Dear members,
dear business partners,
dear friends,

This year is entering the final spurt. The turn of the year is approaching and things are getting a little quieter.
Time to recharge your batteries, look back a little and slowly focus on new things.

In our first episode of this series, Dr.-Ing. Gerrit Schlömer from KODA Stanz- und Biegetechnik GmbH and Felix lütke Zutelgte from BSW-Anlagenbau GmbH reported on how their companies were able to establish a successful business relationship via our network.
This episode focuses on our member companies BURG and SIBA. The customer in this case is SIBA GmbH and the supplier is BURG Lüling GmbH & Co KG.

A maturity model was developed for technical documentation in order to comprehensively assess the current status of this area in member companies. After the kick-off at the end of August 2025, our working group met again on November 26, 2025 in our port area to discuss the results.

We look back on around three years of sustainable development in our purchasing pool and in our network. Three years after our project “Sustainable supplier management in accordance with the DNK standard – a purchasing pool on the way to a sustainability report”, we asked about the successes and results that our partners have achieved in the meantime.

Our new member company, headquartered in Hamm, is a reliable partner for industry when it comes to the planning, manufacture and assembly of complex industrial systems. Hoffmeier offers a comprehensive service for maintenance work, revisions, conversions and dismantling and could also support other member companies in these areas.

On November 6, 2025, our 19th General Meeting took place at MURTFELDT GmbH & Co. KG in Dortmund – one of the annual highlights in our network calendar. Around 60 managers from our member companies took the opportunity to meet in person, review the year 2025 and set the course for the coming year.