Sales increase by 7.8 percent to EUR 6.4 billionOperating result increases by 21.8 percent to EUR 335 millionNumber of employees grows to 73,172Künzelsau.The Würth Group, global market leader for trading in assembly and fastening materials, generated sales of EUR 6,391 million in the first half of 2017, which corresponds to an increase of 7.8 percent on last year. In local currency terms, this translates into growth of 7.1 percent. The development in Southern and Eastern Europe is especially pleasing. The German group reports 5.2 percent growth. (…)
