Whether in the British Library, the Elbphilharmonie, or pigsties - the Wagner Group's systems protect against fires worldwide. The company, based in Langenhagen, develops and installs fire protection systems for industry, commerce, and the cultural sector, among others.
During a visit to the headquarters, Rainer Fredermann, spokesman for fire and disaster protection for the CDU parliamentary group, found out about the company's situation.
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The Wagner Group has seven branches in Germany and twelve other locations worldwide. A total of 640 employees work worldwide in the family business, which was founded in 1976. There are currently 326 in Germany, 260 of them at the Langenhagen location.
With customers all over the world and more than 700 patents, the Wagner Group is the number two in the world when it comes to fire protection, according to owner and managing director Torsten Wagner.
Fire protection in museums and at the airport
Wagner fire protection systems have also been installed in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow
The company places particular emphasis on securing data centers and IT systems. "The data center of the Lower Saxony state parliament is also protected by our system," says Torsten Wagner.
Wagner fire protection systems have also been installed in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the National Museum in Oslo, and the airports in Frankfurt and Berlin. Customers include companies such as Bosch, Volkswagen, Siemens, Honeywell and Johnson Controls.
Production chains should be maintained.
In addition to protecting human and animal life, the Wagner Group places a high priority on process protection. "The damage caused by a business interruption is on average ten times higher than the actual fire damage," explains Wagner.
The fire protection systems, which detect and fight fires in the early stages, help to maintain logistics and production chains - so that a company can remain operational.
50 vacancies in Germany
There have been no declines during the pandemic, he says in an interview with Fredermann
Owner Torsten Wagner cannot complain about a lack of orders. There have been no declines during the pandemic, he says in an interview with Fredermann. But finding qualified employees is becoming increasingly difficult.
"We currently have around 50 vacancies across Germany," says managing director Steffen Springer. The company is placing great hope in its trainees - seven young people alone are currently being trained at the Langenhagen site. "They have a 100 percent guarantee of being hired after completing their training," emphasizes Springer.
Employees prefer short commutes
Managing Director Wagner says it is sometimes difficult to compete with other companies for skilled workers. "Our disadvantages are the location and the poor public transport connections," he complains.
Employees from Hanover, Garbsen, and Lake Steinhude have little choice but to drive to work and back home - if they don't want to accept long travel times. His wish for politicians: "There should be cross-connections between individual towns."
