The Brucklacher Group has reported another strong year for its WeCare Initiative, with Leitz, Boehlerit and Bilz employees delivering sustainability, social engagement and environmental protection projects across thirty-three countries in 2026. The programme, which began as a way to connect local responsibility projects, has now become a structured international platform with measurable impact across the group’s global manufacturing and tooling network.
For woodworking and precision tooling professionals, the development is significant. It shows how industrial groups can link sustainability with corporate culture, employee participation and long-term community responsibility, rather than treating environmental and social action as a separate communications exercise.
WeCare links three sister companies
WeCare brings together the activities of the Brucklacher Group’s three sister companies: Leitz, Boehlerit and Bilz. Official company information describes the initiative as a global framework combining long-standing local activities in society, social affairs, culture, biodiversity, nature and environmental protection.
This matters because the three companies operate across closely connected industrial fields. Leitz is widely recognised in professional wood processing tooling, while Boehlerit focuses on carbide and cutting tools for metal and composite machining, and Bilz specialises in precision clamping, defined movement and tool-changing systems.
By uniting these businesses under WeCare, the Brucklacher Group is using scale without removing local ownership. Regional projects remain rooted in their communities, but they gain visibility, coordination and support through a shared international platform.
Anniversary year sharpens the message
The 2026 action weeks carry added importance because Leitz is marking its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary. The company was founded in 1876 and is using the anniversary year to highlight innovation, craftsmanship and values-driven leadership.
That context gives WeCare a stronger strategic role. In an industry where precision, durability and process reliability shape customer trust, corporate responsibility increasingly forms part of the same value equation. For machinery manufacturers, panel processors, furniture producers and joinery businesses, suppliers are no longer judged only by tooling performance. They are also measured by resilience, accountability and responsible production culture.
Strong figures show employee commitment
In 2026, WeCare delivered one hundred and fifty-three projects across thirty-three countries. A total of two thousand and four employees contributed more than five thousand three hundred hours of voluntary work.
The environmental results were also concrete. Employees planted more than nine hundred trees. They helped save one point eight tonnes of CO₂ emissions and reduced one point seven tonnes of waste. Social projects also remained central, with twenty-two litres of blood donated and approximately seventy-seven thousand euros raised through donations and financial contributions.
These figures show a broad approach. WeCare is not limited to one environmental theme or one charitable campaign. It covers resource protection, biodiversity, community support and employee-led social action.
Culture becomes a business asset
The most notable part of WeCare 2026 is not only the number of projects. It is the way the initiative connects employees across borders and business units. In a global industrial group, that kind of shared responsibility can strengthen internal cohesion and create a clearer sense of purpose.
Dr Cornelia Brucklacher, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Boards and Shareholder of the Brucklacher Group, said: “WeCare has great personal significance for me. The initiative strengthens solidarity and fosters a strong sense of belonging. At the same time, it fills me with pride and gratitude to see the dedication with which our employees around the world contribute to these efforts.”
Her comments underline the wider message. WeCare is not positioned as a short-term campaign. It is presented as part of the group’s identity and as a practical extension of its long-term corporate philosophy.
A relevant signal for woodworking suppliers
For the woodworking sector, the Brucklacher Group WeCare 2026 initiative offers a useful example of how supplier responsibility is evolving. Tooling companies sit at the centre of production efficiency. Their products influence material yield, energy use, machining quality and process stability. When those same companies also invest in social and environmental projects, they strengthen their credibility with customers who face growing sustainability expectations.
The initiative also shows that employee-led action can create measurable outcomes. From tree planting and waste reduction to donations and community support, WeCare turns responsibility into visible activity across the group.
Brucklacher Group WeCare 2026 has strengthened global sustainability, social engagement and employee responsibility across Leitz, Boehlerit and Bilz. In Leitz’s anniversary year, the initiative connects tradition with future-focused corporate action. For the woodworking, tooling and manufacturing industries, it demonstrates how responsible business culture can deliver measurable impact while reinforcing long-term trust.
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