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Business Location Landkreis Forchheim Content Page Preface 3 Economic region Forchheim 4 C. Kreul GmbH & Co. KG 6 Clinic Fränkische Schweiz gGmbH 7 Gebr. Waasner GmbH 8 Huhtamaki Forchheim 9 Kennametal GmbH & Co. KG 10 Liapor GmbH & Co. KG 11 NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG 12 Schmetterling Reisen GmbH & Co. KG 13 Siemens AG Medical Solutions 14 Simon Hegele GmbH 15 Sparkasse Forchheim 16 Tutogen Medical GmbH 17 Vierling Gruppe 18 Junior Chamber Forchheim 19 Map of Landkreis Forchheim 20 Persons to turn to 21 Promotion of Economic Develop- ment in Landkreis Forchheim 22

2 Dear sirs creativity, spirit of enterprise and Just come and see for yourself – business. With this location bro- the district of Forchheim with its I am pleased to be able to intro- chure we would like to show you businesses, its people and its duce the district of Forchheim the advantages of our economic charming environment together (Landkreis Forchheim) as an inter- region in all their diversities. with the culture and the scenery esting economic location to you. The following pages will show you of Franconian Switzerland Numerous businesses from diffe- some examples of traditional, (Fränkische Schweiz) speak for rent sectors have long proven: domestic businesses and you will themselves. Landkreis Forchheim offers ideal see why many enterprises have location conditions for people as already become newly established well as for industry and commerce. in Landkreis Forchheim. The varie- The district of Forchheim also ty of business lines ranges from offers first-rate conditions for a conventional industrial plants to good economic development: Its new businesses in the service excellent location and well-deve- sector. loped infrastructure and transport connections in the vicinity of the The partnership between econo- university towns of Nuremberg, my and local politics, the possibi- Erlangen, Bamberg and Bayreuth lity to establish fast contacts as Reinhardt Glauber as well as the highly appreciated well as uncomplicated administra- Head of the district authority charming scenery, nature and tive procedures make sure that environment provide a unique companies feel at ease in our combination of so-called "hard” district. This is supported by the and “soft” location factors for local promotion of economic development.

3 The economic This is, for example, reflected in the nesses in the service sector pro- region of forchheim: location of several important logis- vide about 23,500 jobs which are tics companies in the region. liable to contribute to social securi- “it’s the location ty. Traditionally the district of that does that” Forchheim in Upper Franconia Data and facts in view shows the most favourable unem- Landkreis Forchheim is situated of the economic structure ployment figures. Another impor- at the heart of Franconia (Fran- The economy in the Forchheim area tant factor that speaks for the ken) in North-Bavaria between is distinguished by a manifold Forchheim region is the sector of the Nuremberg-Fürth-Erlangen structure of industries. recreation and tourism which mani- areas and the Upper Franconian Important businesses, which will fests itself in the unique landscape centres of Bamberg and Bay- be portrayed in the following of “Franconian Switzerland” (“Frän- reuth. Its excellent transport con- pages, have already established kische Schweiz”). nections are guaranteed by inter- themselves. Among many others nationally important traffic rou- the medical systems, logistics, tes: the federal motorway A 73, mechanical engineering, electrical An ideal environment: the Main-Danube-Canal and the engineering, and packaging indus- “work-life-balance” main railway line Munich – Berlin tries as well as confectionery and The economic region of Forchheim (future intercity express ICE textile manufacturers are above all is the ideal environment for busi- Nuremberg – Erfurt) run from represented in the Forchheim area. nesses and people to find the per- north to south through Landkreis There are also smaller innovative fect work-life-balance. You are invi- Forchheim. The distance to the firms represented in Landkreis ted to enjoy the nearby recreation international airport in Nurem- Forchheim, which manufacture by ample spaces of unspoilt nature berg is 35 km (21.7 miles). Thus worldwide unique products (“hid- and many cultural events. The all major transport systems with den champions”). More than 2,200 “lowlands” with their valleys along their fast connections can be businesses in industry, retail and the rivers Regnitz, Wiesent and found in the economic region. craft trades as well as many busi- Aisch as well as the “uplands” of Franconian Switzerland provide

Coburg Bamberg Berlin ideal possibilities for leisure, A70 Schweinfurt A70 sports and tourism. Europe’s Bayreuth largest coherent sweet cherry- Hamburg Rostock A73 B505 Streit- growing area, for example, is in the berg Bremen Ebermann- Berlin Eggolsheim stadt B470 Muggendorf Hannover district of Forchheim. Some of our Gößweinstein Hallerndorf Pretzfeld cultural events are, among others, Forchheim Obertrubach Halle Würzburg Kirch- Egloffstein Leipzig Herolds- ehren- the “Forchheim advent calendar”, bach bach Köln Dresden Gosberg Erfurt Hausen B2 A3 which is famous beyond the bor- Gräfenberg Frankfurt ICE-Strecke A9 ders of this country and the sports Igensdorf Mainz N event “Fränkische Schweiz Mara- Erlangen Neunkirchen Forchheim a. Brandt Nürnberg thon” every year.

