Festo is a German multinational industrial control and automation company based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo produces and sells pneumatic and electrical control and drive technology for factory or process automation. Festo Didactic also offers industrial education and consultancy services and is one of the sponsors and partners of the WorldSkills Mechatronics Competitions. Sales subsidiaries, distribution centers and factories are located in 61 countries worldwide. The company was named after its founders Albert Fezer and Gottlieb Stoll.
Each and every day at Festo, we pursue the goal of making tomorrow’s working world more productive, simpler and more sustainable. That’s why we develop solutions for automation and technical education that prepare people, companies and organisations for the digital future in production, and for new technologies.
As an international, family-owned company, we know how important it is to maintain one’s roots. And that’s why we don’t just work with representatives around the globe – we also have our own on-site companies with their own local identities. This helps to create our global network of over 21,000 experts who contribute their expertise every single day. They make us a driver and shaper within our industry sector and help to keep the world moving.
Basis of how we treat each other
Our values were developed from the company. All employees worldwide were involved in this. They provide guidance for organising our company. We at Festo want to recognise ourselves everywhere by the values practised. They are the foundation on which we want to develop further in a fast and global world.
We are ambitious.
As a proudly independent family-owned company, we shape our own destiny and are relentless in our pursuit of success. We have high expectations of ourselves and others and harness the passion and experience of our people to deliver top class performance.
We are determined.
As a driver and shaper of our market, we meet challenges with courage and determination. We make clear decisions and implement them thoroughly. When we make mistakes, we find out why and learn for the future.
We are visionary.
We are determined to develop intelligent and intuitive solutions. For this reason we look beyond our own horizons to learn the current and future challenges of our customers and markets and the actions of our competitors. Our structured cooperation over all disciplines leads to strengths and knowledge in invention and innovation.
We value each other.
