A commitment to Germany as a business location: Koehler Group inaugurates new site in Willstätt
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The Koehler Group ceremoniously inaugurated its new site in Willstätt on June 4 in the presence of numerous representatives from politics and business. On a plot with an area of 23,000 m2, state-of-the-art workstations for 170 members of staff have been created. The office space was designed ac-cording to the New Work concept. The production of KATZ beverage coasters was already put into operation at the new site at the beginning of 2024, followed by the Koehler Group Campus, the Koehler Group's apprenticeship training center for industrial engineering professions, at the start of training in September 2024.
The new site is a commitment to Germany as a business location
The Koehler Group is a long-established company with a history that spans more than 215 years. Kai Furler, CEO of the Koehler Group, emphasized: “Our decisions are made with a long-term vision, rather than a focus on short-term gains.” The Willstätt site is one of the places the company is pursuing long-term plans, enabling future generations to profit from them too in years to come. For this reason, the Koehler Group has invested extensively in the former Orsay site. In his speech, Furler addressed the planning security necessary for the economy in the direction of politics: "We have specifically decided to continue growing in Germany, among other things because we can find the excellently trained workforce here that is necessary for the production of our specialty paper. At the same time, however, this commitment also requires planning security on the part of politicians for us as a company in terms of the framework conditions." With the additional site in Ortenau, the Koehler Group is once again committing itself to Germany as a business location, following the major investment of more than 70 million euros in the conversion of the power plant at the Oberkirch site, which was inaugurated at the beginning of the year. In his address to the guests at the event, Thorsten Erny, the head of the Ortenau district authority, emphasized: "The new location in Willstätt is a clear commitment to the Ortenau district and a strong signal for our region – the Koehler Group is visibly investing in brains, skills, and the future."