Main- Stuttgart Donau- München Kanal A3 A6 B8 Nürnberg Fürth Regensburg München Stuttgart 4 5 for retailers. Its slogan is “Every- thing for creative people”. In addition to the three strong brands, namely Javana, Solo Goya and Hobby Line they also offer products of co-operations with Christophorus, Faber-Castell, tesa C. Kreul – and marianne hobby. the artists’.colours. When the company premises in factory. Forchheim became too small the company management decided to The colour manufacturer move to a location in the district C. Kreul was originally founded in of Forchheim. Hallerndorf offered Nuremberg and moved to Forch- the most suitable area for the heim in 1842 in order to make needs of the company. In 2001 the use of the strategic advantages of factory was extended by a supple- this location. Shortly before this mentary building. Today there is a Awards Forchheim had lost its status as a functional and architecturally In 2000 C. KREUL was chosen the stronghold and could then offer impressive building in Hallerndorf “Entrepreneur of the Year 2000” favourable locations for small with an area of more than 52,000 and “The Best Entrepreneurs businesses, which depended on sq.m which offers jobs for over Under The Sun”. water power. The colour mill used 200 people in the region. the lower reaches of the river In 2001 award of the “Best 50 of Wiesent. When Carl Kreul died he Bavaria”, the prize of the Bavarian didn’t leave any children and the ministry of state for economy. company had many different Being a source of supply for about owners. Since 1922 the company 20,000 products C. KREUL is today has been owned by the Forch- one of the world market leaders in heim chemists Schmidt. Today C. the sector. Kreul is still managed as a family- owned company by Gertraud Firmengruppe C. Kreul Hawranek (née Schmidt), who Carl-Kreul-Straße 2 holds a diploma in economics. D-91352 Hallerndorf The core competence of the com- Phone +49 (0) 9545/925-0 pany derives from the invention Fax +49 (0) 9545/925-511 of the ink grinder by Carl Kreul. The production of artists’ colours E-mail: [email protected] was thus the foundation for an Internet: www.c-kreul.de industrial company which today meets almost all the requirements for hobby and craft paints

6 The special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation with an early rehabilitation unit offers special treatment for older patients suffering from several diseases. The care ward with room for 30 patients, conveys a feeling of comfort and security to its occupants by its appealing architecture and homelike furnishing as well as specially trained staff. Clinic fränkische schweiz in ebermannstadt Additional offers are: • a complete therapy concept with the highest Special hospital for internal medicine medical standard, Special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation • rehabilitation without waiting times for patients suffering from acute diseases, The clinic Fränkische Schweiz and the KFS-Service- GmbH currently employ more than 300 people. • immediate emergency treatment of rehabilitation Approximately 3,300 patients are treated in the patients in the acute clinic without delays caused, special hospital for internal medicine each year, for example, by long transports of patients, without counting the roughly 2,200 outpatients. In • individual hospital rates with direct connection to the special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation about the acute clinic and facilities of the rehabilitation 750 patients are treated yearly. At the end of 2004 a clinic, care ward which can host 30 occupants needing • wellness for young and old short-term or long-term care has been set up. In addition the clinic runs a commercial temporary Medical science and treatment of old people is a employment agency for service, administrative and great challenge. The clinic Fränkische Schweiz is medical staff. comprehensively and constantly striving to offer such medical care in the region which provides the people living in the district and beyond it with professional A unity despite different medical and nursing orien- help, support and advisory service all year round. tations – centre for geriatric medicine Surgeries, hospitals and other employers wishing to The special hospital for internal medicine, the spe- employ their staff temporarily through the clinic’s cial hospital for geriatric rehabilitation and the care own temporary employment agency are welcome to centre are not isolated from each other, they are call +49 (0)9194/55-326 for further information. complementing each other. This “complementing each other” does not only refer to the premises. The A memorial centre for patients with dementia and three divisions form one complex. A holistic concept their relatives was opened in summer 2005! is the basis of the clinic’s philosophy. The special hospital for internal medicine, which Clinic Fränkische Schweiz gGmbH only in 1989 underwent complete restructuring, Feuersteinstr. 2 offers state-of-the-art medical standard in the entire D-91320 Ebermannstadt spectrum of internal medicine. Worth mentioning Phone +49 (0) 9194/55-0 are, for example, the stroke unit, the sleep laborato- Fax +49 (0) 9194/55-190 ry and the cardiologic health physics and radiation E-mail: [email protected] control research projects. Internet: www.klinik-fraenkische-schweiz.de

