Press release

World Class! Kögel congratulates "their" biathletes

Burtenbach, 13th. March 2015

° The special trailer by Kögel supports the success of the athletes ° Kögel is the official trailer outfitter to the national German ski team.

Fantastic success at the biathlon world championships last weekend for the National Team of : Erik Lesser is the world champion and Laura Dahlmaier is the vice world champion. Erik Lesser attributed his success partly to his phenomenal skis in an interview given to the German TV channel ZDF. Naturally these were prepared in the Kögel waxing trailer at the world championships.

The Kögel Box dry freight box body, equipped according to the requirements of the athletes and technical assistants that use it, once again made a contribution to the success of the German national biathlon team. The sturdy well-insulated three-axle Kögel Box body trailer guarantees the service team optimum working conditions even at extreme outdoor temperatures. The trailer is equipped with several grinding machines and work stations so that the service technicians can wax and prepare cross-country skis. The wax truck is also kitted out with ski racks, changing rooms, and quiet rooms.

Two months ago, at the Heim World Cup in Ruhpolding, technicians and product managers from Kögel were able to take a closer look at the Kögel wax truck that had been in service for three years under extreme

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"This flying visit in Ruhpolding gave the new World Champion Erik Lesser the opportunity to praise the wax truck for providing the optimum conditions for preparation of the skis", said Volker Seitz, Director Communication/Marketing and Business Development at Kögel. "We are very proud of the fact that, with the Kögel wax truck, we are making a small but not exactly insignificant contribution to the success of the German national biathlon team."

Photo: In front of the Kögel wax trailer, from left to right: (Vice Olympic Champion and double World Champion), Daniela Maier (Kögel), Volker Seitz (Kögel), Erik Lesser (double Vice Olympic Champion and new World Champion)

Your contact for further questions about this press release: Volker Seitz Director of Communications/Marketing and Business Development Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 06 Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 4 24 [email protected]

Kögel is one of Europe's three leading trailer manufacturers. Since being established in 1934, the company has manufactured more than 500,000 trailers. With its commercial vehicles and solutions for forwarding companies and the construction industry, the company has been offering "Made in Germany" engineering quality for more than 80 years. During this period it has maintained its passion for transport and innovation, enabling it to offer proven, long-lasting added value to forwarding companies. The company headquarters and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are located in the

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Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition, Kögel also has factories and premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen (Germany), Chocen (Czech Republic), Moscow (Russia), and St. Petersburg (Russia). www.koegel.com

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