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Würth recruits 70,000th employee 02 September 2016

The first working day for sales representative Itziar Abal, joining Würth Spain, came with a special surprise, as she was welcomed as the 70,000th employee of the Würth Group.

Würth Spain, headquartered in Barcelona, is one of the largest Group companies, employing 2,200 people. Itziar will call on Würth customers in the auto division in the region of Guipúzcoa in northern Spain. She is pictured being welcomed by Eusebi Cima, managing director sales at Würth Spain.

Robert Friedmann, chairman of the central managing board of the Würth Group, sent his congratulations to Barcelona: “We are happy to welcome Ms Abal to our sales team. It is a promising sign that after turbulent times, Würth Spain is back on course in terms of growth.” Through May Würth Spain reported accumulated sales growth of 12.6% and by year end aims to notch up sales of more than €240 million.
Despite an increased focus on e-business and branch office expansion, the Würth Group considers direct selling to be the mainstay among its various sales channels. Treating customers as partners and seeking personal contact has always been the backbone of Würth’s success. The Würth Group intends to hire an additional 1,800 sales representatives in 2016.

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