7 The creativity and the know-how of the employees are major factors for our success. This imagina- tiveness also secures WAASNER’s technological lead in the future. As a competent partner for motive power engineering and transfor- mer production WAASNER manu- Waasner is planning factures laminations for transfor- our future mers and chokes, C-cores and toroidal tape cores as well as rotor This began as early as 1946 and stator laminations for electric when the two brothers Kurt and motors from the prototype to the Bruno Waasner, the founders of production stage. the Gebr. WAASNER GmbH, saw Quality and environmental aware- the laminations to be the future ness are a commitment which all material in electrical engineering. our employees are engaged in. On 31st October 2002 the two Each individual represents our cousins and company owners quality policy and thus achieves Christian and Rolf-Dietrich Waas- top results in quality. This is the ner concluded this step by sig- contribution of each individual ning the contract for the pur- employee to achieve our self- chase of a new 50.000 sq.m imposed quality goal. factory site south of Forchheim. We can’t imagine our world GEBR. WAASNER without electric motors and Elektrotechnische Fabrik GmbH transformers. Bamberger Str. 85 The development of WAASNER D-91301 Forchheim GmbH is determined by the manifold possibilities which offer Phone +49 (0) 9191/612-0 the chance of innovations for Fax +49 (0) 9191/67 991 + 67 992 today’s and tomorrow’s world. E-mail: [email protected] This means for WAASNER – kee- Internet: www.waasner.de ping in mind their ecological responsibility – to be a competi- tor in the constantly changing dynamic markets by increasing investments in research and development.

8 Coating of films – a new market is opened up The production of films alone was, however, not pro- fitable enough. The value added chain was extended by the development and the marketing of silicon coated films. This turned out to be a positive future development. Besides Europe the northern American Huhtamaki forchheim – films for market was opened up and contributed to the continuing positive trend of business. the entire world Finland and Forchheim – a successful connection When the founders of the “Spiegelglas und Folien- The merger between Van Leer and Huhtamaki lead to schlägerei Forchheim” (mirror glass and foil beater) a change of the company’s name into Huhtamaki in ventured into the tin foil trade in 1854, they certainly 2001. did not expect that 150 years later this would be a Embedded in the Finnish packaging group Huhtama- company which exports its products all over the world. ki, founded in the 1920s, technical engineering was Metallic films – the gateway to industrial production speeded up, which lead to the market leadership in By using the water power of the Wiesent river tin foils the field of siliconised release films. Apart from that were beaten for the production of mirror glass foils Huhtamaki Forchheim presented itself to be a com- and for chocolate wrappings during the period of petent partner of the hygiene and pharmaceutical industrial expansion in Germany. The quick industrial industries, a market leader in non-siliconised appli- development lead to the production of these metallic cations and a qualified partner of the packaging films in rolls. industry for high-grade utilizations. Plastic as a factor for the future The company’s success was honoured with the The decisive stepping-stone in an expansive future “Innovator of the Year 2002” and “Excellent Coope- was the development of films made of plastic. Since ration Forchheim – Malvern 2004” awards by the the forties of the last century plastic films in rolls Finnish headquarters. have been produced in Forchheim. At first the pro- Today Huhtamaki Forchheim presents itself to be the duction of PVC films was the most successful pillar of headquarters of Division Films consisting of the the company which, in the meantime, had operated three manufacturing plants Forchheim, Göttingen as part of the Unilever group as “4P Folie Forchheim and Malvern (USA). GmbH”. The production of polyolefin films, which had The core of the development departement is the sta- been set up parallel to the PVC production, became te-of-the-art technology, which is thus a worldwide the new pillar of the Forchheim division film factory centre of competence for films. Forchheim, suppor- which, in the meantime had been part of the Van Leer ted by local sales units and agents, is in charge of group. the distribution for the markets all over the world. Modern management methods Being the second largest company in the district of Forchheim with more than 650 employees Huhtama- ki opts for modern management methods. We are guided by the vision of being the most innovative manufacturer of polyolefin films. With the “Total Production Management” method our employees are working on product optimisation and are able to contribute actively to the formation of their working environment. Huhtamaki Forchheim ZN der Huhtamaki Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Division Films Zweibrückenstraße 15-25, D-91301 Forchheim Phone +49 (0) 9191/81-0 Fax +49 (0) 9191/81-212 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.huhtamaki.de 9 Lean processes Successful training Lean processes have become an The Ebermannstadt plant has an important factor in making a com- excellent reputation in the region pany competitive. The Value Busi- due to the training it offers; more ness System developed by Ken- than 600 young people have suc- nametal includes projects to promo- cessfully served an apprentices- High-tech tools from te lean production. Those optimiza- hip as industry mechanics, tion processes guarantee highly- mechatronicians, or computer ebermannstadt for flexible production so that the com- specialists there since 1961. New customers worldwide pany can respond swiftly to chan- is training offered for energy elec- ging conditions on the market. tronics specialists and ceramics With the establishment of a tool People are the center of attention specialists. Certificates from the factory in Ebermannstadt, Germa- Demanding requirements and pro- chamber of commerce and indu- ny, back in 1960, Karl Hertel laid jects of this kind will be successful stry confirm how advanced the the foundations of today’s produc- only when employees identify with training is. Graduates of the tech- tion facility owned by Kennametal them. Such identification also pro- nical college of Forchheim receive Inc., of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, one motes job security. Another impor- on-the- job training as part of a of the world’s leading supplier of tant instrument is flexible working cooperative effort. Students metal cutting tools and systems. hours. That’s why Kennametal has doing their practical training and The production facility is the lar- been using time accounts for years school-absolvents wanting to do gest employer in Ebermannstadt now to cover peak demand periods “introductory training” can also (550 people) and one of the most and then offer time off when participate. important companies in the demand is down. Kennametal’s special commit- district of Forchheim. Kennametal puts great importance ment to creating jobs and appren- A complete range of products to basic-training and further trai- ticeships in Ebermannstadt recei- At Kennametal the proverbial ning. The company works with the ved the “Jobstar” award of the “finishing touches” are put onto educational establishment of the ”Region Nürnberg e.V.”. products made of sintered carbide Bavarian economy (bbw) to pro- KENNAMETAL materials, cermet, and ceramics. vide further training in technical Produktions GmbH & Co. KG Such products – primarily metal business administration to master cutting inserts and drills – are also Altweiherstr. 27-31 craftsmen or technicians (as well made with high-tech coatings for D-91320 Ebermannstadt as outside participants). In addi- a long toollife. Kennametal’s pro- tion, the Kennametal academy Phone +49 (0) 9194/720-0 duct range also includes wear- offers a wide range of courses that Fax +49 (0) 9194/720-230 parts made of sintered carbide, make it possible to discover one’s E-mail: k-ebrm.information@ ceramics, valve lifters for dieselen- individual potential. kennametal.com gines, tools for non chipping appli- Internet: www.kennametal.com cations (such as solid carbide rollers for steelmills), and special purpose tools. Complete quality management and certification according to DIN ISO 9001 guarantee high-tech tools. The DIN ISO 14001 environmental certificate is also in increasing demand by customers from the automotive, machine building, rail, aerospace, mining, and road construction industries. Like the company’s other German locations, Eber- mannstadt is certified according to both rigorous standards.

