On 1st August 2019 ten new apprentices have overcame their first day of occupational life at Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH.

The new apprentices were welcomed by CEO Jürgen Mensinger, head of personnel department Birgit Weber, trainer Thomas Striewe, chairman of the works council Horst Köchling, member of the works council Alona Zelewitsch and youth- and apprentice representative Tahir Gönulacar.

After salutatory, the first day of occupational life was characterized by a meeting with the works council, a visit of production facilities and an introduction of work safety instructions.

Furthermore all remained topics regarding the apprenticeship could be clarified.

Considering the ten new apprentices, in total eighteen apprentices are working at Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH, at the moment.

On 23.05.2019 the apprentices of Hoesch Schwerter Profile Gmbh together with their trainer, their youth- and apprentice representative and a member of the works council visited the Hoesch Museum at the Westfalenhütte in Dortmund. Not only did they get to know the history of Hoesch, but also how the Hoesch plants have characterized Dortmund and its citizens over the years. Furthermore, the apprentices had the opportunity to try on the steel workers’ typical work clothes. Of particular interest was the wall dedicated to our company as a manufacturer of special steel profiles.

Organised by the “Wirtschaftsförderung Kreis Unna”, some 30 technical students from the Freiherr-vom-Stein business college in Werne, visited Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH at the Calvi Network stand during the Hannover Trade Fair 2019. Lars Wedeward, Sales Manager, Cold Drawn Profiles, presented the different manufacturing processes within the Calvi NETWORK, as well as the manifold applications of special steel profiles. We would like to thank the “Wirtschaftsförderung Kreis Unna” for the opportunity to introduce ourselves and our company.

The hot rolling mill at the works of our senator Jürgen Mensinger, CEO of Hoesch Schwerter Profile was the scene of a fascinating visit of our senators. Here, Industry 4.0 is already reality.
Behind the walls of historical industrial halls, a mature digital control system ensures optimized processes.
In concrete terms this means clear improvement in economic results and up to 50 percent improvement in envirmonmental factors! German parliamentarian, Oliver Kaczmarek (SPD), participated in this regional meeting as a guest, and he was involved in an extensive exchange of ideas on the topics of education and research with the rest of the group.

150 years ago on 2nd April, 1868, the foundation stone was laid at the new production plant in Schwerte. The original company was founded in Menden on the river Hoenne in the year 1745. However, rising production levels led to difficulties in the supply of raw materials and the transport of finished goods to the customers because Menden’s roadways were in poor condition and could only be used by horse-drawn vehicles. Furthermore, the increasing use of steam boilers required a huge amount of charcoal which was not available at competitive prices in Menden. In 1865 the management of “Kissing & Schmöle” (the company name at that time) decided to construct a new site of operations next to the planned railway line from Cologne to Minden, which facilitated the supply of coal and the delivery of finished goods to the customers. The acquisition of the required land started in 1867. On 16th September 1867 the management applied to the Magistrate in Schwerte for permission to build a puddle steel mill. Permission was granted on 6th April 1868. Four days earlier, the foundation stone had been laid and a copy of the charter was bricked into the wall. Production of steel blooms, wire rod and profiles began in December 1868. 1st August 1872 saw the company changed to a joint-stock company named “Eisen-Industrie zu Menden und Schwerte AG”. The company management moved from Menden to Schwerte in 1874, only after the Schwerte site had developed to become the main production site of the company. The closure of the Menden works as a result of the previously mentioned logistics issues followed in 1885. A wire drawing mill was built in Schwerte in 1885 followed by a wire nail production plant in 1888 and a Siemens-Martin steel mill in 1890, all of which were in operation until 1926. At that time the management decided to concentrate on hot rolled and cold drawn special profiles as a result of changing market conditions. Thus the present-day company “Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH” has been a supplier of special steel sections for more than 90 years.

Six apprentices were hired at Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH at 01.08.2018: two Industrial Management Assistants, two Milling Machine Operators, one Toolmaker and one Electronics Engineer specialized in automation.
In August 2019 our company will again hire further apprentices.

This time for the following skilled occupations:

-Industrial Management Assistant
-Industrial Mechanic, specialized in production technology
-Industrial Mechanic, specialized in maintenance
-Toolmaker
-Electronics Engineer, specialized in automation
-Machine and Equipment Operator

On 13.09.2018 the 3rd conference of the Workgroup Manufacturing and Shipbuilding of the VSM took place at Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH. To begin with the VSM and shipyard representatives (Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG, Lürssen-Kröger Werft GmbH & Co. KG, Nobiskrug GmbH, Pella Sietas GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH) were shown the Schwerte production facilities for Hot Rolling, Cold Drawing and Hot Extruding Special Profiles. Subsequently, a discussion with the HSP project team was held. The main theme was the potential to optimize products using special profiles and the importance of common development.