Financial Statements - Geberit
Financial Statements - Geberit
Financial Statements - Geberit
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Business and financial review<br />
cases 100%, of these targets were reached since 1997. There are many examples<br />
for such improvements: almost 100% of plastic waste material in production<br />
is recycled. At the Pottenbrunn plant 65% of the heating and hot<br />
water required is produced from “surplus” production energy. At the Pfullendorf<br />
plant all the rain water is used for sanitary flushing and irrigation. At the<br />
production site Weilheim the volume of waste, noise and emissions of dust<br />
were substantially reduced by using new machinery. Together with the Pfullendorf<br />
location, already re-certified in the previous year, 80% of the valueadded<br />
at <strong>Geberit</strong> is generated at production sites with an environmental certification.<br />
The largest potential for the long-term improvement of all environmental activities<br />
is in product development. Therefore, <strong>Geberit</strong> increasingly prepares<br />
product eco-efficiency balances in connection with its R&D activities. For their<br />
calculation the environmental burden during the whole product life – from<br />
the production of raw materials to waste disposal – is determined. Although<br />
the preparation of such eco-efficiency balances is time-consuming, they give<br />
an overall and objective view and are an important basis for a comparison between<br />
various alternatives in product development.<br />
Slight decrease in workforce<br />
At the end of 2000 the <strong>Geberit</strong> Group had 4,240 employees worldwide. This<br />
represents a decrease of 69 persons or 1.6% against the prior year. The number<br />
of staff decreased mainly at the production companies in Germany, Austria<br />
and Switzerland. These adjustments were the result of the successful implementation<br />
of the production strategy in the previous year and improved logistics.<br />
Average sales per employee rose by 1.3% and amounted to tchf 283.2.<br />
New jobs were created in Poland in connection with the expansion of the sales<br />
organisation, in Italy as a result of a marked rise in business volume and in<br />
China to strengthen the local quality and process management. The number of<br />
employees also slightly rose in new <strong>Geberit</strong> markets.<br />
Employees by country (as of 31.12.)<br />
Germany<br />
Switzerland<br />
Austria<br />
China<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Italy<br />
Slovenia<br />
Others<br />
Total<br />
20<br />
1999<br />
1653<br />
1079<br />
460<br />
286<br />
275<br />
146<br />
147<br />
263<br />
4309<br />
Percentage<br />
share<br />
38<br />
25<br />
11<br />
7<br />
6<br />
3<br />
3<br />
7<br />
100<br />
2000<br />
1582<br />
1021<br />
435<br />
315<br />
279<br />
162<br />
144<br />
302<br />
4240<br />
Percentage<br />
share<br />
37<br />
24<br />
10<br />
7<br />
7<br />
4<br />
4<br />
7<br />
100
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