10 Liapor GmbH & Co. KG; Hallerndorf - Pautzfeld Quick, ecological, reasonably priced Liapor meets all the requirements of modern construction

Nowadays solid houses are to be quickly built and at The Liapor composite wall consists of a solid the same time well dried. The ecological building Liapor wall with a Liaver insulation and thus material must enable high thermal insulation and fulfils two requirements: slender walls with good sound absorption. In Addition to that, individu- an optimal thermal insulation. al ideas are to be realized at reasonable prices; a substantial catalogue of requirements which can with a crushing strength of 8 to 80 N/mm2 on the be met by means of Liapor products. other hand. Trend-setting buildings such as the ski- High-quality natural clay, which is extracted via open jump in Oberstdorf, the BMW building and the Hypo pit mining in the area around Hallerndorf, Bank in Munich as well as the Rhine bridge in is a basic product for the production of the Liapor Cologne-Deutz or the offshore platform Heidrun in aggregate. This clay is pelletised into small, round the North Sea are outstanding examples of Liapor granules which are burnt in a three-stage rotary kiln. structural concrete in use. The granules are the ide- At around 1,200°C the organic substances inside the al material for insulations as they can simply be fil- clay burn and the pellets expand, while the outside led in and due to their spherical shape ensure the skin melts and is sintered. In this way a so-called required ground stability. A completely different “expanded clay” is produced: light clay granules application is the use of Liapor pearls in Hydrocultu- with a very fine porous structure, which features re for potted plants. Due to their characteristics thermal insulation and sound absorption, thermal they offer good ground for the roots. Conventional inertia and good diffusion properties. soil is simply replaced with Liapor, a growing medium that doesn’t need a lot of care, whereas Its optimal spherical shape is worldwide unique. Lia- Liadrain is ideal for intensive and extensive roof por pearls are incompressible and combine high plantings. compressive particle strength with low weight. In water, Liaopor is neutral; it will not degrade. Liapor The factory was founded in 1969 and has had a pro- is not affected by adverse weather conditions or duction capacity of 800.000 m3 a year since 1985. frost, it is resistant to aggressive acids and alkaline Apart from the clay pits the nearby motorways and solutions and is a non-combustible building material above all the Main-Danube Canal were important which meets Germany’s stringent fire regulations A 1 factors for the establishment of the factory in Pautz- to DIN 4102. From a raw material via its production feld. By the merger with the Liapor factory situated and durability to its recycling Liapor is ecologically in Tuningen/Schwarzwald the Liapor products are compatible and biologically recommendable in even more efficiently represented in the market. masonry, which is confirmed by the “Arbeitsgemein- Other factories of the Liapor group are the expan- schaft umweltverträgliches Bauen e.V.” (AUB) (con- ded clay factories in Vintirov (Czech Republic) and sortium for ecologically compatible construction) in Fehring (Austria) as well as the expanded glass fac- Munich. The high technical standard of the product tory in Ilmenau (Thuringia). to DIN 4226 is guaranteed by the external quality control of accredited institutes. Liapor GmbH & Co. KG The Liapor principle allows light concrete to Industriestr. 2, D-91352 Hallerndorf-Pautzfeld be produced in all kinds of property classes and densities. Phone +49 (0) 9545/448-0 Fax +49 (0) 9545/448-80 This enables Liapor customers to produce highly insulating bricks, wall and roof elements on the one E-mail: [email protected] hand and structurally compressive light concretes Internet: www.liapor.com

