Albstadt: On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Groz-Beckert officially bid farewell to 29 apprentices and students as they completed their training programs. Three young people completed their apprenticeships with honors.

Mike Kugler, Training Team Leader at Groz-Beckert, welcomed the guests and opened the graduation ceremony. Kathrin Pross, a member of Groz-Beckert’s management team, then officially released the graduates from their training programs.

A total of 26 young people completed their apprenticeships as industrial mechanics, metalworking specialists, mechatronics technicians, and IT specialists, while three completed their combined study program in technical computer science.

Groz-Beckert offered three apprentices permanent employment contracts in recognition of their work on the Youth and Apprentice Representative Committee. Due to the economic situation, 20 graduates will be hired on one-year fixed-term contracts. For three others, the scholarship as part of their combined study program at Groz-Beckert is set to begin, and three graduates have left the company.

Following the official ceremony, the training department gathered with the graduates and guests at the Bistro im Hof.

About Groz-Beckert
Groz-Beckert is supplier of industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine tools, as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics. Its products and services support the fields of knitting, weaving, nonwovens, tufting, sewing and spinning.
Groz-Beckert is part of the Groz-Beckert Group, which specializes in the development, manufacture and distribution of process-critical textile precision tools, industrial cutting solutions, textile reinforcements for the construction industry and composites.
The group consists of the companies Groz-Beckert, TKM and solidian and generated sales of 799 million euros in 2025 with around 8,800 employees worldwide. The company is active in more than 150 countries with agencies, production and sales subsidiaries.