There is a lack of company successors in Saxony - and this is also having an impact on master craftsmen's businesses. According to the Saxon Crafts Day, there were around 36,800 businesses requiring registration at the end of last year, almost two per cent fewer than at the end of 2024.
The craft businesses are being closed down due to age - and there is a lack of people who want to continue running them. According to the Handwerkstag, around 19,000 businesses are due to be handed over in the next ten years. Almost 78,000 jobs depend on this.
