Medium -sized company
Motor saw manufacturer Stihl wants to delete 500 jobs worldwide
From special shifts to job cuts: In contrast to other companies, Stihl is back on growth course. Nevertheless, the medium -sized company has to adapt to the market. Many places should be omitted.
The chainsaw and garden equipment manufacturer Stihl wants to delete around 500 jobs worldwide due to the difficult economic situation. “Of course, we have to adapt the cost and personnel structure to the conditions of the market. That is very clear,” said HR board member Michael Prochaska in Waiblingen near Stuttgart. The positions should be reduced in particular in the administration. “The suit must fit the guy”.
In Germany, as already known – positions in the low three -digit range should be eliminated. This should happen socially acceptable, among other things through age -related withdrawals and a volunteer program. Terminations are not planned.
At the end of last year, Stihl had a good 19,700 employees and thus a little less than at the end of 2023. More than 6,000 people worked at the German parent company, which includes several works in the Stuttgart region, but also in the district of Constance and in Weinsheim in Rhineland-Palatinate.
During the corona -related boom, Stihl employed around 21,600 people worldwide. In a certain euphoria, numerous places were built up and high growth rates were expected, said Stihl CEO Michael Traub. However, the expected growth does not take place in this form.
Burner jobs fall away
In the future, the change to battery devices could also lead to a loss of jobs. In 2024, a quarter of the products are discontinued, and 35 percent should be by 2027. In Germany, however, the company mainly produces devices with combustion engineers. “If the proportion of our gasoline devices is lower in the total sales, employment in Germany is lower,” said Traub. Time will show exactly how much this is. However, one could not make up for the loss, since the “competitive conditions in Germany are not good enough to make battery devices here. Point.”
Stihl sales rose in 2024
After a minus 2023, the sales of the medium -sized company rose again last year – by 1.1 percent to 5.33 billion euros. Stihl was still a bit away from the corona -related sales record of 5.5 billion euros. The result is satisfactory. The family business traditionally does not provide any specific information about the profit.
The outlook failed: Stihl made more than 90 percent of its sales abroad, said Traub. Therefore, one is susceptible to the fluctuations in the world. The manager expected growth in the low single -digit range for the ongoing and the coming years.
Significantly more business than before Corona
Stihl – according to its own world market leader in chainsaws – had greatly benefited in Corona pandemic that numerous people concentrated on their own home and garden – and spent a lot of money. In the pre-pandemy year 2019, the company’s proceeds were significantly lower at around 3.9 billion euros.
dpa
Source: Stern
