Globe: Newspaper for Georg Fischer Employees, No. 2, June 2008

Contents:

• Working together: New Georg Fischer Sustainability Report: focus on energy and occupational safety. (p. 1)
• New plant in machine Mecca: GF AgieCharmilles expands into the Yangtze River delta with new production facility. (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Stable price (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Über-contract (p. 1)
• Market strategies: New faces (p. 1)
• Fierce competition for the championship (p. 1)

Market strategies

• "We put our cards on the table": [Interview with CEO Yves Serra] (p. 2)
• A stable share price builds a positive image: Georg Fischer has issued around four million shares. [...] (p. 3)
• Interview: "We rate GF shares a buy" (p. 3)
• In brief (p. 3)
• Logistics in France: A step closer (p. 3)
• Travelling on business: Protected (p. 3)
• Training: GF at university (p. 3)
• Sustainability news: Zooming in (p. 3)
• The price of success: Components cast from iron are in high demand [...] (p. 4)
• Every inch a winner: GF Central Plastics paves the way to new markets. (p. 5)
• The company buyer: Mads Jörgensen led the negotiations for the acquisition of Central Plastics. [...] (p. 5)
• "It's exciting": Central Plastics staff on the arrival of GF (p. 5)

Customer projects

• Relief at half time: What will happen if, at half time during the opening game of the European Football Championship at Basel’s St. Jakob stadium, half of the spectators go to the toilet at the same time? [...] (p. 6)
• An affair of the heart: Electric discharge machine from GF in a skyscraper. (p. 6)
• Steam goes digital: Model railway manufacturer Roco equips its highly detailed train replicas with true-to-life functions. (p. 7)
• European championship (p. 8)
• The duel Austria- Switzerland: The fans – Goals? Gates? Huh? – The team – The technology (p. 8)

Technology products

• GF invests in hot air: New recuperator for the iron melting process not only lower energy costs, but also helps to protect the environment. (p. 10)
• Intelligent factory thinks for itself: GF AgieCharmilles is showing its hand – or more precisely, its inventories – to its suppliers. [...] (p. 10)
• Factory build: full speed ahead – The Suzhou light metal foundry will soon be joined by an iron foundry in Kunshan. [...] (p. 11)

People opinions

• Attacking anything that blossoms: Hans Jörg Sommer has a million busy workers. [...] (p. 12)
• People experience (p. 13)
• The future is bright: Why is GF an attractive employer? What do new employees expect? [...] (p. 13)
• Appointments (p. 13)
• So what does …: … Gilbert Kone do? (p. 13)

Site portrait

• Installation from the computer: A nose ahead of the competition: GF Piping Systems has the UK's biggest warehouse for piping systems. (p. 14)
• Interview: Building Olympics (p. 14)

Service tips

• Well-organized travel: By introducing coordinated travel management throughout the Corporation, GF is aiming to cut costs [...] (p. 15)
• So near and yet so far: Instead of travelling, an increasing number of employees are discussing issues with colleagues in other countries by "meeting" in video conferences. (p. 15)
• Insider tip: A good read – A good trip (p. 15)
• Masthead (p. 15)

Living culture (p. 16)

• "Metal makes my thoughts tangible": Artist René Eisenegger is constantly finding new ways to explore limits of his art. [...] (p. 16)
• My city: Barcelona – The pride of Catalonia (p. 16)