Social commitment

BUTTING takes its responsibility for social and community issues seriously and has donated 135,055 euros to the district of Gifhorn. The donation will be used to finance a sufficient number of German courses throughout the district for the year 2024. In total, around 550 people will be able to learn German in 26 courses.

Under the leadership of the BUTTING Academy, we have been supporting kindergartens in the district of Gifhorn for many years in a unique cooperation project: the Berlin-based "Kinder forschen" foundation, which began its work in 2006. Its aim is to promote early childhood education in the fields of science and technology throughout Germany and to awaken the curiosity of three to six-year-olds for natural phenomena. In this way, every child can playfully discover their inclinations, interests and talents in science.

With the BUTTING study support programme, we help young people tomeet the increased demands of industry in order to realise their career ideas and plans. With currently 15 places in our programme, we also want to secure our own future skilled workers - a real win-win situation.

The name BUTTING stands for a clear value orientation based on Christian ethics. We see ourselves as a source of inspiration and companion for the people and companies in the region. With this in mind, the BUTTING Akademie gGmbH has taken over the sponsorship of the Nordkreis Gifhorn integration workshop. The aim of the integration work at the centre is to enable refugees to participate fully and equally in all areas of society.

Our society needs individuals who are courageous, responsible, self-reflective and creative. Discovering and promoting this potential and creating a space for holistic learning is the aim of the Neue Auetal School Lüder. The school is also an enrichment to the education on offer for the children of BUTTING employees as well as specialists and managers who wish to settle in the region. This increases the attractiveness of our region as a place to live and work.

The desire for nature-based childcare in the region prompted two women to boldly take a completely new path: In 2019, they founded the forest kindergarten "Die Kienäppel" in Barwedel. In line with the statutory educational mandate, the forest habitat offers a special setting for educational work on an area of around 7 hectares. The guiding principle of the kindergarten is to take the feelings and thoughts of each child seriously and to create and preserve space for their individual development.

The Quellenstraße kindergarten in Heimerzheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, fell victim to the major German flood disaster in summer 2021. The premises and outdoor facilities could no longer be used. The BUTTING Friends' Association made contact and launched a fundraising campaign. Owner Hermann Butting agreed to double the amount of the employee donations at the end. This raised 25,000 euros, which was handed over to the kindergarten for reconstruction on behalf of the entire BUTTING family.

BUTTING supported the construction of a new hospice in Gifhorn. This is also an expression of our innermost values: a hospice is more than just a building, it stands for an attitude. It is characterised by an atmosphere that gives the residents warmth, security and safety through its familiar character. Professional palliative medical and nursing care at the highest level is essential for this. Owner Hermann Butting therefore personally handed over a donation of 100,000 euros at the topping-out ceremony.