We build relationships and trust by communicating openly and transparently. We’re good listeners and easy to talk to, so we understand how we can help each other and our partners.

Our teamworking skills extend into and beyond the company, and are admired by many. We’re interested in people, in how they live, and in solutions that can help them.

We research, develop, and find new and better solutions for our customers every day. We react flexibly to market needs and customer demands, and address the technical implementation in their regions.

Quality and customer benefit are at the focus of our efforts. They are based in the local Stern-Technology Centers in many countries around the world.

In many product categories we are the market leader or among the world’s leading suppliers. To ensure that we maintain this position, we need good, satisfied customers we can grow with.

We use our competitive advantage as a family-owned company for successful personnel work, where the focus is on employees and their development. The freedom to make decisions encourages responsibility and individual success models.

We talk to our partners as equals. We are accepting towards our colleagues and communicate with openness, understanding and courtesy. We include others in our communication. This creates trust internally and externally, and builds friendships.

We act respectfully on international markets. We respect and appreciate cultural differences. Because we treat others as partners, with fairness and trustworthiness, we enjoy long-lasting relationships.

We enthusiastically search for new solutions and take new directions. We enjoy looking beyond the ordinary. Because we know that every innovation requires ideas, courage and thinking differently.

We have the freedom to do that in the Group. We promote taking initiative, trying new things, and the freedom to fail during the process of turning unusual ideas into successes. That’s what makes curiosity so interesting and rewarding.