Full power

Uhlmann has been oper­ating its own CPH plant in conjunc­tion with Erdgas Südwest GmbH since 2013. We generate heat and power using biogas from local farming: 90 percent of our heating needs are covered this way. The member­ship of Uhlmann in the energy network for the region Swabian Jura/Black Forest/Lake Constance is another aspect of our energy manage­ment. Infor­ma­tion exchanged between the member compa­nies focuses on energy-saving poten­tial.

 

Well sorted

We pay atten­tion to the respon­sible use of resources from the outset of devel­op­ment and engi­neering in order to mini­mize waste. The waste manage­ment station in Plant 1 in Laupheim is one example of our efforts to ensure the best possible utiliza­tion of waste mate­rials. Careful sorting enabled us to forward 59.9 percent for waste-to-energy recy­cling.

 

Short distances

85.4 percent of our produc­tion mate­rial comes from Germany, Austria, and Switzer­land, 11.5 percent from the rest of Europe, and just the remaining 3.1 percent from over­seas. Our high degree of produc­tion depth also helps us to reduce trans­porta­tion. 

 

Safety first

Fortu­nately, work and way-to/from work acci­dents are isolated among our work­force. The Occu­pa­tional Safety Committee is committed to further reducing the figures. It is made up of repre­sen­ta­tives of the Exec­u­tive Board and workers’ council, the company physi­cian, the offi­cers respon­sible for safety, health, and inte­gra­tion manage­ment, as well as those repre­senting facility manage­ment and the severely hand­i­capped.

 

Good work-life balance

Uhlmann attaches great impor­tance to supporting employees in their respec­tive life situ­a­tion. Part-time working models, flex­ible working hours, and new work­place concepts combine job and family inter­ests. Perma­nent jobs offer plan­ning secu­rity and 93.7 percent of all Uhlmann employees in Laupheim have this firm basis.

 

Fair reward

Signif­i­cantly more men than women work for Uhlmann, but there is no gender pay gap. An inten­sive dialog between the workers’ repre­sen­ta­tives and the Exec­u­tive Board helps to rule out griev­ances.

 

New talent 

We are partic­u­larly proud of the fact that we regu­larly fill all appren­tice­ship vacan­cies and that all 26 trainees could be taken over in fiscal 2018/19. After all, the future of our company is as good as its junior staff.