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Training and Wellness in a proper ambiance

The leisure industry turned out to be extremely stable during the recent financial crisis. Consumers still spend a lot of money on theme parks, trips and fitness. Many hotels can no longer do without wellness and sports services, since spas and well-being provide revenues. The number of memberships in fitness studios has increased for years.

Shop fitting is also in great demand in the leisure industry

Interview with Gerhard Pennekamp, owner of deco leisure GmbH, Wesel

”Deco“ means design and “leisure” of course refers to leisure time. The two English words precisely indicate what the German company from Wesel in the Lower Rhine area does. It designs rooms for retail, the hotel and restaurant industry and the leisure industry. When Gerhard Pennekamp became Managing Partner in 2003, furniture manufacturing and interior design were the company’s key aspects.

”Ceramic tiles are an integral part of contemporary architecture“

Interview with Werner Ziegelmeier, Head of Public Relations Agrob Buchtal, Germany

Werner Ziegelmeier has worked for over 30 years in the tile industry. As Head of Public Relations at Agrob Buchtal and its parent company Deutsche Steinzeug, he battles prejudice and has more in store than just advertising slogans: ceramic tiles are made of natural raw materials and offer many design possibilities.

Company News - May 29, 2012

Hoeft & Wessel: Reorientation leads to substantial streamlining

The Hoeft & Wessel Group has now laid down the details of its initiated reorientation. Following a substantial streamlining of the company with new, simplified management structures as well as an improved and tried-and-tested product and system portfolio, the organisation will show even more customer focus under its Hoeft & Wessel brand name.

Company News - May 29, 2012

Verbatim: LED Retrofit, Hotel Leonardo Prague

Although this prestigious hotel is ranked among the leading hotels in Prague, it has not escaped the impact of the global economic downturn. Facing growing competition from rival operators, the hotel has been busy finding ways to cut costs without reducing guest comfort. One of the major ways of doing this is to significantly reduce electricity consumption, which is why it replaced its halogen bulbs with LED lamps made by Verbatim.

Company News - May 29, 2012

Waitrose selects Pierhouse for strategic signage management

Waitrose wanted a single solution that would support all types of product and service signage currently in use including shelf edge tickets, information tickets and promotional point of sale advertising plus potential future requirements such as electronic shelf edge labels, digital media display screens, social media and other new technology like mobile.

Company News - May 29, 2012

LED technology for Stadtbäckerei Lindenmayer

Since 1872 the bakery Stadtbäckerei Lindenmayer has stood for high-quality bakery and confectionary products. Ralph Lindenmayer and his team still use the original recipes of the founding generation to bake their special bakery products. In addition to high product quality, presentation is very important to the master baker – which is why he opted for LED lighting technology from BÄRO for a new branch.

Company News - May 24, 2012

Nualight announces $100m alliance with Hussmann Inc for North America

Nualight, a leading specialist in lighting for food retail, has announced a $100 million opportunity with Hussmann, a global manufacturer of refrigerated display merchandisers and refrigeration systems. The announcement was made today during the Taoiseach’s St. Patrick’s Day visit to Washington.

Company News - May 21, 2012

Bosch introduces the next generation MIC Series

Bosch Security Systems introduces the latest version of its MIC Series ruggedized, Dual Spectrum thermal/optical high-speed pan-tilt-zoom cameras. The MIC Series 612 Thermal model combines both a high quality 36x zoom optical day/night camera module and an un-cooled, long wavelength IR thermal imager with a 35 or 50 mm lens that sit side-by-side within the housing.

Company News - May 18, 2012

NCR launches customer feedback and social media referral solution for restaurant operators

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced the launch of NCR Customer Voice, a web-based customer loyalty, retention and referral tool that enables operators to monitor customer satisfaction, deal with any dissatisfaction immediately and turn happy customers into brand ambassadors using social media channels.

Company News - May 16, 2012

Bosch significantly expands Advantage Line product range

Bosch Security Systems is significantly expanding its Advantage Line range. By adding new video products, and, for the first time, fire and public address solutions, the customer can now organize complete security and audio systems for any small to mid-sized application. From May onwards, the full range of new Advantage Line products is available for the benefit of customers at Advantage Line distributors.

Company News - May 14, 2012

GEA lifted by demand from food process technology

GEA generated a 24.4 percent increase in its order intake to EUR 1,544.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. As in the previous quarters, this again represented a significant year-on-year increase. In line with this trend, consolidated revenue also rose by 21.7 percent year-on-year to EUR 1,263.7 million.

Company News - May 10, 2012

Mini-projector for smartphones

Their very small displays sometimes make smartphones diffi cult to operate. In the future, a projector will help: if the cell phone is standing on a table, for instance, it can project a large-format display onto the table surface. The user will have the option of operating the smartphone via the projection function or from the display screen itself.