Globe, Newspaper for Georg Fischer Employees, No. 1, Mars 2006
Contents:
- At home in a boom market: From a new foundry GF Automotive is producing components in China for the automotive industry [...] (p. 1)
- A contemporary cathedral of sport: Wembley Stadium has brilliant future – and GF is helping. (p. 1)
- Market strategies: Rising share price (p. 1)
- Customer projects: Record order from Taiwan (p. 1)
- Annual report: Growing as planned (p. 1)
- Festive opening ceremonies (p. 1)
Market strategies
- "Top priority": Kurt E. Stirnemann [...] on internal communication and its significance as a factor in success (p. 2)
- People as a success factor: Employees who communicate take on responsibility (p. 2)
- Important dates at Georg Fischer (p. 2)
- A warm reception: New lobby dedicated (p. 2)
- Full speed into the future: The employees are expecting big things from the new light-metal foundry. [...] (p. 3)
- Chinese fast food: Canteen offers room for 30 people. (p. 3)
- Interview: Technology impresses Chinese carmakers (p. 3)
Customer projects
- Building sustainable retail: Wal-Mart has set up two experimental stores in the United States to test sustainable building techniques for the retail sector. Georg Fischer supplied the piping [...] (p. 4)
- Interview: Developing a prototype (p. 4)
- ABS piping from Georg Fischer (p. 4)
- Automation secures jobs: With the right technology, even a high-wage country like Switzerland can manufacture cost-effectively. (p. 5)
- Reaching for the stars: A spectacular new hotel in the centre of Manchester nears completion. (p. 5)
- Globe presence (p. 5)
- Interview: Creativity takes precision (p. 6)
- The off-road challenge: Customer Bühler-Mechanik uses machines from Mikron to produce precision components for the automotive industry. (p. 6)
- High-performance milling: It handles large workpieces with ease. The HPM 1850U delivers top performance and guaranteed precision. (p. 6)
- Precision machines for India: A market growing by leaps and bounds opens up to GF. (p. 6)
Technology products
- All of a piece: In 2004, riders on KTM motocross racing bikes won 17 world championships. (p. 7)
- Design engineers in a new role: Engineers from DaimlerChrysler and VW cast their own components on Design Engineers Day. (p. 7)
- Much more than boring numbers: In its new Sustainability Report, Georg Fischer documents how it is carefully managing resources. (p. 7)
- Technology products (p. 8)
- Better positioned: Georg Fischer let investors and analysts see the company's latest technical innovations at its first-ever Technology Day. (p. 8)
- A successful premiere: Fifty investors and journalists attended Technology Day – and they were most impressed by the live presentations. (p. 8)
- Opening the door to the future: In Herzogenburg, Georg Fischer Automotive manufactures interior door frames for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. [...] (p. 9)
- Milestones in Georg Fischer's history: Look at what we found in the corporate archives “treasure trove.” (p. 9)
People experience
- Plant's swans find a home: When the works canal in Traisen was shut down, swans living there had to be relocated. [...] (p. 10)
- Prudence and responsibility [an interview with Charlotte Hill, President of Georg Fischer Signet] (p. 10)
- People (p. 10)
- Aconcagua's ice-cold shoulder: Together with fellow mountaineers, Gabriele Süss-Köstler [...] achieved a remarkable feat. She climbed Aconcagua [...] (p. 11)
- Water for the world: Georg Fischer continues its Clean Water Foundation for an indefinite period and supports drinking water projects (p. 12)
- GF ensures sustainable supply: Sukumar Singh, Managing Director of Mass Education, on Clean Water (p. 12)
- Opinions (p. 12)
- Global branding fits the whole company: Eighteen months after the new branding policy was presented, an internal survey shows an extremely high level of compliance. (p. 13)
- A matter of the heart: Georg Fischer is dedicated to the common good. GF Signet, a subsidiary in the USA, offers a good example of this commitment. (p. 13)
- Seeking successors for a knowledge-drive company: Georg Fischer is actively seeking recent graduates at career fairs. [...] (p. 13)
Site portrait
- Turning an idea into a global winner: Despite its international character, Stockholm's System 3R AB has retained the charm of a start-up company. (p. 14)
Service tips
- E-mails: First sort, then send – The flood of e-mails is one of the downsides of modern communications technology. [...] (p. 15)
- Four ways to stay fit and flexible while at work [...] (p. 15)
- Recommendations: Film tip (p. 15)
- Recommendations: Book tip (p. 15)
- Masthead (p. 15)
Living culture
- A tribute to Spain's genius: Picasso fever is burning in Spain. Employees of GF Piping Systems in Madrid are looking forward to exhibitions [...] (p. 16)
- A nice hot meal goes a long way at work: When the company restaurant in Garching shut down, action hat to be taken. (p. 16)
- Employees show off their city: "The variety is unbeatable" (p. 16)
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