WirtschaftsNachrichten OM Business News August 2011
Business News August 2011
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Composite Innovations Award for ZF Lemförder: ZF Lemförder has been awarded the CFK Valley Stade Convention prize for light construction. The company received the Composite Innovations Award 2011 for the concept of an innovative brake pedal. The award was made on the occasion of the international congress in Stade which attracts more than 400 specialists from the materials research and aeronautics industries. With the lightweight construction component made of organic sheet – a fibre composite material – and injection moulding engineers from ZF Lemförder in Damme demonstrated how, after a development period of only five years, as much as half of the weight can be saved without making any compromises with regard to safety and stability. In addition, the lightweight construction eliminates the necessity for a significant number of production process steps and thus guarantees economical manufacture. A further positive aspect is that the material used by ZF Lemförder can be completely recycled.
The jury of the CFK Valley Convention was so convinced by the overall concept developed by the plastics experts from Damme that, following a period of domination by the aeronautics industry in previous years, the much-coveted Composite Innovations Award 2011 went to a company in the automobile sector for the first time ever. “We are pleased that our project has convinced the jury about how a number of benefits can also be combined within the scope of lightweight construction even in the safety-relevant area “, says Dr. Torsten Bremer, a member of the Board of Directors of ZF Lemförder GmbH and head of the Boge Rubber & Plastics business unit. Further information can be obtained from: Alexander Hesselbarth, ++49 (0)5474 602190, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Plukon Royale and the Stolle family decide in favour of the merger of Friki Deutschland and the Stolle group: On 11 August Plukon Royale B.V. and the Stolle family announced that they had reached general agreement on the principle of merging Friki Deutschland and the Stolle Group. The Stolle Group and the Plukon Royale Group are both specialised in the production and marketing of fresh, prepacked poultry products for the food retail trade and fresh and deep-frozen poultry for the processing industry and wholesale trade sector in North West Europe. In the poultry sector the Plukon Royale Group generated turnover to the amount of 740 million euros for whilst the Stolle Group generated 370 million euros. The Plukon Royale Group owns 5 factories in the Netherlands, 3 in Belgium and 2 in Germany. A total of 2,700 staff are employed in these factories. Further information can be obtained from: Werner Stolle, ++49 (0)4445 8980.
Kühling Personalberatung continues to expand: Since spring this year Kühling Personalberatung of Mühlen has enjoyed the additional support of Diplom-Kaufmann Michael Roberg. His appointment to the team is part of the company’s reaction to the strong demand for “better qualified and academic specialists and managers“ as well, of course, as the expansion the company itself has experienced in connection with this concept. “We are very happy that Mr. Roberg has joined us. He is familiar with the area and the people, has good contacts to local companies and is a well-respected and competent contact person amongst our clients and job applicants “, says Matthias Kühling, owner of the recruitment consultants of the same name. After completing commercial training in a well-known mixed feed company in the Oldenburger Münsterland, Michael initially graduated in Agricultural Sciences. He subsequently pursued further studies and graduated in Business Management and Economics. Since the end of his studies the man who hails from Cloppenburg has worked in the field of personnel consultancy and recruitment. He supports Kühling Personalberatung’s clients in filling positions for specialists and managers. Further information can be obtained from: ++49 (0)4442 8879090, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
New Managing Director: Andreas Jürges was appointed Managing Director focussing on Sales and Marketing from 1 June 2011 at Schne-frost Ernst Schnetkamp GmbH & Co. KG (Löningen) and at the affiliated company, Snackmaster Tiefkühlprodukte GmbH & Co. KG (Schwarmstedt). He joins Ernst-Rainer Schnetkamp (owner) and Roger Konrad as the third member of a management trio with responsibility for both companies. Schne-frost and Snackmaster, which was just acquired recently, have specialised in the production and marketing of potato products and are regarded as leading companies in the potato-processing industry. Further information can be obtained from: Marita Stevens, ++49 (0)5432 94810, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Anders Group of Companies co-operates with Autohaus Sieg (Minden): The Anders Group of Vechta is making a massive move forwards into the future. The company has acquired a majority shareholding- to take immediate effect - in the Mercedes-Benz partner Autohaus Sieg of Minden. The traditional company has locations in Minden, Lübbecke and Porta Westfalica in Ostwestfalen and employs around 160 staff. “This co-operation is a big step for us but it is also a logical one“, explains Managing Director and owner Hauke Anders. “Sieg Car Dealers is a well-positioned and successful company, which matches our company philosophy very well. The new size makes both dealers fit for the tasks ahead. Together we are well-equipped to deal with all challenges.