It is particularly striking how closely tool and mould making is linked to the automotive industry - with all the advantages and disadvantages this entails. 95 per cent of all companies participating in the survey stated that they supply moulds to car manufacturers. They are followed in second place by the electronics industry (64 per cent) and in equal third place by energy technology and the furniture industry (41 per cent each).
The predominantly small and medium-sized companies - 36 per cent of the companies surveyed have fewer than 25 employees, almost two-thirds fewer than 75 - seem to be surprisingly advanced in terms of formulating a mission statement and a strategy. In 95 per cent of the companies, a strategy was developed together with managers and in 82 per cent it is questioned and readjusted at least every two years. The tool and mould makers do not close their eyes to the future either: a vision for the next five or ten years has been defined in 86 per cent of the companies.
The predominantly small and medium-sized companies - 36 per cent of the companies surveyed have fewer than 25 employees, almost two-thirds fewer than 75 - seem to be surprisingly advanced in terms of formulating a mission statement and a strategy. In 95 per cent of the companies, a strategy was developed together with managers and in 82 per cent it is questioned and readjusted at least every two years. The tool and mould makers do not close their eyes to the future either: a vision for the next five or ten years has been defined in 86 per cent of the companies.
