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Interview (EN-FR-DE) with Frédéric Springmann, CEO at Springmann

mars 2021

How have you reacted to the new period, marked by the pandemic, that has started in 2020 ?
We have tried to optimise our way of working to compensate for the reduced capacity we have faced, both at home and at our customers’ sites. While we wait for better times, we continue to arch one’s back.

Which innovation(s) or product(s) have you developed in 2020 and would like to highlight ?
We are looking for, and in part have already found, products that are complementary to our current sales programme and that meet the needs of our customers.

Could you share your personal “motto”, which accompanies you in this particular moment and reflects your entrepreneurial philosophy ?
Brave the storm and stay the course !

Example of a new partnership : ESPI, workshop testing and measuring machine

Comment avez-vous réagi à la période inédite, marquée par la pandémie, qui s’est ouverte cette année ?
Nous avons tenté d’optimiser notre façon de travailler pour compenser la capacité réduite à laquelle nous avons été confrontés, tant chez nous que chez nos clients. En attendant des temps meilleurs, nous continuons de « faire le gros dos ».

Quelle(s) innovation(s) ou produit(s) avez-vous développé en 2020 et souhaitez mettre en avant ?
Nous cherchons et avons en partie déjà trouvé des produits complémentaires à notre programme de vente actuel et qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients.

Pourriez-vous partager votre « devise » personnelle, qui vous accompagne dans ce moment particulier et reflète votre philosophie entrepreneuriale ?
Braver la tempête et ne pas lâcher le cap !

Wie war Ihre Reaktion auf die noch nie dagewesene Situation, die Anfang dieses Jahres durch die Pandemie ausgelöst wurde ?
Wir haben uns bemüht, unsere Arbeitsweise zu optimieren, um die reduzierte Arbeitskapazität bei uns und den Kunden zu kompensieren. Wir haben beschlossen, den Kopf einzuziehen und auf bessere Zeiten zu warten.

Welche Innovation(en) bzw. Produkt(e), die Sie im Jahr 2020 entwickelt haben, möchten Sie besonders zur Geltung bringen ?
Wir sind auf der Suche nach Produkten, um unser aktuelles Verkaufsprogramm zu ergänzen und den Bedürfnissen unserer Kunden zu entsprechen ; einige Produkte haben wir bereits gefunden.

Könnten Sie uns Ihre persönliche „Devise“ verraten, die Ihnen bei der Bewältigung dieser Krise hilft und Ihre unternehmerische Philosophie widerspiegelt ?
Dem Sturm trotzen und Kurs halten !

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