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[email protected] Media information Internet www.MENNEKES.de Media information Steinmeier visits Mennekes in Kirchhundem Kirchhundem. On 31 October, company Mennekes welcomed Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Kirchhundem. The chairman of the SPD's parliamentary group in the Bundestag had accepted Walter Mennekes’ invitation to visit them. The two have known each other for many years, having joined trips as delegates of the former black-red coalition government, together with representatives of the German industry. Following the welcome greeting and a detailed plant tour through the modern production facilities, Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressed the staff of Mennekes. He was impressed by the Sauerland company’s innovative strength in both its core business of industrial plugs and sockets and its charging solutions in the area of electric mobility. Steinmeier highlighted the importance of medium-sized enterprises as the driving force of Germany’s economy. He pointed out that family-owned businesses in particular define sustainably the German industry by thinking and acting in a long-term based fashion. He than met with Mennekes’ entire works council and management team to discuss the current challenges faced by family-owned businesses, including how to deal with the dwindling numbers of skilled workers. Walter Mennekes believes that the visit was worth it: “It is important that politicians know what kind of issues are affecting medium-sized, family-owned enterprises and what we expect from politics.