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redi-Control plans growth in Böblingen
New jobs / Vacancies for 30 automobile mechanics

Böblingen, 3 August 2005. The redi-Group continues to expand. The service provider, which specialises in quality assurance and quality management in the automotive industry, is expanding its branch in Böblingen and currently seeking 30 qualified automobile mechanics to start immediately in the Stuttgart, Böblingen and Sindelfingen areas. “Older candidates are naturally in with a good chance here because experience and a service orientation are what matter most to us,” explains Manfred Hecht, commercial manager of redi-Control. Some 300 people are at present employed by redi-Control in and around Böblingen.

“Our order books are gratifyingly full and the steady growth of our company is creating new jobs,” as Dieter Reitmeyer, founder and managing director of the redi-Group, explains. The company’s success is reflected in its turnover development. In the last financial year, 2004 (March 2004 to March 2005), the company generated turnover of some 118 million euros with a worldwide workforce of 1,240 (695 employees in Germany). This represents year-on-year growth of 12 per cent.

One of the companies belonging to the redi-Group is redi-Control Deutschland Süd-West GmbH, a full-service provider for the automobile industry. The redi-Group has branches all over Germany as well as in Austria, Belgium and the United States. The approximately 2,500 redi-Group customers include leading automobile makers such as BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Karmann, Porsche, VW / Audi and also reputable suppliers of components to the automotive industry.

The redi-Group is made up of three divisions: redi-Time, redi-Control and redi-Engineering. redi-Time provides both commercial and industrial staff on a temporary basis to help cope with output peaks. The skilled workers and technicians of redi-Control take care of testing, sorting and reworking of parts for quality assurance, as well as 3-D measurement and first sample testing according to the IMDS standard; redi-Engineering specialises in quality management and provides expert project engineers for supplier development, coaching, process and system audits as well as the outsourcing of complete business processes.