Social responsibility

Under the auspices of the BUTTING Akademie, we have for many years been supporting kindergartens in the Gifhorn district in a unique cooperation project: the Berlin-based “Haus der kleinen Forscher” (“Little Scientists’ House”) foundation, which began its activities in June 2008.

Its aim is to promote scientific and technical education in the early years all over Germany. The idea is to awaken an interest in natural phenomena in children as young as three to six, and give them the opportunity to experiment and find their own explanations for everyday scientific phenomena. In this way, every child can discover its own inclinations, interests and abilities in scientific matters.

With the BUTTING study sponsorship scheme, we assist young people to fulfil their professional plans and meet the increasing demands of industry. With 15 places on our programme, we want to secure our own young talent at the same time. In future, the BUTTING Academy would also like to offer the study grant to other companies in the region, thus making a contribution to promoting our economic area.

The name of BUTTING has been inseparably linked to the Knesebeck region and stands for a clear value orientation based on Christian ethics. The BUTTING Akademie wishes to give a stimulus to the region’s people and companies alike and support their development along a successful, value-oriented path.

Against this background, the BUTTING Akademie gGmbH has taken over responsibility for the Integration Workshop in Nordkreis Gifhorn district. The goal of the integration work in the institution is to provide the refugees in our district with a comprehensive and equal participation in all areas of society.

In order to ensure the quality of life and future viability in our region, we need personalities who are courageous, responsible, self-reflective and creative and who are therefore able to act with entrepreneurial spirit and take responsibility for their actions. 

Hermann Butting hopes that Neue-Auetal-Schule in Lüder will follow the approach of discovering and promoting this potential and creating a space for holistic learning, which is why he has committed to supporting the school financially for three years. For the employees of BUTTING and also future professionals and executives, the Neue-Auetal-Schule in Lüder is an enrichment of the educational opportunities for our children and thus increases the attractiveness of our region as a place to live and work.

It was the desire of a nature-based childcare in the region that let two women walk bravely on a new ground: They founded the forest kindergarten "Die Kienäppel" under this concept in Barwedel 2019.

That's the sort of courage that BUTTING hopes to see in our company and in socienty as well. So it was a labour of love for Hermann Butting to support this project for the benefit of our region and for more quality of life.

"Through our involvement, we can promote children's health and increase their environmental sensibility, while building a strong sense of community. These are the skills we want for our future employers and our society." (Hermann Butting)

The BUTTING family of employees has been working for many years to improve the quality of life in Brazil. BUTTING has already supplied a large number of clad BuBi® pipes to Petrobras for various projects. No other company in Brazil is so synonymous with prosperity and quality of life. BUTTING has also long provided financial support for the beneficial work of the Blue Cross in Brazil, which provides long-term care for the mental well-being of people in need of therapy.

In the immediate vicinity of our sales office is a rehabilitation center for addicts and the headquarters of many counseling centers in Brazil, the Blue Cross. Around 30 employees and 400 volunteers support addicts, their families and prevention work throughout the country. Hermann Butting is pleased about the direct and friendly contact with the Blue Cross: "We want to help people - not just with our pipes."

The road to successful integration in Germany is a long one. Language is a prerequisite, if not the key to integration: the sooner language skills are acquired, the better the chances of participating in society and leading a self-determined life. Since 2020, the district of Gifhorn - the district in which our main plant is located - has been offering open German courses to meet the high demand. However, the district's funds are also limited.

With a total donation of 135,055 euros, the BUTTING family supported the district of Gifhorn in 2024 in the realization of 26 German courses, in which 550 people were able to acquire and improve their language skills. "The generous donation from BUTTING now enables faster access and needs-based facilities for different language levels. I would like to express my sincere thanks to BUTTING for this," emphasizes Josefin zum Felde, Head of the Integration Department in the district of Gifhorn.