News

21.05.2025

Ground-breaking ceremony for the extension to the company kindergarten

Schmidt + Clemens invests 1.1 million euros in a family-friendly future

16.05.2025

Annual result for 2024

Schmidt + Clemens achieves strong annual result for 2024. Sales growth of 33 percent in a challenging environment.

11.05.2025

Schmidt + Clemens is "Innovation Champion"

Highest innovative strength - award from WELT and ServiceValue. The Schmidt + Clemens Group (S+C) has been awarded the title of "Highest Innovative Strength".

27.01.2025

S+C and aiconver GmbH Drive Innovation in Enterprise Search

The Schmidt + Clemens Group (S+C) and AI specialist aiconver GmbH are launching a new partnership.

10.01.2025

"Most Wanted Start 2025" – S+C Honored Once Again

Schmidt + Clemens Among Germany’s Most Popular Training Companies
"Most Wanted Start 2025" – Stainless Steel Specialist from Lindlar Honored Once Again

18.12.2024

Donation marathon 2024

Jan Schmidt-Krayer from Schmidt + Clemens sets off on a donation marathon

04.12.2024

Double Recognition for Schmidt + Clemens:

Family Friendliness and Highest Trust 2024

05.09.2024

VfL presents new exclusive partner

Schmidt + Clemens Group returns to the Gummersbach jersey!

05.09.2024

Family business for generations

Schmidt + Clemens celebrates its long-serving employees celebrating 25 and 40 years of service.

26.06.2024

Green Steel World in Essen

Schmidt + Clemens: Focus on sustainability. For the first time, the Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist is taking part in the "Green Steel World" trade fair and conference in Essen.

25.06.2024

European Championships at Schmidt + Clemens

Family business celebrates 145th anniversary

22.06.2024

Schmidt + Clemens donates for new building

25,000.00 euros for the German Red Cross

15.05.2024

Career orientation on site

Schmidt + Clemens presents metal and electrical industry info truck.

15.03.2024

Schmidt + Clemens awarded for highest innovative strength

With this award, Schmidt + Clemens once again underlines its leading role in the industry and its commitment to continuous innovation and outstanding quality.

21.12.2023

Award for industry winner Schmidt + Clemens

The long-established Lindlar-based company Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) has now been recognized by the F-A.Z. Institute in the stainless steel production and processing category.

12.12.2023

Commitment to oberberg's food bank

Ten trainees from Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) helped out at the Oberberg food bank in Gummersbach today together with trainer Lars Katzmarek.

06.12.2023

Familienunternehmen engagiert sich in der Region

In diesem Jahr setzt der geschäftsführende Gesellschafter von Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), Jan Schmidt-Krayer, den schon zur Tradition gewordenen Spendenmarathon weiter fort.

05.12.2023

International Volunteer Day

On International Volunteer Day today, six apprentices from Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) are actively helping out at the food pantry in Frielingsdorf.

01.12.2023

S+C Group implements whistleblower protection law

The German Whistleblower Protection Act came into force on July 2, 2023 and transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (Whistleblower Directive) into national law.

07.09.2023

Hammer mill in Bickenbach brings back memories

More than 190 invited guests accepted the invitation to this year's retiree and jubilarian celebration at the old hammer mill in the village of Bickenbach.

06.09.2023

Employer of the future: Digital, innovative, modern

Schmidt + Clemens, received the "Employer of the Future" award today as part of the DUP Entrepreneur Day at the Colosseum Theater in Essen.

19.07.2023

Handball meets career at Schmidt + Clemens

Just in time for the season opener of the professional handball players of VfL Gummersbach, S+C launches its new employer branding campaign.

03.07.2023

Trainees support Lebensfarben association

Schmidt + Clemens takes over sponsorship for one year.

23.06.2023

TOP 100 award: Ranga Yogeshwar pays tribute to Schmidt + Clemens

Congratulations at the German SME Summit: Ranga Yogeshwar congratulates Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG from Lindlar on being awarded the TOP 100 seal.

