100 years

The next generation is a critical topic for every family business. In an interview with UPDATE, three representatives of the…

Continuity and recognizability are strengths of a brand core. And good architecture is a shining business card for a company.…

With the creation of the Centers of Competence in the major subsidiaries USA and China, Phoenix Contact began to take…

China and India have emerged as global players over the recent decades. Phoenix Contact had been doing business in these…

All three of Josef Eisert’s sons followed in their father’s footsteps and joined the family business. Their work not only…

With perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev initiated an epochal change starting in 1986, which initially shook the internal conditions of the then…

There is no other meeting that reveals more about the spirit of Phoenix Contact than the long legendary constructors’ round.…

Without her strong hands and tireless dedication, today’s Phoenix Contact would not exist. Women have been the strong force behind…

He was an inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and visionary – upon the arrival of Josef Eisert, a new era dawned at…

Next to financial independence, vertical integration is one of the cornerstones of Phoenix Contact’s corporate philosophy. Our own screws marked…

Phoenix Contact has settled in the city of carnations twice. From the former emergency solution developed in the last almost…

Some called her Aunty Ulla and snatched a chocolate egg or two during a weekend visit. Others stood to attention…

It was 100 years ago that Hugo Knümann’s company began selling contact wire fittings for streetcars. Since then, this technical…

Hugo Knümann was a colorful personality who lived during dramatic times. He experienced two world wars, the change from an…

In 1923, a small startup in Essen officially began operations. The business revolved around products designed to ensure the electromobility…