Universum Verlag

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Universum Verlag GmbH

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legal form GmbH
founding 1930
Seat Wiesbaden , Germany
management Hans-Joachim Kiefer, Gernot Leinert (Managing Director)
Number of employees 44
sales approx. 8.5 million euros (2014)
Branch publishing company
Website www.universum.de

Founded in Berlin in 1930 , Universum Verlag has had its headquarters in Wiesbaden since 1952 . The main focus of the publisher's content lies in the area of ​​an expanded concept of prevention. This includes the topics of occupational safety , health protection , inclusion , rehabilitation , demography , organizational development and personnel development .

history

The publishing house was founded in 1930 as Universum Verlagsanstalt GmbH by Wilhelm Ott. After the Second World War, the publishing house moved to Wiesbaden. Initially after 1945 Wilhelm Grau was the publishing director. The company remained in family hands until 1997 Siegfried Pabst , co-partner since 1988, and the Berlin printing company Altmann Druck GmbH took over the publishing house from Wilhelm Otts' heirs.

Range of services and main topics

The publishing house covers this content with a core team of 16 specialist editors with different focus areas. The publishing program ranges from magazines, books and calendars to electronic media, applications and social media. The range of services includes the conception, design and implementation of practice-oriented and target group-specific print, offline and online media. The main topics are u. a. Occupational safety, health protection in the company environment, school education, training and career start, health and care as well as communication and public relations.

The implementation takes place both on the initiative of the publisher and in close cooperation with institutions of the statutory accident insurance as well as ministries, companies, educational institutions and the state industrial safety. “Classic” (agency) services are also provided.

Social media

Universum Verlag has been offering social media services since October 15, 2012. The offer ranges from advice and conception to the implementation and implementation of social media channels.

On October 17, 2012, Universum Verlag signed a partnership agreement with Deutsches Netzwerk Büro e. V. completed. The main task of the association is to support the practical improvement of working conditions in the office. Universum Verlag will oversee the association's social media activities.

health Management

As early as October 2013, the IHK awarded Universum Verlag the IHK [Premium] certificate [Healthy company] as part of the [Healthy Company ] project . In 2014 and most recently in 2015, the publisher was recognized for its special commitment in the field of corporate health management. Universum Verlag creates the framework for healthy work with a varied and varied program and great commitment.

Corporate structure

Pabst Media Beteiligungs GmbH holds 50% and Universum GmbH 50% of the shares in Universum Verlag , which are 100% owned by FDP. Half of the company shares are thus indirectly held by the FDP . Wydawnictwo UNIMEDIA Sp. Z oo Warsaw (Poland) is a subsidiary.

criticism

Because of the government participation of the FDP and orders of € 1.4 million by this same government, the publisher has come under fire for being favored as an FDP company.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ihk-wiesbaden.de: 11/2015 ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 20, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ihk-wiesbaden.de
  2. Answer of the Hessian Ministry of the Interior of March 26, 2007 to a small inquiry, Landtag printed matter No. 16/6803 (PDF; 74 kB)
  3. ^ Nico Fried: FDP companies benefit from government contracts . Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 11, 2013, accessed on July 18, 2016.