmbH, a company working in mechanical engineering, has reacted to the ongoing negative development. While the focus has been on the automotive industry in the past, the future focus will be placed on more economically stable industries such as aerospace and medical technology. Oliver Hofmann, Managing Director of the company, emphasizes the responsibility for the future development of the remaining employees and strives for a socially acceptable reduction in jobs.

Around 40 employees are directly affected by the closure of the automotive business. A transfer company is founded to support these specialists. The aim is to avoid operational dismissals and to achieve volunteers by the end of May. The company had written "clearly red numbers" in the automotive sector in recent years, and a sustainable improvement in the order situation does not seem to be in sight at the moment.

industry in change