OUR PRINCIPLES

Quality is our top priority alongside service. Zapp stands for reproducible quality, outstanding products, efficient processes and the best results. The success of our company is based on the fact that we live common values and have goals. We are a family company with a history of more than 300 years around steel.

»On the basis of tradition, to pursue the new«, wrote Engelbert Zapp Sr. in 1730. This enjoyment of new developments has become an essential part of the company`s philosophy. Today the company has around 1,300 employees worldwide, with production sites in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Numerous service centers and a close sales network round off this service in all important sales markets.

OUR STRATEGY

OUR STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUCCESS

The Zapp Group has had a decisive influence on progress in the steel industry for the past 300 years. To this day, our continuous innovative power provides us with a leading technological position in the area of high-precision cold forming and high-performance materials. Our goal is to position Zapp as a solutions based organization so every customer achieves a lasting competitive advantage.

This statement contains the values we believe in as a Company, the values that are important to us, and the way we conduct ourselves, both internally and externally, in order to achieve our goals. It contains statements of the cornerstones of our success:

Strategy
Organization
Employees
Corporate culture

To us, this statement is an obligation and an incentive for a value-adding and respectful partnership with our customers, suppliers and employees, and toward our social and corporate environment.

STRATEGY: ORIENTATION

To us, progress means constantly improving the way in which we fulfill the needs and interests of our customers, employees, owners and suppliers. Our corporate strategy is oriented around this. By concentrating on our core business, we secure long-term success as innovators and as a Company.

Our core business is precision cold forming and high-performance materials
Our progress-oriented corporate strategy lends our activities a clear focus
Innovations are the guarantors of our success
Economic efficiency secures our independence and the preservation of the Company

ORGANIZATION: IMPLEMENTATION

The market itself is the standard of measure on which our organization is based. The highest standards of quality and precision make us a considerable competitive advantage for our customers. Our value-oriented processes are uncompromisingly geared to this goal. Close collaboration in a spirit of trust with our long-time partners, coupled with interdisciplinary teamwork throughout the entire Company, ensure high-quality and economically efficient results.

Our process-oriented organization combines our industry, consulting and implementation competence
We are proud of the high quality and precision of our products and services
For our customers, we want to provide a lasting competitive advantage
Longstanding teamwork in a spirit of trust links us with our partners
With us, teamwork and a cross-functional effort help shorten the information and decision-making cycles
Within the scope of our operating procedures, we attach the utmost value to workplace safety and pay attention to our
employees` health

EMPLOYEES: HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

The employees in our Company shape our progress and ensure our success. We offer a framework in which individuals can contribute their capabilities and potential while systematically working to develop further. For qualified employees, we offer interesting prospects within the Zapp Group.

Our employees` qualifications and dedication are the most important drivers behind our success

CORPORATE CULTURE: TRUST

We visibly practice the values for which we stand. We create a climate of incentives and mutual trust. As a socially responsible Company, we contribute toward improving our economic and social surroundings while preserving the natural environment.

Our corporate culture creates trust and provides incentives
Our actions as a Company and employer are responsible

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