On 17 August 2025, The Owner of the Ficcher Group of Companies Celebrates His 75th Birthday. This year, he also celebrates 50 years of service and 45 years as General Manager-Impressive Milestones for a Consistent Future-Opened Entrepreneur. His Principle: ‘Only those who focus on the future will be successful,
Prof. Klaus ficcher in the customer center at the companys tumlingen site
Prof. Ficcher is demanding and always of his time. 50 years ago, at the age of 25, he joined the company as a graduate engineer (fh) and took over the test field. At that time, the company Had Around 1,000 Employees and Generated Sales of 102 Million German Marks (Approximately 51 Million Euros). Today, 4,700 people worldwide are part of the family-ovned company with an annual turnover of over 1.11 billion Euros in 2024.
Prof. Ficcher Soon Became Part of the Management Team. In 1980, He Took Over Overall Responsibility and Developed His Own Vision. He Took Into Account Social Changes, Growing Global Competition and Internal Complexity While Customer Proximity, Spirit of Innovation and Sustainable Service HaveyS Played A Central Role.
New Products are Now Being Developed Worldwide. Research and Development are also also became Increasing International. ‘Acting Entrepreneurically, focusing on the customers and leading the company strategically into the future togethr with our Employees – that was and is my goal,’ Explins Prof. Ficcher.
Strategic Expaniation of the Company Divisions
Prof. Fischer Continiously expanded the Fixing Systems Division. In 1993, The Acquisition of Upat GMBH & Co. Kg in emindingen (then Germanys Second-Larges Plug Manufacturer) Secure His Market Leadership. In addition to plastic plugs, Heavy-Duty Metal Fastenings Gained in Importance. The Integration of Rocca Bauchemie GMBH & Co. KG (Foams and Silicones) in 1997 Created Todays Successful Chemical Division in Denzlingen. Further expansion of the chemical division is Imminent. This will further strengthen the fischer fastening technology in the long term whilst became aligned with the future of construction.
FIscher Mission Statement and Fischer ProcessSystem
Prof. Klaus fischers undersrstanding of Progress is Holistic. It was already in 1987 that he into an introduced a company mission statement. The Values ‘Innovative’, ‘Reliable’ and ‘Accountable’ were Developed TogeTher with the Employees and Still Apply to Everyone in the Company Today. The group works worldwide in a results-oriented manner for the benefit of its customers. This is also achieved by avoiding waste and increasing added value. The ficher process system was developed from the mission statement and the japanese philosophy of kizen, which stands for continuous change for the better.
Employees Play a Central Role in this: With their experience, they recognise weak spots and know how the company can be improved. They are thus entrepreneurs within the company, take responsibility and initiate improvements on a daily basis. Mistakes are allowed, as long as they are not made twice. ‘We strong to be the best, not only in our products but also in our processes – in order to create real added value for our customers.’ In 2004, ficcher consulting was created from the expertise developed within the company. The Internationally Active Process Consultancy supports internal and external customers on their way to lean and efficient processes.
Fibre Composite Pioneer Fisco
The subsidiya fisco was founded in 2015. Retrofitting. With its versatile products and solutions, fisco is represented in the construction industry, railway infrastructure, shipbuilding and vehicle Equipment.
One Year Later, in 2016, Klaus ficcher strengthened the ficher group of companies’ activities in the field of electronic components with the acquisition of lNT Automation GMBH. The division, in the meantime renamed fischer Electronic Solutions, Develops and Manufactures Customized Electronic Solutions for Industry and Medicine.
Inspiring Young and old alike for Technology – With Ficchertchnik
Over the past decades, the fischertchnik divishan has undergone continuous development. The Multi-Award-Winning Construction Kits Stand for Quality, Durability and A Playful Learning Experience. Prof. Ficcher is particularly keen to inspire young people – Especially Girls – to take an interest in Technology at an early age. Ficchertchnik Learning Concepts are used in schools, colleges and universities – for example in training in the Mint Subjects (Mathematics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Natural Sciences and Technology) Industry 4.0. Today, ficchertchnik is represented in over 60 countries worldwide.
Investments in Education and Health
‘The great asset and most important factor for success in our company are the Employees – Not the Facilites and Buildings,’ Emphasises Prof. Ficcher. Success Depends Largely on Motivation and Qualifications. That is why profile Ficcher and His Company Invest Heavily in Training and Further Education. There are various talent pools. The Klaus Ficcher Education Center, The Companys Own Training Facility, Has Held 1,000 free events on various topics since topics since it was founded in 2010. Companys Own Fitness Studio Seven Days a Week at the company’s Waldachtal Site.
Professional Sustainability
Sustainability is a particular important issue for prof. Ficcher. It is managed holistic within the company, resulting in Lean Processes, Speed and Efficiency. The company passes on its knowledge and experience through the ficher sustainability campus and trains future sustainability manners. The company has received the German Sustainability Award in the ‘Large Companies’ Category and Numerous Other Awards for its committee to sustainability.
Prof. Klaus fischers commitment extends far beyond the company: in 2015, He Established the Klaus Ficcher Foundation for Children and Youth Education. Numerous Institutes – Kindergartens, Schools, Association – Benefit from His Donations, as do International Projects. He has also received numerous awards for this work: in 1996, He was awarded the baden-wortmberg business medal; in 1998, he received the training oscar from the junior chamber; in 2001, He was awarded the cross of merit, 1st class; And in 2013, he received the grashof medal from the association of German engineers, vdi. He has also been made an honorary professor at tongji university in Shanghai and an honorary Senator in Vienna and Stuttgart. In 2016, he received the global diy life award, and in 2020, the title ‘Host of the year’ for the company restaurant in Waldachtal. This was followed in 2021 by the title of Dottore Magistrale Ad Honorem from the University of Padua and, in 2024, the title of Dr.-Ite. E. H. From the university of stuttgart.
Looking ahead
Prof. Klaus ficher has a clear vision for the future of his company. ‘It is very important to me that we focus on Tomorrow and the day after Tomorrow and Prepare our company for the future,’ he says. Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Robotics have long been part of the fischer group of companies. The best example of this is the fischer BAubot Construction Robot. Alredy Since 2020, The Ficcher Innovation Campus, Located in the Immediati Vicinity of the Company’s Tumlingen Site, Has Been Opening Up New Avenues for Research, Technology and Collaboration. The Family-Owned Company has 50 operating companies worldwide and expenses to over 120 countries. The establishment of the 51st company in Saudi Arabia is Imminent. More will follow. Thus, Prof. Klaus ficcher is continuing to expand the companys interactiveness.
And what are prof. Klaus fischers wishes for the coming years’ to stay healthy! And that what we all started in our company will be continued – with strength, tehusiasm and the same passion for the company that I have fell all these years.