11 NAF – AXLES and flexible processing equipment High capital investment in research Neunkirchener for fast reaction times together & development, logistics, as well as with 300 highly motivated production and the continuing trai- achsenfabrik ag employees ensure the required ning and further training of the synergetic effect to consistently employees, who show a permanent founded in 1960 and reliably supply 200 customers willingness to any changes, guaran- in Germany and abroad with axles tee that NAF will be able to count All over the globe “automotive and drives in the desired quality on Germany as an industrial loca- machines” in the construction and at the time agreed upon. With tion in the future, as well. industry as well as in forestry and the tandem axle (see picture) NAF NAF – Axles agriculture are driven by axles ranks first in forestry and has Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG from Neunkirchen am Brand. been the market leader in this Weyhausenstraße 2 Short developing times because niche for 25 years. D-91077 Neunkirchen am Brand of state-of-the-art technologies Phone +49 (0) 9134/702-0 Fax +49 (0) 9134/702640 Internet: www.nafaxles.com

12 Schmetterling transportation company: We are always there for you! The company has a modern bus fleet of 50 buses for the business sectors tourism and line operation. Schmetterling reisen gmbh & Being the major private contractor of the VAG (public transportation services) with environment-friendly co. kg ... a cooperation to your buses running on numerous lines in the local urban advantage traffic in Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schmetter- ling operates daily. In addition the company runs its Being a tour operator and a transportation company own bus lines in the overland traffic in many parts of which operates nationwide Schmetterling Reisen acts Middle and Upper Franconia. as a travel agency cooperation, a tour operator, an air Over 30 years of experience in tourism – a guarantor ticket wholesaler, a transportation company, as well for high quality, the best services and the flexibility as an insurance broker and an IT service company for of a medium-sized company. the tourism industry. More than 240 highly committed employees contri- Schmetterling bute to the success of the company founded in 1970 Travel agency cooperation and based in Geschwand in the Franconian Switzer- Schmetterling runs the biggest travel agency coope- land as well as its subsidiaries in Berlin, Chemnitz, ration in Germany. More than 2,600 medium-sized Dresden, Cologne, Leipzig and Nuremberg. travel agencies are granted access to the whole range of tours at most favourable terms and are, thus, Expert advice, flexibility and service orientation go able to achieve a higher economic return. The unlimi- without saying for us. You can book any tour operator, ted freedom of decision and organization of our tra- any kind of travel, as well as travel insurances in the vel agency partners and a constant readiness for travel agencies of the Schmetterling cooperation. innovations are important components of our company philosophy. Schmetterling Reisen Schmetterling travels GmbH & Co. KG The whole world of travelling Hauptstraße 131 With its air, train, motorcar and bus travels Schmet- D-91286 Geschwand terling Reisen is one of the largest national tour orga- Phone +49 (0) 9197/6282-100 nisations in Germany. Its products are almost exclusi- Fax +49 (0) 9197/6282-182 vely marketed through travel agencies. Its customers benefit from a guarantee of performance, doorstep E-mail: [email protected] pickup, as well as the “hits for kids” – family-friendly Internet: www.schmetterling.de reductions for children from 50 to 100%.

13 and the world is made clear by the following fact: about 90 per cent of the business is export business. In addition more than 8,000 CT scanners have been delivered. Besides the business division here started Siemens forchheim: the most the production of ultra-fast ceramic CT detectors in modern radiology centre in the summer 1997. These make the CT scanners faster, world more efficient and put less strain on the patients due to savings in dose, as the fastest CT worldwide “Somatom Sensation 64”, proves. Used medical Whenever somewhere in the world a patient is exa- systems – from X-ray and computed tomography to mined by means of an X-ray system, an angiography ultrasound systems – have been refurbished and sub- system or a CT scanner, technology made in Forch- sequently remarketed worldwide by the business heim is involved. Because here one of the most division RS in a new ultra-modern production centre modern manufacturing plants for medical solutions for some time. of Siemens Medical Solutions (Med) is situated. Since 1993 over 70 million Euros have been invested The business division AX was honoured “Factory of in this plant with its business divisions Computed the year 2004” by the business paper ‘Production’ Tomography (CT) as well as Angiography, Radiosco- and the business consultants A.T. Kearney in 2004. py and Radiography Systems (AX), and Refurbished Since here the products are customized and produ- Systems (RS). ced in zero-defect quality, and all this with a processing time of only seven days and a delivery reliability More than 1,400 employees work here on over of 100 per cent. 20,000 square metres of office and production spa- ce in the business sectors development, production, Siemens AG Medical Solutions quality management, international logistics, marke- Siemensstraße 1, D-91301 Forchheim ting and customer services. Siemens Medical Solu- Postfach 1266, D-91294 Forchheim tions is the innovative leader in the field of angio- Phone +49 (0) 9191/18-0 graphy systems together with X-ray radioscopy and Internet: www.siemens.de/medical radiography systems. The bridging of Forchheim

