OBO honoured as a world market leader in South Westphalia!

We are very pleased to haven been honoured by SIHK (South Westphalia Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Hagen as a world market leader in South Westphalia. We received this honour for our cable support systems with the screwless Magic plug connection as well as our underfloor systems for industrial applications. To receive our certificate, we welcomed Frank Herrmann, SIHK Iserlohn Office Manager, and Julian Pflichtenhöfer, Head of the Innovation, Sustainability and Climate Protection Team, to our campus at the Menden location. The two SIKH representatives were able to see our innovative Magic plug system for themselves.

Background: South Westphalia – the home of world market leaders

South Westphalia is an industrial region characterised above all by its SMEs. Generations of family businesses have left their mark here, writing success stories – and OBO is one of them. Arnsberg and Siegen Chambers of Commerce and Industry and SIHK Hagen have made it their business to identify and honour world market leaders among them. But what makes a company a world market leader? The Chambers of Commerce and Industry based their decision on a total of 10 characteristics drawing on Dr. Jan-Philipp Büchler’s segment “The key to world market success”. These characteristics include a high level of vertical integration, top performance in terms of both product quality and service, global sales and marketing expertise and customer focus. “SME world market leaders are a shining example of entrepreneurial success across the globe and are synonymous with technologically-driven growth companies. They stand for commitment and perseverance in the creation of cutting-edge technological innovations.”

In total there are 165 world market leaders throughout South Westphalia, making the region one of Germany’s leading industrial hubs with its world-class technologies and top performance. We at OBO look forward to continuing to play our part.