The Würth Group set historic records in the 2021 fiscal year: According to the preliminary annual financial statements, the company generated sales of EUR 17.1 billion (2020: EUR 14.4 billion) corresponding to an increase of 18.5 percent, or 19.0 percent adjusted for currency effects. In Germany, the Würth Group’s sales grew by 14.1 percent to EUR 6.9 billion (2020: EUR 6.1 billion). With EUR 10.2 billion (2020: EUR 8.3 billion), the Würth companies abroad achieved even more successful results. 

伍尔特集团在2021财年创下历史新高：根据初步年度财务报表，公司销售额为171亿欧元（2020年：144亿欧元），同比增长18.5%，经汇率影响调整后增长19.0%。在德国，伍尔特集团的销售额增长了14.1%，达到69亿欧元（2020年：61亿欧元）。伍尔特海外公司以102亿欧元（2020年：83亿欧元）的业绩取得了更大的成功。

> Sales growth by 18.5 percent to EUR 17.1 billion
> Operating result increases to EUR 1.2 billion
> Share of e-business rises to almost 20 percent
> Pick-up shops worldwide more than doubled after ten years
> New administration building: Start of construction in May 2024
> Inauguration of innovation center in third quarter of 2022

“We are in the middle of the 4th wave of the pandemic, and the development of supply chains is challenging us all. Achieving results like this under such conditions shows that we have tailor-made products and services for our customers. It is also important to convey calmness and security in a crisis. In a family business like ours, Prof. Reinhold Würth and Bettina Würth play a decisive role in such a situation.”

-Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group

Multi-channel strategy takes effect 

多渠道策略生效

The number of pick-up shops worldwide has more than doubled to 2,497 in the past ten years. Our customers’ procurement of material via these shops represents an important component of our multi-channel strategy. In addition, our digital channels such as the online shop, e-procurement and the Würth App offer the right solutions for contactless shopping. In the business year 2021, the e-business unit generated sales of EUR 3.4 billion, which corresponds to a new record with 19.9 percent of the Group’s total sales.

在过去十年中，全球提货店的数量增加了一倍多，达到2497家。我们的客户通过这些商店采购材料是我们多渠道战略的重要组成部分。此外，我们的数字渠道，如网上商店、电子采购和伍尔特应用程序，为非接触式购物提供了正确的解决方案。在2021财年，该电子商务部门的销售额为34亿欧元，创下了集团总销售额的19.9%的新纪录。

Employees

员工

The number of employees in the Würth Group increased by 4,044 to 83,183 in fiscal 2021. In Germany, the number of employees amounts to 25,438. Around the world, the Würth Group employs more than 33,000 sales representatives.

2021财年，伍尔特集团的员工人数增加了4044人，达到83183人。在德国，员工人数达25438人。伍尔特集团在全球拥有 33000 多名销售代表。

Own production companies ensure independence from supply chains

自己的生产公司确保独立于供应链

The Group’s own production plants in Germany and Europe ensure a certain independence from global supply chains. 

“ASSY®, our screw for wood construction, is produced by the Group company SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach. This means that we do not depend on Chinese steel imports. Today, already 80 percent of our goods originate in Europe."

-Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group

Investment in the Künzelsau site and the Hohenlohe region

自己的生产公司确保独立于供应链

In the third quarter of 2022, the new innovation center in Künzelsau-Gaisbach will be opened with the aim of streamlining innovation cycles, bringing new and further developments to market more quickly and offering customers even more solutions of added value. At the same time, a new parking garage is being built with 752 parking spaces, of which 48 are e-charging spaces. In addition, the company is investing in a new administration building with around 375 workplaces. Construction start is scheduled for 2024. The focus of this building project is on sustainability and the circular economy: The 49-meter high-rise building will be based on a hybrid wood construction. The high proportion of prefabricated wood elements will reduce the carbon footprint.

Outlook on 2022

展望2022

The situation on the procurement market will remain tense in 2022. The decision of the German government to make vaccination compulsory will have a significant impact on the development of the pandemic and thus on the economic activity. 

2022年采购市场形势仍将紧张。德国政府决定强制接种疫苗将对大流行的发展产生重大影响，从而对经济活动产生重大影响。

“Despite these uncertainties, we assume that we will achieve new record sales in the coming business year and achieve adequate operating result growth, as our multi-channel strategy, far-reaching digitalization and large number of own production facilities mean that we are in an independent position now and will continue to be so in the future."

-Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group