Acqire. Strengthen. Refine.
Mangement our way. We have a deep-rooted business philosophy. It goes back more than 30 years. It is based on common sense. It is easy to understand. It is inspiring. It builds upon growth. It creates profitability. And it is based on three fundamental concepts: Acquire. Strengthen. Refine.
Carefully considered acquisitions. We are extremely thorough when we acquire companies. It involves much more than just looking at P/E multiples. Above all, the companies we take an interest in must be run by talented people, have a genuine entrepreneurial spirit, and have a high degree of technical expertise in their respective niches. We therefore dedicate a great deal of time from the start to meeting the people who run these companies and their key employees. We want to understand them. But we also want them to understand us and the way we work. A successful acquisition requires that we think alike.
Strenghened position. All Indutrade companies work with a clear sense of decentralised responsibility. Decisions are to be made as close to the market as possible - by the people who manage the respective companies. At the same time, all companies that we bring in to the fold acquire a group affiliation. While they may have a great deal of individual responsibility, they also have many colleagues with similar problems and opportunities. Indutrade's companies stimulate each other. they share their knowledge, and through internal benchmarking they can compare their efforts and gain ideas for improvement. Most of all, they gain an owner who instinctively understands the problems and opportunities that small business face. Indutrade lends support through industrial know-how, financing, business development and management by objective. This provides an extra measure of security.
Opportunity to refine. We don't sell companies. Most of the companies that have been part of our group for a long period of time have been able to gradually refine their way of working and their product offering. We give them room to manoeuvre - both mentally and financially - and theirebey opportunities to add new dimensions to their business.