The Foundation for Family Businesses has awarded the Hettich Group for its outstanding business achievements. Worldwide, the Hettich group of companies employs over 6000 members of staff, 3000 of these in Germany. At the moment, 245 young people are completing an apprenticeship or work study programme (dual course of study) at Hettich. We are the largest employer in the Herford district. Family businesses like Hettich are a mainstay of the German economy.

Hettich wants to attract talented and motivated young recruits, foster them and keep them in the company long term. This is why we attach tremendous importance to on the job training. Hettich's training scheme in Kirchlengern/Bünde has now been awarded the "Best Place to Learn" seal of approval from Aubi‐plus GmbH. To determine the quality of training, 194 employer and employees were surveyed at Hettich who are currently involved in apprenticeship training. They were asked to give their opinion on 54 quality criteria.

In 2016, two Hettich apprentices were honoured with the Perpetuum 2016 Energy Efficiency Next Generation Prize. Previously, they had already achieved second place in the Energy Scouts East Westphalia-Lippe 2015 competition with their energy optimisation project. The German business initiative Energieeffizienz e.V. in Berlin awards outstanding, innovative projects and products associated with the subject of energy efficiency. Awarded for the first time, the next generation prize went to Hettich apprentices Henrik Klußmann and Marcel Pavel.

German "Focus" news magazine has once again selected Germany’s best employers. As in 2015, Hettich comes fifth among the major employers in the category "Manufacture and processing of materials and construction materials, metals and paper". The Focus ranking shows: even across all industries, the Hettich Group is among the best employers in Germany.

German news magazine "Focus" awards the "Top Careers Opportunities" test accolade to German employers provide their staff with exemplary support in building up a career. Scoring 98.6 of 100 points (benchmark), the Hettich Group came 3rd in the metal industry segment. Over 2,000 businesses from 59 segments were analysed for the study. It rated employer image, management culture, development opportunities, ingenuity, sustainability and staff loyalty.

In 2015, the North Rhine Westphalia's Building and Construction Ministry and the North Rhine Westphalian Chamber of Architects gave the accolade to buildings of exemplary design in North Rhine Westphalia. The Hettich Group received it for its production facility at Bünde. The building impressed the adjudicating panel with its clarity of structure, being rated as an "exceptionally well designed industrial building". In the production facility, steel and timber were used as materials of relevance to its construction and design. A perfect example of sustainable and future proof industrial construction.

Hettich was awarded the NRW Timber Construction Prize in 2014 for the energy efficient and predominantly timber built facility for producing ArciTech. The building's primary energy requirement is 73 lower than limits set by the German Energy Saving Regulation currently in effect. The timber used comes from controlled, sustainable sources, enabling Hettich to make a valuable contribution to protecting our climate. Because verifiable reafforestation will permanently take some 1,630 tonnes of the greenhouse gas CO2 out of the atmosphere.

And yet another accolade for the production facility at Bünde. The fact that the production building uses an amazing 73 per cent less energy than is demanded by the German Energy Saving Regulation also impressed the German Energy Agency. The award in the "Building Related Projects" category went to Hettich.

It was in 2009 that Hettich was given the European Union's first national "Green Building Award 2009" for the Hettich Forum in Kirchlengern. The jury's criteria: the all embracing and architecturally balanced concept. The significant energy saving. The integration of energy management. And the use of renewable energies.