Central Association of German Crafts
In the Central Association of German Crafts V. (ZDH), the 53 chambers of skilled crafts , 52 professional associations of the skilled crafts at federal level as well as other economic and other institutions of the craft in Germany are united.
facts and figures
The approximately one million German craft businesses employ more than 5.5 million people; around 368,000 apprentices receive qualified training there. This means that 12.5 percent of all employed persons and 27.4 percent of all trainees in Germany are active in the craft. In 2018, sales in the craft sector reached around 612 billion euros (excluding VAT ).
history
The ZDH emerged from the Central Working Group of Crafts in the United Economic Area (ZAG) based in Frankfurt am Main . At a meeting in Boppard on November 30, 1949, the ZAG's Crafts Council decided to found the “Central Association of German Crafts”. This took his seat in Bonn , where he was initially accommodated in the house of the district craftsmen's association in Bonn. In 1953 the association settled in a new business building, the House of German Crafts (including the Villa Koblenzer Strasse 131 ), which it had built with its own resources . In 1966 he moved to a new "House of German Crafts" within Bonn.
Executive Presidium
The executive committee of the ZDH consists of the president, two deputies (vice presidents) and two other members. The members of the presidium must independently run a craft business, their election is made by the general assembly.
- ZDH President Hans Peter Wollseifer (President of the Chamber of Crafts in Cologne )
- ZDH / DHKT Vice President Thomas Zimmer (President of the Chamber of Crafts for Upper Franconia )
- ZDH / UDH Vice President Marcus Nachbauer (Federal Guild Master and President of the Federal Scaffolding Association)
- Member of the Chamber of Commerce Jörg Dittrich (President of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts )
- Member of the professional associations Wilhelm Hülsdonk (Federal Guild Master of the Central Association of the Motor Vehicle Trade )
Since January 1st 2010 Holger Schwannecke has been Secretary General of the association.
Members
- German Chamber of Crafts (DHKT) (with its 53 Chambers of Crafts)
- Entrepreneurs' Association of German Crafts (UDH) (with its 49 central specialist associations)
- further economic and other facilities of the craft
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ZDH: Organizational Plan of the Crafts 2019. Supplement to the annual report of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH). Ed .: ZDH. Berlin May 2019, p. 14th ff .
- ↑ handelsblatt.com, August 8, 2016: Handwerkspräsident Wollseifer on refugees: “It takes patience” , accessed on March 28, 2019.
- ^ Valentin Chesi: Structure and functions of the craft organization in Germany since 1933 , Duncker & Humblot, p. 178.
- ^ Website of the Federal Scaffolding Association. Accessed January 2, 2020 .
- ^ Website of the Central Association of German Crafts. Accessed January 2, 2020 .