Förch is one of the leading German providers of products for trade and industry. The current company headquarters in Neuenstadt am Kocher (Baden-Württemberg, Germany), is not far from the birthplace of the direct sales company. Like many well-known businesses that were started in a garage, founder Theo Förch started out in his parents’ barn in 1963. Today it has more than 100,000 workshop, installation and fastening articles in its product range – and yet Förch has remained a 100% family-run business in which a human touch and personal contact continues to play an important role.

Of the company’s 3,500 employees, 2,000 work in field service, providingprofessional advice and serving more than 300,000 cus ...