Thuringian Economics Minister Colette Boos-John visits KOMOS

Bür­gel, Novem­ber 2025

A visit from Erfurt: Thuringia’s Minis­ter for Eco­no­mic Affairs, Agri­cul­tu­re and Rural Are­as, Colet­te Boos-John, visi­ted our com­pa­ny. Not for a quick pho­to oppor­tu­ni­ty, but for a real exch­an­ge. We spent seve­ral hours dis­cus­sing issues that are curr­ent­ly occu­py­ing us inten­si­ve­ly.

How do we shape the future in con­cre­te terms?

The focus was on the big stra­te­gic ques­ti­ons: How do we rea­lign our busi­ness models when mar­kets chan­ge fun­da­men­tal­ly? How do we mana­ge to think bey­ond our estab­lished value chains? And what new forms of net­wor­king do we need to open up new busi­ness are­as?

„The­se are not theo­re­ti­cal ques­ti­ons for us,“ explains Mana­ging Direc­tor Ant­je Blu­men­tritt. „We noti­ce every day that the tra­di­tio­nal struc­tures — sup­pli­er here, cus­to­mer the­re — no lon­ger work the way they used to. We need dif­fe­rent ways of thin­king, bol­der steps, new forms of coope­ra­ti­on. It’s not easy, but it’s neces­sa­ry.“

Dia­lo­gue at eye level

What made the visit spe­cial: The open­ness of the dis­cus­sions. Ms. Boos-John lis­ten­ed, asked ques­ti­ons and unders­tood the real chal­lenges we face as a manu­fac­tu­ring SME. It is pre­cis­e­ly such dis­cus­sions bet­ween poli­tics and busi­ness that are important if trans­for­ma­ti­on is to suc­ceed.

For us at KOMOS, the exch­an­ge was a valuable sti­mu­lus. The ques­ti­ons remain, the work con­ti­nues — but with new per­spec­ti­ves.