Engagement
Since its founding, Werhahn has not only focused on success and expanding business activities but also on social engagement, which is an important part of the company’s identity.
Werhahn Foundation
Creating prospects for life
The Werhahn Foundation is an initiative of the shareholders of Wilh. Werhahn KG. Its goals are derived from the close connection between family and company. It primarily initiates and supports projects and initiatives at Werhahn Group locations that promote disadvantaged children, adolescents, and young adults or are dedicated to the development and growth of young people. Personal engagement within the framework of the foundation by both Werhahn shareholders and employees is explicitly welcomed.
SOCIAL DAY
Social Day 2024
It was pouring rain on September 4th when Werhahn KG’s Social Day took place for the fifth time at Raphaelshaus in Dormagen. Twenty colleagues and board members donned their rain gear and showed up in the morning, ready to give their all for a full day. The communal task this time: building obstacles and hurdles on a roughly 1,000-meter course, which was to be the highlight of the facility’s summer festival as a mud run. Mud was indeed the theme of the day. No one was afraid to get dirty, everyone pitched in, and despite the lousy weather, the mood was excellent. Experiencing each other from a completely different side brings people together, and this also benefits the teams in everyday office life. This effect is especially valuable for new employees who are participating for the first time.
As in previous years, Werhahn supported the important work of Raphaelshaus not only with muscle power but also with a monetary donation. At the center for child and youth welfare, around 200 educational professionals care for over 250 children and adolescents in 23 groups. All of them come from extremely difficult family backgrounds and are cared for on an outpatient, semi-residential, or residential basis.
INTEGRATION PROJECT
Kompass D
At the end of 2015, at the height of the so-called refugee crisis – and thus almost 10 years ago – Werhahn, together with other companies in Neuss, took the initiative and founded Kompass D. The migration project aims to provide “new Neuss residents” with a life perspective that allows them to lead a self-determined life – through integration into their new homeland, especially through their own employment. As an interim conclusion, it can be noted that by July 2025, at least 550 new Neuss residents will be further qualified, making a self-determined life more likely. The learning year 2025/2026 will also bring further successes, as over 200 young people will be included in the initiative.