21.06.2023

Schmidt + Clemens remains a loyal partner of VfL Gummersbach in the future

VfL Gummersbach can continue to rely on the support of its long-standing partner Schmidt + Clemens beyond the current season.

20.06.2023

Lindlar awards pupil prize

The municipality of Lindlar has been honouring special achievements since 2012. The 2023 award winners.

23.05.2023

S+C trains Germany's best cutting machine operator

Samuel Köster from Gummersbach was honored as the best cutting machine operator on May 15 as part of the German Chamber of Commerce (DIHK) ceremony in Berlin.

07.02.2023

Donation for earthquake victims

On the night of February 6, a terrible earthquake hit Turkey and areas of Syria. The number of casualties and injured is rising every hour.

06.02.2023

Schmidt + Clemens once again among the TOP 100 companies

For the third time, the Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens convinced the jury in the TOP 100 competition, the only innovation competition in Germany that honors a company's innovation management and innovation success.

09.09.2022

Schmidt + Clemens donates for flood victims in Pakistan

Today at the Malteser Kommende in Engelskirchen, the managing partner of Schmidt + Clemens, Jan Schmidt-Krayer, presented a donation check for € 15,000.00 for the flood victims in Pakistan to the Secretary General of Malteser International, Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff.

18.02.2022

"Schmidt + Clemens - Stainless steel since 1879". Exhibition opened

Gummersbach, 17.02.2022. In 1975, 32 representatives of Oberberg entrepreneurs founded the association "Werksarztzentrum Oberberg". Among them was Christoph Schmidt-Krayer, who at the time was steering the fortunes of the Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens. Today, Christoph Schmidt-Krayer returned to the Werksarztzentrum together with his son Jan. "I am quite excited about what has become of the association that was founded almost 50 years ago," reports Christoph Schmidt-Krayer, looking with pride at his son, who is now the chairman of the board of Werksarztzentrum Oberberg e.V.

16.12.2021

2nd S+C Donation Marathon

As in the previous year, Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) again supported several organizations in the region in 2021 and expressed its close ties with the Oberberg region. On December 15, the managing partner of S+C, Jan Schmidt-Krayer, presented donations to the following organizations:

09.11.2021

Trainees organise volunteer day

It was early in the morning when twelve trainees from Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) set off for the Oberbergische Tafel in Gummersbach together with their Training Manager, Uwe Leimbach.

05.11.2021

Germany's most attractive employer

Lindlar, 04.11.2021. Increasing one's attractiveness as an employer is more important than ever for German companies today. 3,953 companies were examined by the Cologne-based rating and ranking agency ServiceValue in cooperation with the daily newspaper "Die Welt" as part of the study "Germany's Best Employers 2021". The survey focused on the image of the companies as seen by the population.

25.10.2021

Back among the best trainers in 2021

Once again Capital, the magazine for business and society, has honored Germany's best trainers in its 11/2021 issue. The Lindlar-based family business, Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), again achieved four out of five possible stars this year.

06.08.2021

Information for our customers

Unfortunately, our S+C Headquarters in Kaiserau was affected by these severe weather events. We are working hard to try to help our employees get back on their feet and ensure their health and safety as it is our top priority.

15.07.2021

Leppe overflows its banks

The heavy rainfall of the past hours also had consequences for the Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C). Already in the early evening, the first cellars on the factory premises in Kaiserau were filled with water.

09.07.2021

Schmidt + Clemens continues to invest in training

The Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S + C) has invested over € 90,000 in the in-house academy to further expand the range of apprenticeship courses in the fields of electronics and automation.

22.04.2021

Schmidt + Clemens presents annual financial statements

The Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) closed the last business year with a clearly positive result.

30.03.2021

Best training company in the industry 2021

The Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) has been awarded the title of Best Training Company and impressed as the industry's best training company in the category of stainless steel production and processing. The study "Germany's Best Training Companies" was conducted by the Institute for Management and Economic Research on behalf of Deutschland Test and the business magazine Focus-Money.

01.12.2020

S+C donation marathon: €15,000.00 for good causes

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Christmas party for the workforce of Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), the stainless steel specialist based in Lindlar, Germany, has regrettably had to be canceled. On the other hand, S+C has taken this as an opportunity to launch an alternative good cause: the S+C donation marathon.