“ The car dealers Anders and Sieg will continue to act independently in future. All locations will be maintained without any downsizing. The previous sole owner of Autohaus Sieg, Andreas-Christian Sieg, continues to hold shares in the company and to fulfil the function of Managing Director. Since 1982 Autohaus Anders has been a Mercedes-Benz partner in Vechta. Further information can be obtained from: Iris Beuse, ++49 (0)4441 9120, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Öffentliche Versicherungen Oldenburg further reinforce their training efforts: On 1 August Board Member Horst Schreiber welcomed 21 young men and women who, over the course of the next three years, will undergo training in the company to qualify for the profession of insurance and finance management assistant. This is a record number of new trainees for the company and brings to a current total of 52 the number of would-be insurance management assistants participating in varied and top-quality training at the regional insurer from Oldenburg. “In an induction week the career aspirants receive all important information relating to training“, said Training Director Christian Willers. “During this period the older trainees are primarily responsible for organising the content, for example relating to training themes in the vocational school, in the specialist departments and in the agencies“, explained Willers. The training takes place at the head office in Oldenburg as well as in the company’s agencies located throughout the Oldenburger Land. The high quality of training at the Öffentliche Versicherungen Oldenburg is repeatedly confirmed in above-average examination results achieved by their trainees. In 2011 the best trainee in this profession within the catchment area of the Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce and Trade once again came from the regional insurer in the person of Florian Mierwaldt. Further information can be obtained from: Christian Willers, ++49 (0)441 2228422, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
LzO issues third Funding Report “For Our Region”: In the 2010 financial year the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg (LzO) funded around 850 projects in the Oldenburger Land from the areas culture, science, social affairs, environment and sport to the tune of 4.2 million euros. “We like to give financial support to the social and cultural life in the region with which we are inextricably linked as a public credit institute. Income which we generate in our business area should flow back into the region – insofar as it is not needed to strengthen the equity capital of the LzO “, says Martin Grapentin, Chairman of the Board of the LzO. The LzO supports the multi-faceted involvement in society and culture with income from its various foundations, money from the sponsoring budget and profits from the “Save and Win” lottery in which a proportion of the cost of each lottery ticket is invested in social projects. In the recently published 93-page third edition of their “For Our Region” Funding Report many of the projects are portrayed in words and pictures, and also depicted from the viewpoint of the initiators (download or request for printed version at www.lzo.com). Further information can be obtained from: Hans Günter Rostalski, ++49 (0)441 2303101, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Quadro holds second in-company fair in Vechta: Quadro GmbH of Vechta-Langförden will be presenting new, innovative and tried and tested products together with ten exclusive suppliers and manufacturers on Thursday, 1 September 2011 from 10.00 h to 19.00 h at the second Quadro in-company fair. The exhibition of this full-service advertising company is to be held at the FIZZ, Vechta. In the pleasant atmosphere of the FIZZ and the Schützenburg, which was completed in 2008, visitors can inform themselves about the latest trends and innovations. Lettering for vehicles and property, guiding systems, advertising systems, fair and display systems, advertising articles and presents, calendars and confectionery advertising, work, business and leisure clothing will be presented over an area of 300 square metres. The exhibition is a good opportunity to find the right thank you for your own customers at the end of the year or to find out more about possibilities for self-presentation and exhibiting at forthcoming fairs. The company, which has operated successfully with its own production since 2004, would not only like to present itself but also to use this opportunity to thank its customers and suppliers for the good and trusting collaboration. Further information can be obtained from: Ingo Malinowski, ++49 (0)163 8344404, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Reasonably