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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.

125years

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Press / Press Releases

Mandemakers Acquires Brugman Netherlands.

The Wuppertal-based family business Vorwerk & Co. is selling its Brugman kitchens division.

The Dutch company of Brugman Kitchens has 29 branches and 380 employees. From 1.1.2001, it becomes the property of Mandemakers. Mandemakers is currently Holland's second largest kitchen chain and after the takeover of Brugman it will be the country's market leader. The Mandemakers group uses a multi-brand strategy and will preserve Brugman as a separate business.
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Read complete press release "Mandemakers Acquires Brugman Netherlands."

Mandemakers Acquires Brugman Netherlands.

Mandemakers Acquires Brugman Netherlands. (December 2000) Read press release

New Perspectives for Brugman Germany (December 2000) Read press release

A New Era Dawns for Direct Sales. (May 2000) Read press release

Vorwerk Increases Sales Abroad (May 2000) Read press release

New Vorwerk Production Facility in Shanghai (March 2000) Read press release