14 developed business strategies Simon Hegele Gesellschaft für designed for the future for the Logisitik und Service mbH area of logistical complete solu- Logistics Centre tions. The range of services Daimlerstraße 7 extends from production synchro- D-91301 Forchheim Logistics as a full nous procurement and manufacturing supply to worldwide distribu- Phone +49 (0) 9191/7205 0 service logistics tion logistics. The total logistics Fax +49 (0) 9191/7205 530 philosophy and warehouse capacity amounts Manufacturing and to about 300,000m2. Two of the 15 Logistics Centre Simon Hegele is a modern, flexible branch offices are located in Simon-Hegele-Straße 1 service provider, which has suc- Forchheim/Upper Franconia. D-91301 Forchheim cessfully positioned itself in the Simon Hegele has special know- Phone +49 (0) 9191/621 0 market with logistics services which how in the area of high technolo- Fax +49 (0) 9191/621 253 are specific to each customer. gy transports. Within the scope of Transportation and Assembly Having long ago expanded beyond delivery employees with a high Phone +49 (0) 9191/621 328 their historic beginnings in Karls- degree of experience are provided Fax +49 (0) 9191/621 352 ruhe as a furniture transporter for on-site installations and com- founded in 1920, the company is missioning of highly sensitive E-mail: [email protected] aware of its strengths and has machines and units. Simon Hegele Internet: www.hegele.de has its own specialists such as locksmiths, precision mechanics, electricians, or power plant electricians for this. Simon Hegele also offers additional services for the areas of moving logistics, medical logistics, IT/industry logistics, procurement solutions, archives services, spare parts logistics, as well as clinical logistics.

15 The bank sparkasse forchheim - side by side with the companies

As an entrepreneur you are daily confronted with the manifold changes in all areas of economic life. These range from possible changes in law up to the globalisation of the markets. With roughly 420 CashManagement – employees Sparkasse Forchheim supports you as a efficient payment transactions strong and reliable partner. Take advantage of our • business account service & payment transactions • many years of experience, our know-how and our electronic payment procedures • electronic banking • customized solutions – also when it is about star- virtual market place - getRegio • card service ting your own business. Thus, we as your bank Sparkasse Forchheim and as required together with RiskManagement – security and provisions our joint partners – the Sparkasse financial group – • corporate indemnity insurance • hedge against would like to contribute to the success of your busi- interest rate and exchange rate risks • derivatives ness and your strategies. • foreign exchange spot and forward exchange dealings The Sparkasse Forchheim in figures: - balance sheet total 1,260 Mio. Euro ForeignBusiness – - customers’ deposits 892 Mio Euro being active worldwide from here - customers’ loans 874 Mio Euro • foreign payment transactions • documentary trans- - number of customers: 46,032 actions • foreign exchange dealings • hedging trans- - as of 31st Dec. 2004 actions • export financing • export credit insurance • transport insurance We have joint all the services for a partnership co-operation under the roof of our company Medium-sized businesses as the backbone of our mar- services: ket economy are of major importance to our economic order. The bank Sparkasse Forchheim as a regionally FinancialCounseling working company is traditionally closely linked with InvestmentCounseling the local companies. By being in the vicinity and CashManagement having local decision-taking centres we are familiar with the regional and local conditions and are in a RiskManagement position to react flexibly and fast. “Global thinking – ForeignBusiness local acting” is the maxim of Sparkasse Forchheim as a partner of the medium-sized economy. You too can pro- FinancialCounseling – a solid financing fit by our experience and our services. • financing of working capital • sureties and gua- rantees • financing of investments • public means Sparkasse Forchheim available for financing • financing of real estate • Klosterstraße 14, D-91301 Forchheim leasing and factoring • capital interests • industry information • corporate succession Phone +49 (0) 9191/88-0 Fax +49 (0) 9191/88-314 InvestmentCounseling – the best investment strategy for your company E-mail: [email protected] • asset management • company pension scheme Internet: www.sparkasse-forchheim.de • private provision for old age • tax optimising investments • real estate, savings contract with the LBS building society • securities & investment funds • money market account • derivatives

16 without saying that this does not only apply to the jawbone. Tutogen Medical also offers a wide range of products to Neuro- and ENT surgery. Next to bone chips, several forms, i.e. augmentation of bone Healing with natures’ perfection defects after tumour resection, also come to action. Pins and nails made from bone and used to fixate „Plastic and metal do not belong into the human bone fractures are also an integral part of Tutogen’ s body“ says Manfred Krüger, General Manager of product range. Tutogen Medical GmbH in Neunkirchen a. Br. That is Tutogen Medical - At home in Neunkirchen as well why Tutogen does not just try to imitate nature but as all over the world rather uses natures’ perfection itself: With no compe- With great commitment, 160 employees take care of tition world-wide, the company manufactures biologi- quality, safety, and availability of the biological cal implants, attained from human and animal donor implants. Here is where the biological high-tech tissue – bone and membranes. implants are produced under clean room conditions These natural products are needed when the jaw and the competent sales team of medical represen- bone has lost bone substance. The jaw bone begins tatives is also supported from here. Due to coopera- to shrink in the course of the years due to missing tion with highly specialised distributing partners, teeth. Bone chips from Tutogen can than be implan- Tutogen makes its products, produced in Neunkir- ted and covered with a membrane. In this case, the chen am Brand, well-known and available world- membrane serves as a barrier to prevent infiltration wide. Tutogen’s research and development depart- of gingival tissue thus enabling an unimpeded rege- ment works closely together with scientists and sur- neration of the bone. After a view months, the geons from various clinical fields to guarantee a con- implants have been remodelled into endogenous, tinued advancement on innovations in Neunkirchen vital tissue and the tooth implant can be screwed am Brand. into the bone. Convincing natural products Tutogen Medical GmbH The use of Tutoplast®-processed bone spares the Industriestraße 6 patient additional and often painful invasions to har- D-91077 Neunkirchen am Brand vest endogenous tissue. Contrary to synthetically Phone +49 (0) 9134/9988-0 produced bone substitutes, biological implants have Fax +49 (0) 9134/9988-99 widely the same chemical and physical characteristics as the human bone structure. This facilitates Internet: www.tutogen.com the in-growth of blood vessels and bone cells. It goes