priced house construction: Building companies which construct detached houses planned construction costs of 1,330 euros per square metre in 2009 – almost exactly the same price as in the middle of the 1990’s. As can be seen from an evaluation of the figures of the Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Office of Statistics) by LBS Research the current cost advantage in Eastern Germany continues to be considerable: whilst the average cost per square metre there amounted to 1,122 euros, it was 1,400 euros in Western Germany. Average savings of 20% per square metre can be made with terraced houses both in the West and in the East compared to free-standing properties. According to information issued by LBS experts, values of 900 euros per square metre clearly underline that, particularly in the eastern part of Germany, it is still possible to lower house-building charges by making use of available cost- and space-saving variations. If such guidelines are adhered to, it is even possible to build a semi-detached house for not much more than 1,000 euros per square metre. An additional fact to be considered is that the living space in these properties is much lower. Therefore in Eastern Germany total construction costs for terraced houses and semi-detached houses are on average less than 120,000 euros whilst they amount to 150,000 euros in the case of free-standing properties. According to information issued by LBS Research, building costs do not necessarily play the most decisive role when selecting the construction form. Because meanwhile 88% of new homes in Eastern Germany are built as free-standing properties whereas in 1995 this proportion was 69%. Further information can be obtained from: http:// www.lbs.de/presse/infodienste/wohnungsmarkt/kostenvorteile
Over 150 sustainability certifications in the last twelve months: Since the new EU guideline for renewable energies came into force SGS Germany has played a pioneering role in the certification of sustainability worldwide. After the head office in Geneva designated the Emstek location as a Center of Excellence (worldwide competence centre) we have succeeded in becoming market leader in the REDcert (Renewable Energy Directive Certification) and ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) systems which are approved in Germany by the BLE. Our independent testing institute in the Ecopark employs 70 trained auditors and certifies the various economic participants in the biofuel and bioelectricity industries from Norway to Australia – from Brazil to the Ukraine. The international network of the SGS makes it is possible to guarantee a competent and target-oriented method of proceeding on a worldwide basis. The committed, meanwhile seven-strong team in Emstek carries out the organisation, co-ordination and monitoring. The biofuel market needs these certificates so that it can rely on neutral monitoring of the requirements on production of sustainable biomass and thus on the production of sustainable biofuels – within the scope of EU legislation. German agriculture is very well prepared for the production of sustainable biomass. Further information can be obtained from: Dr. Susanne Wiese-Willmaring, ++49 (0)4473 94 3924, susanne.wiese-willmaring@ sgs.com.
A new offer from Dr. Schwerdtfeger Personalberatung: In the Weser-Ems region qualified managers and good subject specialists are a resource which is becoming increasingly rare. And yet they are often the decisive element for sustainable corporate success. For companies one solution which can be applied to counteract this process is to identify and develop existing potential amongst one’s own staff. Dr. Schwerdtfeger Personalberatung (Personnel Consultancy) has committed itself to this approach with a new offer – Dr. Schwerdtfeger Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development). There is a lot of potential amongst staff which is slumbering away and could be discovered and promoted to the benefit of the company. Moreover, ambitious young employees and subject specialists today expect their employers to map out realistic and sustainable development prospects. If you have any questions about this offer the experts in the field of staff development, Maren Ehlert and Daniela Winter, would be only too willing to answer them at any time. Further information can be obtained from: Katrin Rück, ++49 (0)4473-94336-19, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
