Highlights of 75 years - Hettich

Yesterday, today
and tomorrow
Hettich‘s 75th anniversary is just one point on the past-future continuum. The
history of our company is far more than a run of sales figures or even a collection
of events and experiences. It is the story of people. People whose ideas and hard work
have made the company what it is today. People who deserve our admiration and
gratitude.
It‘s natural to be fascinated by the future. Newness always has a powerful attraction.
But it also pays to look back. To review the company‘s progress and growth. We‘re
satisfied with what we have achieved. Keep up the good work!
If yesterday is worth a passing thought, tomorrow makes stronger demands on business
judgement. In Germany and worldwide, opportunities and risks are often only a hair‘s
breadth apart. We need to be aware of both and yet to act decisively to shape our
future.
The familiar dimensions are changing. Our future market is not Germany, not Europe,
but the world. A world in a state of constant change. Technology is shrinking geographic
distances and bringing people together. Structures are converging. As ever, global
thinking must translate into local action.
This issue of in time documents a changing scene. Product systems mature. Service
concepts open up new added-value chains. Process innovations change our corporate
culture. Customers become partners. International production and sales companies
feature more strongly in the company picture.
One principle is as valid today as it has been for 75 years: the measure of all our
activities is customer satisfaction. It‘s the repeating pattern running through our whole
company history. And it‘s the formula for future success.
Ingo Schubert
President and CEO
Hettich Holding GmbH & Co. oHG
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