Press Release
Koenig & Bauer named one of Germany’s top employers

27th place in ranking conducted by Focus and Kununu

•	Koenig & Bauer in 27th place among the top 1,000 employers
•	Analysis based on independent online survey data 
•	Interesting tasks lead to greater job satisfaction

Würzburg, 06.02.2018
The magazine Focus and the employer assessment platform Kununu join forces each year to honour the best 1,000 employers of the year. Printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer, with plants in Bavaria, Saxony and Baden-Württemberg, landed in 27th place in the latest list and is thus one of the “Top National Employers of 2018”. 

The annual analysis is based on more than 127,000 employer assessments collected through an independent online survey, as well as survey data from the career network Xing and from Kununu. The most influential factor was whether or not employees would recommend their employer to others.

Employees are today increasingly critical of the extent to which a company matches their personal expectations. At Koenig & Bauer, flexible working hours, on-site canteens, child day care, company pensions, barrier-free accessibility, health promotion measures and further training opportunities are just a few of the many benefits for employees. Xing members were especially appreciative of the solidarity among colleagues, the interesting work tasks and the work atmosphere. There was also positive mention of an ideal working environment, which in turn leads to a maximum of job satisfaction.

President and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann: “The pioneering spirit of our founders has been driving our commitment to further development of the print industry for 200 years. In the social sphere, too, we have assumed a spearhead role. Already before the introduction of state social security legislation, for example, Koenig & Bauer established the precursor of a company health insurance fund in 1855.” Koenig & Bauer can also point to long traditions in vocational training. The in-house training school will be celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and is thus one of the oldest in Germany. “There is no contradiction between continuity and innovation at Koenig & Bauer. Both are inherent components of our corporate DNA – and that is felt by our employees”, Bolza-Schünemann says. 

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Interesting tasks in an internationally active company form the basis for satisfied employees at Koenig & Bauer. 

Press contact
Koenig & Bauer AG
Dagmar Ringel
T +49 931 909-6756
M dagmar.ringel@koenig-bauer.com

About Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer is the world’s second-largest printing press manufacturer with the broadest product range in the industry. For 200 years, the company has been supporting printers with innovative technology, tailor-made processes and a wide array of services. The portfolio ranges from banknotes, via board, film, metal and glass packaging, through to book, display, coding, magazine, advertising and newspaper printing. Sheetfed and webfed offset and flexo printing, waterless offset, intaglio, simultaneous perfecting and screen printing or digital inkjet – Koenig & Bauer is at home in virtually all printing processes and is the market leader in many of them. In the financial year 2016, the approximately 5,500 highly qualified employees worldwide generated annual sales of more than EUR 1.2 billion.

Further information can be found at www.koenig-bauer.com