15.10.2020

CAPITAL Vocational Training Study 2020

Schmidt + Clemens one of Germany’s best training providers.

08.10.2020

Works accident at Schmidt + Clemens - Deflagration event in the molded casting shop

At about 6:30 this morning, a works accident occurred in the molded casting shop at our Kaiserau site.

29.07.2020

Schmidt + Clemens cited for its commitment in the coronavirus crisis

“Crisis Heroes” initiative. Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) has been named among the “Crisis Heroes” (“Helden in der Krise”) for its outstanding commitment in the coronavirus crisis.

22.06.2020

2020 Study: Innovation for Germany - S+C tops the innovation rankings

For the third time in a row, Schmidt + Clemens, the stainless steel specialist headquartered in Lindlar, Germany, has been named as the recipient of the ‘Innovation Prize 2020’, a distinction awarded annually by Deutschland Test in collaboration with Focus Money.

19.06.2020

Schmidt + Clemens wins top innovator award

With a particular ability to innovate and above-average success rates for innovations Schmidt + Clemens has been awarded as top innovator. Schmidt + Clemens will officially be able to call itself a TOP 100 company and this for the second time!

26.03.2020

Information for our customers

Effects of the pandemic on the Schmidt + Clemens Group SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19

19.02.2020

Focus Money confirms S+C as Digital Champion 2020

In its February 19, 2020 edition, Focus Money, a German business magazine reports on Germany’s “companies of the future”. For the first time, Lindlar-based stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) is named as a “Digital Champion – Company with a Future”.

19.06.2019

Germany’s most innovative enterprise

In its June 15 issue, the German business magazine Focus reports on Germany’s most innovative enterprises. This is now the second time that the distinction has gone to Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), the stainless steel specialist based in Lindlar, Germany.

14.05.2019

140 years of passion for stainless steel

On May 1st of this year, German stainless steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens (S+C) was able to look back on 140 years of corporate history.

11.06.2018

Schmidt + Clemens achieved rise in sales revenue

S+C has today presented its business figures for the year 2017. Despite the weakness of demand on its international markets, the group of companies managed to record a satisfactory result.

06.06.2018

2018 Innovation Prize for stainless steel specialist

The German business magazine “Focus”, in cooperation with Deutschland Test, has named Schmidt + Clemens as one of the country’s most innovative companies. S+C has earned the accolade in particular on the strength of its innovations, investment and R&D activities.

06.04.2018

Schmidt + Clemens among the best training employers

“We are very proud to be named once more as one of Germany’s best training employers,” says managing partner Jan Schmidt-Krayer. “We have been ranked in third place within our sector.”

04.12.2017

S+C unterstützt die Oberbergische Tafel

Die Oberbergische Tafel e.V. versorgt Bedürftige mit Lebensmitteln und warmen Mahlzeiten. Täglich bereiten die ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeiter der Tafel in Gummersbach Frühstück und warme Mahlzeiten für Bedürftige zu, deren Zahl in den letzten Jahren sprunghaft gestiegen ist!

02.05.2017

Business figures presented

The Schmidt + Clemens Group has today presented its financial statements for the last financial year. The slowness of the recovery in the oil price led to a tangible reluctance to invest on the part of customers in the petrochemicals sector.

10.02.2017

Schmidt + Clemens invests millions in Lindlar

S+C has invested around 8 million euros in the deep-hole boring sector in the last two years, thereby consolidating one of the company's core technologies.

13.01.2017

Schmidt + Clemens expands further abroad

S+C has founded a new service company in the South of Malaysia. In future, the Schmidt + Clemens Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., based in Johor Bahru, will carry out the Corporate Group´s Asian service activities.

Service business manager Mr Peter Düster emphasises: "South Malaysia was particularly appealing for us, as we are very close to our customers' activities in this location."

07.07.2016

Schmidt + Clemens solls Bowers & Jones Ltd.

Schmidt + Clemens separates from British subsidiary

24.06.2016