page_title: Groz-Beckert
section_title: Social commitment
hierarchical_section_title: Groz-Beckert / Social commitment
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Baulichkeiten der Nadelfabrik Groz-Beckert in EbingenEnglish: Groz-Beckert needle factory in Ebingen, Germany
context_page_description: The Groz-Beckert KG is part of the Groz-Beckert Group based in Albstadt-Ebingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Groz-Beckert is the world's leading provider of industrial needles, precision components and fine tools as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textiles. Founded in 1852, the company is still family-owned. On 31 December 2019 the group of companies had more than 9,000 employees, of which 2,287 worked at the headquarters in Albstadt. Groz-Beckert is the largest employer of the Zollernalbkreis. In the business year 2019 the company generated a turnover of 670 mil. Euro.
context_section_description: In September 2013 Groz-Beckert inaugurated its Health and Education Center (GEBIZ) at its headquarters in Albstadt. Besides "Kita und Grundschule Malesfelsen" - a day care center and a private elementary school, the GEBIZ also includes the "Vitalzentrum Malesfelsen", a health center for its employees and the BKK insurance fund members. It provides a prevention and training area with an attached wellness and relaxation room. In addition to that, the vital center includes a public physiotherapeutic office.
  In total, Groz-Beckert invested around 17.5 mil. Euro into this project.
caption: The Groz-Beckert premises in Ebingen, view from Riedhalde, the slope of Malesfelsen
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