Insolvency shock: Technology company Härter must plan layoffs!

Insolvency shock: Technology company Härter must plan layoffs!

The economic challenges do not take off: Härter GmbH & Co. KG, a technical company based in Königsbach-Stein, filed for bankruptcy on December 10, 2024 at the Pforzheim District Court. Despite the full order books, the company, which was founded in 1964 as a tool construction and now employed around 1,500 people, who swallowed bitter pill of insolvency. This reports merkur.de .

The bankruptcy not only affects the main branch in Königsbach-Stein, but also Hoffmann GmbH in Pforzheim, which is part of the company. The managing director Felix Nussbaum said that layoffs are not foreseeable, even if the exact number of employees concerned has not yet been determined. The difficult market situation and the need for a realignment not intended are behind this development. According to the bankruptcy announcement, the Stuttgart lawyer Dr. Tibor Daniel Braun appointed preliminary insolvency administrator, although the management plans to continue the procedure in self -administration, according to the Consumer protection forum .

technology companies are currently under pressure, and Härter GmbH is no exception. In the past, the company has offered demanding innovative solutions as a specialist in punching technology, metal plastic technology and components for electromobility. Now the employees are uncertain into the future, while the parent company H2 Stamping Germany GmbH is trying to navigate the two affected companies through this turbulent phase. The industry remains tense and observes how the situation develops.