Change Language :
Corporate culture - What we stand for
We are all on a first-name basis - and have been since 1990
On my first day at igus, I found the way things were done somewhat unusual. Instead of closed office doors, there are only open spaces, organised with yellow pylons. Everyone can talk to everyone else. We are all on very familiar terms with each other. And the management is right in the middle of it. This ensures fast, easy decision-making channels. I had never experienced anything like it before, but I was immediately taken with it.
Kristiina Arnold
Requirement Engineer Digital
The igus solar system
When large companies emerged with the start of the industrial revolution, their organisation was modelled on the military. Our organisational model is different. In the igus solar system, which we have embraced since the 1990s, the customer is at the centre of our work. Like the sun, they give us light and energy. Light in the form of ideas. Energy in the form of money. The igus teams are organised around the customer, sometimes spontaneously, in order to get new ideas and wishes off the ground quickly. Leadership sees itself as a satellite that picks up and passes on signals from inside and outside the system, from employees, customers, suppliers and politics.
As a company, it is our job to provide our colleagues with the resources and the atmosphere in which they enjoy working. "Away with the boss. Bring on the customer. Everyone is a manager." We are working to ensure that everyone at igus can achieve the best for our customers even without bosses.
igus drivers
The igus drivers show on one page what we need as orientation and tools for our work. In addition to the solar system, the drivers include the guiding star "Perffect" for our customers as well as rules for internal cooperation. Our ultimate goal: the success of our colleagues through the success of our customers!
igus leadership
Our leadership programme is based on the three principles of truth, performance and love, which can be used to build any form of very good organisation - just as any other colour can be mixed from the three primary colours cyan, magenta and yellow. This programme serves as our compass for continuous improvement and is also anchored in our declaration of principles.
Open & flexible - the igus factory
The architecture of our headquarters in Cologne even follows the guiding principle of the customer as the sun at the centre of our activities. From a distance, the sun-yellow pylons can be seen pointing up into the sky that support the factory building. For this reason, there are no walls at all, and it can be flexibly redesigned and extended.
Making a difference together - working at igus
Our innovative strength and rapid realisation of ideas are the basis of our success. And this works best in flat hierarchies. With open communication at all levels in open workplaces. Everyone can speak to everyone and express honest criticism, develop freely and take on responsibility. This encourages fresh ideas and helps us to keep ourselves in constant motion.Our diversity also moves us: at the main entrance to igus Cologne, we have printed our solar system relief with flags from the 80 countries of origin of the colleagues here. We experience every day that diversity makes us better.