44 Ideal Home Range and DecoPrint staff honoured: On the occasion of the grand IHR summer festival, which is held every year on the company premises am Brookdamm, alte Dorfschule for the staff of IHR - Ideal Home Range and its in-house print shop Deco- Print, a total of 44 staff were honoured on 1 July for their long years of service. Holger Fischer (Ideal Home Range, Head of Department Warehouse/Despatch Export) and Paul Ameskamp (DecoPrint, Shift Supervisor) celebrated their 25th company anniversary. A further 16 Ideal Home Range and 26 DecoPrint staff were honoured for ten years’ service on the occasion of the summer festival. Further information can be obtained from: Manfred Morthorst or Mario Bocklage, ++49 (0)5434 810, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Newly developed wet shredders increase the efficiency of biogas systems: Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau GmbH from Essen (Oldb.), a well-established specialist for pump, shredding, distribution and spreading technology for agriculture, industry and municipalities, is launching two newly developed wet shredders onto the market – the RCX-48 and RCX-58 RotaCut Mazerator. The RotaCut types from the RCX series are especially suitable for use in biogas systems. They separate alien substances such as stones and metal parts safely and thus protect subsequent system parts from damage. In addition fibrous substances such as grass or dung or rough substances such as pieces of wood are disintegrated. Blockages and roping can be avoided in this way. In addition, the stable and stiff construction of the new RCX types and the robust engines mean reduced wear and tear, higher durability and consequently lower operating costs. Furthermore, bio-suspensions can be prepared economically. Harald Vogelsang, Managing Director of Vogelsang: “The bio-suspension is homogenised in the RotaCut and the fibrous and solid substances contained in it are shredded. Subsequently the suspension can flow better. Stirrers and pumps consume less electricity. The result is that the energy requirement is reduced.“ The surface of the solid substances gets bigger and in this way the gas yield is raised and the efficiency of the biogas system is clearly increased. Further information can be obtained from: Holger Eggert, ++49 (0)5434 83231, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
NORDBETON GmbH test new transportable protection facility successfully to the containment levels T3/W2 and T1/W1 (DIN EN 1317): NORDBETON GmbH from Friesoythe in Lower Saxony has been a manufacturer of finished parts for concrete protective walls for over twelve years. Here the focus has been on the field of mobile protective facilities made of concrete which are mainly used as temporary transportable protective facilities on building sites on roads and as permanent as well as an easy-to-dismantle protective facility in central reservation crossing points of German federal motorways. NORDBETON GmbH’s product range embraces both the well-known “New Jersey“ and “Step-Profile“ and also special profiles, e.g. for car racing. The containment levels and spheres of action according to DIN EN 1317-2 range here from T1/W1 to H2/W5 at present. Here each system fulfils the ZTV-SA requirement to stand unanchored on the surface of the road. In May of this year NORDBETON GmbH tested its latest product successfully at TÜV-Süd Automotive GmbH in Munich to the containment levels of T3/W2 and T1/W1. Both tests were carried out at the lowest vehemence of impact level “A“ (ASI<1,0), which means the highest level of safety for vehicle passengers according to DIN EN 1317. Further information can be obtained from: Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Plötner, ++49 (0)4497 924137, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Eleven trainees sat examination with success: As a medium-sized family concern, Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH of Löningen with around 60 trainees, is one of the strongest companies offering training within the district of Oldenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce. A total of eleven trainees from different professional groups have now successfully completed their final examination for the professions of industrial business management assistant, chemistry laboratory assistant, computer specialist, specialist for warehouse logistics and building materials tester before the Examinations Board of the IHK Oldenburg (Oldenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce) and the IHK Osnabrück (Osnabrück Chamber of Industry and Commerce). All in all, this year’s trainees did well in the respective examinations. A job in the company was offered to all those who sat the examinations. With this offer Remmers offers prospects after completion of the training and thus ensures the availability of young qualified people from its own ranks. Thus the company offers numerous possibilities for young, ambitious people with regard to training, ranging from the dual study programmes (Bachelor/Master) to industrial management assistants, management assistants for the wholesale and export trade, chemistry laboratory assistants, specialists for warehouse logistics, forwarding agent management asistants, building materials testers, computer specialists and mechatronics technicians. Further information can be obtained from: Marlene Wilzek, ++49 (0)5432 83223, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
