Social involvement

As a family company we are concious of our social responsibilities and regularly help people who are in particularly bad situations with contributions, support for the next generation of woodworkers as well as support worldwide relief organisations.

"To help cancer-affected children and their families financially", that was the declared goal of this year's employee fundraiser at the family business Felder. The proud sum of 6,380 Euros was collected by the staff and then doubled by management and rounded up. Chairwoman Ursula Mattersberger was able to receive a check for 13,000 Euros for the Children's Cancer Aid Tyrol at the Christmas party of the mechanical engineering company.

Felder customer, Dr. Thurner, made the evening become a particularly beautiful Christmas story with double joy for the children's aid organization. The winner of the Felder Jubilee FIAT raffle joined the social thought and donated his prize in the amount of 3,000 Euros also to the Children's Cancer Aid Tyrol.

Fast and straightforward help for the young people in the Axamer Elisabethinum was the focus of this year's Christmas fundraiser. The Felder workforce collected 4,936 Euros which was then doubled and rounded up by our management. Marianne Hengl was able to receive a check in the amount of 10,000 Euros on behalf of the Elisabethinum.

With this donation young people with disabilities can be supported, attended to and fostered in order to lead an independent and self-determined life. 121 young people are currently benefiting from what the Elisabethinum has to offer – from integrative nursery school up to vocational preparation, the common goal is "learning how to live together".

From 2nd to 5th of July, Austria's best young talents demonstrated their skills at the "Best of Young Carpenters" competition in Wieselburg.

Not only the participants and the numerous visitors were pleased about the results of the competition, but above all the youth living community JuVis in Judenau. All manufactured furniture was given to the young girls and personally handed over by the helpful young carpenters.

The young girls that are cared for here are pleased about the beautiful pine beds, cupboards and bedside tables. We are happy about this great support and the great commitment of all those involved, thanked NR Johann Höflinger and CEO Monika Franta from "Rettet das Kind" in Lower Austria in the name of the living community.

We are also pleased about the cooperativeness of the young carpenters and are proud to have made a contribution to this donation with providing our machines.

>> Pictures: RDK Lower Austria, from left to right: KommR Ing. Helmut Mitsch (state guild director), KommR Johann Ostermann (vice state guild director), Stefan Zamecnik (state guild director deputy), Bernd Hofleitner-Bartmann (young carpenter), Eva Radinger (Managing Director "Licht ins Dunkel"), Anna, Bernhard Ebenführer, MEC (Fair Wieselburg), Gottfried Bayer (Head JuVis Judenau), Domenica, Leonhard Emminger (young carpenter), Exhibition Director Ing. Werner Roher (Fair Wieselburg), NR Johann Höfinger (Chairman of the Board "Rettet das Kind" Lower Austria), Monika Franta (Managing Director RDK Lower Austria)

The declared goal of the 2014 Christmas fundraiser was to "take away financial worries from Tyrolian families in need". The proud sum of 4,350 Euros was collected by the staff and then doubled by management and rounded up.

Brigitte Schieferer was able to receive a check for the organization "Rettet das Kind Tirol" in the amount of 9,000 Euros. "The donation from Felder employees will directly benefit the two families as quickly as possible. I am looking forward to reporting on what was made possible with this donation," said the CEO of" Rettet das Kind Tirol "gratefully for the great willingness to donate.

Fast and straightforward help for two Tyrolean families was the focus of our Christmas donation this year. 4,720 Euros were collected by the staff and then more than doubled by management. On behalf of the organization "Rettet das Kind", Brigitte Schieferer was able to receive a check of 10,000 Euros.

"With the help of the Felder staff, we can take away a few worries from the two families make their Christmas beautiful," said the CEO of "Rettet das Kind Tirol" grateful for the great willingness to donate.
"A chance for children"

The goal of the Tyrolean initiative "A chance for children" is providing orphans in Uganda with a better future through education. Training craftsmen should help the people to actively contribute to the improvement of living conditions in their country. Of course, machines and tools are urgently needed.

With a circular saw, a planer-thicknesser and a horizontal slot mortiser we want to help as a mechanical engineering company and give the children the chance to take their future into their own hands.

At the beginning of September, the container shipped from Tyrol was brought to its destination in Zigoti and the machine donations were enthusiastically received.