17 works. These devices for example enable companies and carriers to save interconnection costs and implement backup solutions. Mobile Communication also offers GSM-based coin, card and table- VIERLING … more than top phones, alarm generation and telecommunication information systems and remote control technology. The Measure- Based in Ebermannstadt, Germa- ment Solutions division provides ny, the VIERLING Group provides test and measurement technology telecommunications hardware as for telephone, VoIP, broadband well as test and measurement and fiber networks. Products equipment to a diverse range of include DSL testers, portable test companies including many of the equipment for VoIP and broad- world’s leading carriers. band connections and stationary VIERLING’s product portfolio distributed test and measurement includes mobile radio gateways, systems for the copper and fiber networks operated by the world’s GSM phones, alarm generation Euro. About 35 of the employees leading carriers. systems, remote control equip- are involved in research & deve- ment as well as test and measu- In-house production and electro- lopment. More than 300 patents rement technology for telephone nic manufacturing services (EMS) and utility models are testimony and broadband networks. VIER- VIERLING also offers electronic to the creativity of the VIERLING LING also designs and manufac- manufacturing services (EMS) to Group. VIERLING Communication tures electronic subassemblies, large international corporations, SAS is the group’s subsidiary in equipment and systems and pro- mid-sized companies and engi- France. By sales partners VIER- vides services related to the neering firms. Customers benefit LING is represented in further 40 planning and implementation of from state-of-the-art facilities countries. communications networks and which allow efficient production of test equipment. electronic subassemblies, equip- VIERLING Group Telecommunications hardware ment and systems. VIERLING pro- and test equipment vides a complete package inclu- Pretzfelder Straße 21 The core business is divided into ding product conception, design, D-91320 Ebermannstadt parts procurement, production, two segments: Mobile Communi- Phone +49 (0) 9194/97 - 0 delivery and test concepts. cation and Measurement Solu- Fax +49 (0) 9194/97 - 100 tions. The Mobile Communica- Facts and figures E-mail: [email protected] tion segment covers gateways The VIERLING Group has about Internet: www.vierling.de for interconnectivity between 250 employees and generates GSM, 3G, VoIP and fixed net- annual sales of around 30 million

18 Junior chamber forchheim - Meeting place for young executives and stimulus for the business location The Junior Chamber Forchheim consists of young entrepreneurs and executives from all economic sectors. It was established in 1974 and currently has 50 active members and 31 supporting members „The Junior Chamber will be actively involved in the development of from all parts of the district. the future of the town and the district. Therefore the ‘Forchheim Their main objective is to support business dialogue’ is designated to create a platform for a dialogue young executives by exchanging about contemporary business issues”. This thought by Ralph Bauer corporate experience, by well- was the foundation of an interesting series of events in 2000 and has founded information on all fin- since been a guarantor for an annual highlight of the Junior Chamber dings and instruments of commerce Forchheim. and industry and by discussing general topics. The constructive The board of directors consists of Chamber International cooperation in various projects at four equal members, who are elec- (www.jci.cc) with currently about the Junior Chamber, which aim at ted for a term of two years by the 200,000 members in over 120 supporting the economy in the general meeting. Each year two of nations. Forchheim district, ensues the the members of the board of direc- Its members are self-employed establishment of personal con- tors resign and are replaced by two business men and women and tacts and networks for the young new ones. salaried executives from all eco- entrepreneurs. The association of the Junior Cham- nomic sectors. These objectives are realized by ber Forchheim is affiliated with the means of varied events, e.g. semi- Chamber of Industry and Commer- Wirtschaftsjunioren Forchheim nars, lectures, factory tours, trips, ce for Upper Franconia in Bayreuth etc.. Festive events, such as the and part of the nationwide network Postfach 1151, D-91293 Forchheim summer party, the Annafest mor- of the Junior Chamber Germany Phone +49 (0) 9191/72 17-0 ning get-together for a pint or not (www.wjd.de) with a total of cur- E-mail: [email protected] and other social events are also rently 211 junior circles and about Internet: www.wjforchheim.de part of the program. For our annu- 10,000 members. Through the al calendar of events please refer to Federal Association the Junior the homepage of Junior Chamber Chamber Forchheim is also a mem- Forchheim, www.wjforchheim.de. ber of the global association Junior

After Work Party Factory tour of Schmetterling Reisen, Obertrubach-Geschwand

19 Landkreis forchheim

Unter- leinleiter Wiesenttal

Eggolsheim Ebermannstadt Gößweinstein Hallerndorf Weilers- bach Pretzfeld

Forchheim Kirchehren- bach

Wiesenthau Egloffstein Herolds- Obertrubach bach Gosberg Leutenbach Hausen Pinzberg