NORDENIA generates a significant increase in turnover and profit in 2010: The international manufacturer of foils and packaging, NORDENIA INTERNATIONAL AG (15 plants on three continents), has been growing continuously for years. In 2010 NORDENIA achieved the best result so far in the 44-year history of the company. The basis of this successful growth course is the company’s strength in innovation and technology and its position as long-standing partner of the world leaders in the manufacture of consumer goods. Ralph Landwehr, Chairman of the Board of NORDENIA INTERNATIONAL AG, was also optimistic about the future during the balance sheet press conference on 15 July at the International Airport Münster/Osnabrück: “Our growth strategy is based on a solid foundation. Around 90 per cent of our products are used for consumer goods which are used every day and are scarcely exposed to fluctuations in the economic cycle. This means that our business is stable and can be planned“, he explained. “Moreover, we have stable long-term business relations and will also profit to an above-average extent in the future from the trend towards intelligent packaging solutions and from growing consumer requirements in the emerging economies.“ Positive figures marked the year 2010 of this manufacturer of flexible packagings, technical foils and product components: the sales volume increased by 14.1 per cent to around 241,300 tons (2009: 211,400 tons). In comparison to the previous year turnover increased by 20.8 per cent to 801.5 million euros (2009: 663.6 million euros). Further information can be obtained from: Cord Witkowski, ++49 (0)2571 919140, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Awards for Raleigh E-Bike: The Raleigh Leeds HS was successful in E-Bike tests in two countries at the same time: winning a test at the Austrian Association for Consumer Information was succeeded by an excellent second place at Stiftung Warentest. The Austrian Association for Consumer Information tested the Raleigh Leeds HS in the context of a large electric wheel test. Under the title “Favourites thwarted“ the Raleigh Leeds HS was the clear winner of the test in the comfort class and was given the evaluation “good“. Of a total of 11 E-bikes tested only one other E-bike achieved this mark. Important qualities, which contributed to the bike receiving the award are the lightness (the lightest E-bike in the test), the hydraulic Magura HS11 calliper brakes and the durability of all parts. The E-bike testers of Stiftung who published their results in the current issue 8/2011 were of a similar opinion. Here the Raleigh Leeds HS achieved the overall mark “good (2.5)“ among the twelve test pedelecs and thus a sensational second place. Only two other E-bikes achieved this mark. Further information can be obtained from: Jessica Brockmann, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
New Bio-Eichenmühle guarantees complete organic production chain: There is a very strong trend among consumers to buy biologically produced food. And an increasing number of farmers are switching to purely organic production – more than every tenth egg sold in Germany is an organic egg. In order to be able to meet the increased demand the capacities must be expanded accordingly. Thus in the last few months a new mixed feed plant, the “Bio Eichenmühle” has been built near Stavenhagen. Here organic cereals are mixed with further ingredients, for example organic soya, according to specific recipes and thus a high-quality organic feed is produced. GS agri eG from Schneiderkrug near Cloppenburg and Biopark Markt GmbH from Malchin operate this plant on a joint basis. With a capacity of 80,000 tons organic mixed feed per year a complete organic production cycle can be guaranteed. Further information can be obtained from: Till Oliver Becker, ++49 (0)4921 9977770, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
Support programme “SIGNO” and “go-Inno” now on-site: Within the scope of the event “Innovation – top or flop?” on the 29th August from 3 p.m. onwards the opening ceremony of the new branch of the Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Infothek Villingen Schwenningen in the Kreishaus Cloppenburg is also to take place. The transfer center is located in the Kreishaus Cloppenburg and an accredited SIGNO partner and authorized consultation company for the “go-inno” support programme, which financially supports smaller businesses to prepare and implement product and procedure innovations. The SIGNO federal programme supports universities, companies and freelance inventors with the legal protection and economic implementation of their innovative ideas. Registration for the event and further information: Hermann Blanke, ++49 (0) 04471 913498, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann.
4. Oldenburger Münsterland Controlling Forum: The aim of the Oldenburger Münsterland Controlling Dialogue is to provide a regional network for companies and their executive commercial employees and to give them an opportunity to exchange experiences. On 14 September the 4th Oldenburger Münsterland Controlling Forum will be held in the Katholische Akademie Stapelfeld. Presenters from companies in the region, from universities and from the consultancy field will discuss current issues of commercially oriented corporate controlling. Detailed information about the event and the registration procedure can be found at www.controlling-om.de. Further information can be obtained from: Hermann Blanke, ++49 (0)4441 921827, Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .
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