More than 800 new employees at Krones

We invested heavily in expanding our core workforce in 2011. Krones’ team worldwide grew to 11,389-strong, the biggest it has ever been, during the reporting period (previous year: 10,575). This investment in highly skilled employees is necessary in the medium term in order to support the growth planned under the ≫Value≪ strategy programme. We have expanded our capacities in Germany and abroad, adding slightly more workers abroad and bringing the percentage of workers outside Germany up from 21.7% to 22.0%. This share will continue to grow in the years ahead since making our workforce more international is one of the strategic aims of our human resources policy. Krones also will continue to invest heavily in recruitment as well as in training and continuing education for motivated employees.