Poxdorf Kunreuth Effeltrich Hiltpoltstein Gräfenberg Langen- Hetzles sendelbach Weißenohe

Neunkirchen a. Brand Igensdorf

Dormitz Kleinsendelbach

20 Your contact in Phone: +49 (0) 9191/86 508 landkreis forchheim E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.landkreis-forchheim.de/ The promotion of economic development is given top wirtschaftstart.htm priority! To gain an overview of Landkreis Forchheim The local communities and mayors of our district and as your first contact for questions concerning Landkreis Forchheim will help you with questions your company please do not hesitate to contact the concerning the local general development plan, local economic development office at the district actual settlement requests or enterprise areas, for authority any time you like. example:

Community Mayor Phone +49 Markt Eggolsheim Schwarzmann Claus 09545/444-0 Markt Egloffstein Meier Christian 09197/62920 Große Kreisstadt Forchheim Stumpf Franz 09191/714-0 Markt Gößweinstein Lang Georg 09242/980-0 Gemeinde Hallerndorf Weber Heribert 09545/4439-0 Gemeinde Hausen Mauser Edmund 09191/7372-0 Gemeinde Heroldsbach Gügel Richard J. 09190/9292-0 Markt Igensdorf Zeiß Erwin 09192/9252-5 Gemeinde Langensendelbach Fees Wolfgang 09133/77488-0 Markt Neunkirchen a. Brand Schmitt Wilhelm 09134/705-0 Gemeinde Obertrubach Müller Willi 09245/988-0 Markt Pretzfeld Müller Erhard 09194/734718 Markt Wiesenttal Taut Helmut 09196/9299-0 VGem Dormitz Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender* 09134/9969-0 Gemeinde Dormitz Schmitt Gerhard* Gemeinde Hetzles Schmidtlein Franz Gemeinde Kleinsendelbach Güßregen Albert VGem Ebermannstadt Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender* 09194/506-0 Stadt Ebermannstadt Kraus Franz Josef* Gemeinde Unterleinleiter Sendelbeck Gerhard VGem Effeltrich Gemeinschaftsvorsitzende* 09133/7792-0 Gemeinde Effeltrich Schmidt Richard Gemeinde Poxdorf Wiegner Gunhild* VGem Gosberg Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender* 09191/7950-0 Gemeinde Kunreuth Ulm Helmut* Gemeinde Pinzberg Seeber Reinhard Gemeinde Wiesenthau Weisel Hans VGem Gräfenberg Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender* 09192/709-0 Stadt Gräfenberg Wolf Werner Markt Hiltpoltstein Deuerlein Johann Gemeinde Weißenohe Braun Rudolf* VGem Kirchehrenbach Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender* 09191/7989-0 Gemeinde Kirchehrenbach Hofmann Waldemar* Gemeinde Leutenbach Siebenhaar Otto Gemeinde Weilersbach Amon Gerhard The head of an associated community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft – VGem) is underlined. 21 Promotion of econo- We are pleased to help you! Just mic development in contact us: landkreis forchheim Economic Development Office Landkreis Forchheim We are pleased to welcome you Am Streckerplatz 3 in the district of Forchheim. The D-91301 Forchheim local Promotion of Economic Persons to turn to Development sees itself as the Mr. Dr. Andreas Rösch seam between economy and (Head of office) administration. We are there for Mrs. Corinna Frühwald you. The local economic develop- Phone: +49 (0) 9191/86 508 ment office cares in detail for: Fax: +49 (0) 9191/86 88 508 • rendering services to local E-mail: businesses / business advice [email protected] (e.g. counselling on application procedures, promotion You will find more information and funds, public licensing proce- details, actual projects or current dures, contact to public • structural district development events on the internet at our administration) (district development plan) in homepage: view of a sustainable regional • questions concerning location www.landkreis-forchheim.de/ development planning and the search for a wirtschaftstart.htm site, enterprise areas • coordination with the com- The economic development munities and local mayors of • location marketing / investor department e.g. supports the initi- the district acquisition ative f.i.t. forchheim information • contact to local companies technology - a regional network of • counselling of newly and an overview of the more than 25 computer compa- established businesses domestic economy nies, see for details www.f-i-t.biz • ad-hoc requests and projects • structural reports and data • technological and structural concerning the district of policies Forchheim • local employment and labour • contact to regional and market policies national authorities and institutions

22 Imprint Publisher: Landkreis Forchheim, 2005 Editor: Dr. Andreas Rösch Lay-out: Grafik-Atelier Neubauer www.grafikatelier.de Pictures: Landratsamt Forchheim, Reinhard Löwisch, Georg Müller, Kurt Neubauer, Robert Schäfer Print: Gürtler Druck, Forchheim

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23 We support business, that will grow.

We do actively support our local business at Landkreis Forchheim by a great variety of initiatives. We back up the realisation of innovative ideas in the companies, provide risk capital at job creating projects and help setting up modern industries. Intensively coaching at new business start-ups, providing public funds and annual competition StartUp! Sparkasse Forchheim. Good for your business.