Kevin Loepke
Securing skilled workers through continuing vocational training
The shortage of skilled workers is becoming increasingly urgent. In-company further training and qualification of the company’s own workforce can be decisive building blocks in keeping a company competitive.
Salaries in mechanical and plant engineering
Salaries continue to play a central role in personnel development – the new VDMA Salary Study 2023/2024 presents salaries in 160 positions tailored to the mechanical engineering sector.
New approaches to recruiting young talent
The shortage of skilled workers, increasing innovative strength and passing on know-how and tradition are just some of the reasons why new approaches to recruiting young trainees are necessary.
ESPR: Impact on mechanical and plant engineering
The new Ecodesign Regulation aims to regulate products sustainably throughout their entire life cycle – the mechanical and plant engineering sector will be directly affected by this.
Opportunities of the circular economy for mechanical and plant engineering
The circular economy is one of the key areas of transformation with opportunities as an enabler for mechanical and plant engineering. The kick-off event presented selected business models.
EU Packaging Regulation: Consequences for mechanical and plant engineering
The aim of the European regulation is to minimize the negative impact of packaging on the environment – with a high impact on the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
Current developments in labor law and labor market policy
The effects of recent labor market policy decisions and current case law in labor law on operational practice in NRW mechanical and plant engineering.
Hannover Messe: NRW presents comprehensive service portfolio
More than 130,000 visitors from 150 countries were impressed by the innovative strength of North Rhine-Westphalia – the strongest federal state with around 250 exhibitors at the Hannover Messe.
CSRD reporting: challenges and implementation strategies
The strategic integration of sustainability reporting obligations in companies is becoming increasingly important, as the increasing transparency requirements will affect a large proportion of SMEs in the future.