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1:About Vorwerk.
- 1.1:A Family Company.
- 1.2:Executive Board.
- 1.3:Corporate Structure.
- 1.4:Our Values.
  - 1.4.1:Corporate Principles.
  - 1.4.2:Our Mission.
  - 1.4.3:Our Corporate Responsibility.
  - 1.4.1:Our Environment.
- 1.4.1:Corporate History.
2:Our Direct Sales.
- 2.1:Why we take the direct approach.
- 2.2:Opportunities in direct sales.
3:Our Commitment.
- 3.1:Vorwerk Family Manageress.
- 3.2:Vorwerk Family Fund.
4:Made by Vorwerk.
- 4.4:Vorwerk Engineering.
- 4.1:Research & Development.
- 4.2:Award-winning Products.
- 4.3:Production.
5:Products.
- 5.1:Vorwerk Kobold.
- 5.2:Vorwerk Thermomix .
- 5.3:Vorwerk Feelina.
- 5.4:Vorwerk Carpets.
- 5.5:Jafra Cosmetics.
- 5.6:Lux Asia Pacific.
6:Services.
- 6.1:HECTAS.
- 6.2:akf Group.
- 6.3:Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures.
7.6:Careers.
- 7.6.1:Going global.
  - 7.6.1.1:Globalisation.
  - 7.6.1.2:Leadership responsibility.
  - 7.6.1.3:Work-Life Balance.
- 7.6.2:Working for Vorwerk.
- 7.6.3:Staff development.
  - 7.6.3.1:Vorwerk Academy.
  - 7.6.3.2:Jafra Passport Programme.
- 7.6.4:Activities.
  - 7.6.4.1:Work and Family.
  - 7.6.4.2:Top employer.
- 7.6.5:Employee views.
7:Press.
- 7.1:Press Releases.
  - 7.1.1:Press Archive 2007.
  - 7.1.1:Press Archive 2006.
  - 7.1.2:Press Archive 2005.
  - 7.1.3:Press Archive 2004.
  - 7.1.4:Press Archive 2003.
  - 7.1.5:Press Archive 2001.
  - 7.1.6:Press Archive 2000.
- 7.1:Annual Reports.
- 7.2:Images.
- 7.3:Contact.
1.8:Vorwerk all over the world.

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akf Group

Services / akf Group

Specialist for financial services

The akf bank was founded in 1968 in Wuppertal and has developed into one of the leading specialists for financing mobile assets such as production and construction machinery, vehicle and fleet management, computer, medical and laboratory technology.

The akf Group’s main task is to help customers implement projects by providing creative and sound solutions. The services provided are always geared to the specific needs of the company. The akf Group includes akf bank, akf leasing and akf servicelease.

The akf Group acquired new business totalling € 546 million in 2007. More than 200 employees work for the akf Group in 12 branches and 34 sales offices throughout Germany. The akf Group is headquartered in Wuppertal. Based on the successful German business model, the akf Group has now expanded into Spain.

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