It takes me about three hours to get to Vsetín I leave the train station in Brno at 5:02 AM on an express through the flatter parts of central Moravia and then travel to the end of the line on a little local train with grimy windows and low red seats Vsetín is the unofficial capital of Moravian Wallachia a region located at the eastern edge of the Czech Republic and the western edge of the Carpathian Mountains It’s known for its difficult landscape and traditions of rebellion which makes it something of an exceptional place in a country more typically associated with gently rolling hills and passive resistance During the final months of the Second World War Wallachia became a center of the antifascist partisan movement While doing research on former resisters and their postwar fates I became interested in how ordinary people in this peripheral part of the country experienced the political transformations that followed liberation from Nazi occupation which I’ve been researching here in the Czech Republic since January 2021 examines political life in Moravian Wallachia between 1945 and 1954 The Liberation Monument on Vsetín’s main square at Christmas It honors fallen resisters — participants in the rebellion against Habsburg rule in the seventeenth century soldiers who fought on the Allied side during the First World War and members of the resistance to Nazi occupation I usually cut through the town park on my way to the archive The relationship between abstract bureaucratic institutions and concrete local realities shaped Czechoslovak postwar politics It was especially important in Moravian Wallachia a region whose people were simultaneously modern citizens and members of tight-knit village communities Decisions made by political leaders in the capital of Prague shaped everyday life but so did informal structures of authority And while a lot has changed in Wallachia over the past seventy years Crossing the bridge near the archive on a cloudy morning The Vsetín State District Archive — Státní okresní archiv Vsetín or SOkA Vsetín in the footnotes — is in an industrial area about a fifteen-minute walk from the train station and there are never more than two others at the reading room at any time but most visitors are there for other reasons — a man putting together a brochure about the history of his local soccer club a woman designing signs for an educational trail through a nearby forest or people looking for documents necessary to complete official business the second-largest city in the Czech Republic where the main archives and libraries for my research are located I travel out to Vsetín to examine documents produced by local government officials and Communist Party functionaries I’ve examined the records of citizens convicted of political misdemeanors like swearing at policemen and laughing at the flag and I’ve learned what people named their cows These matters couldn’t have interested high-ranking officials in Prague who received information about this region in abstract form But they provide a more sharply detailed picture of local societies although it’s still a picture shaped by the state bureaucracy Some Czech district archives are in castles or monasteries but SOkA Vsetín’s building is a bit more modest It used to be the district construction office The archivists at SOkA Vsetín are guides to this bureaucratic world and official guardians of formal knowledge who sign off on every folder I open But they’re also well-connected locals whose work maintains and deepens their region’s long memory and their knowledge goes far beyond what is contained in the archive’s depository Zdeněk Pomkla usually works at the back of the reading room sharing stories and recommending old movies He’s one of the first people I bring any of my research questions to I mentioned to him that I was having a difficult time finding sources about state repression related to agricultural policy particularly in a poor region like Wallachia it was defined as a farmer who owned more than a certain amount of land but it could also mean someone who employed seasonal workers or simply stood in the way of official plans Communist leaders argued that collective agriculture under state direction would be more rational and effective than small-scale private farms Farmers would get access to mechanical equipment that they could never purchase on their own and they would learn to implement modern agricultural techniques Local Party officials held that incorporating agriculture into the planned economy would not only increase production it would bring an end to poverty in Wallachia They also predicted that kulaks would try desperately to thwart their plans manipulating their neighbors to advance their selfish interests Farmers failed to plant the designated crops or work the land that had been assigned to them Members of the agricultural collective quit this confirmed that internal enemies — kulaks — were deliberately stirring up resistance to undermine their efforts Party leaders used the local loudspeaker system to declare officially that the former chairman and the Esperantist were members of the “village rich.” Eva had heard a story about how one of the leaders of the village Communist Party association came to see the former mayor after his release This woman explained that she was meant to testify against him but she became suddenly ill on the day of his trial She interpreted this as a sign that she had been wrong The Esperantist continued singing at weddings and funerals All three men lived out the rest of their lives in the village There’s an idea that the Communists waged war on the countryside Rural communities had few effective defenses against the repressive modernizing state whose forcible social intervention deliberately broke traditional bonds beyond repair We might tell the story of these three farmers this way that archival documents and local memories reveal something more complex This isn’t to provide a happy ending to a sad story much less exonerate the Czechoslovak Communist regime repressive political system which enlisted their neighbors in their persecution But this story does not so much reveal a monolithic state enacting its will on a helpless rural population it shows the chaotic interactions between state bureaucracy It also demonstrates the strength and tenacity of these men This has become a theme of my research over the last year it’s become a theme of my trips to Vsetín as well The same common ties that bound the writers of official reports and local chronicles to their subjects also bind the archivists and the researchers to the past The district archive is a scholarly and administrative institution but also a subject of history and a site of memory and the typewritten world of bureaucracy is part of the textured world of human experience How someone already convinced of a conspiracy theory reads non-conspiratorial sources I would like to receive emails from CONTINGENT and that historians should be paid for their work Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News In the ongoing debate on whether Czech schools are legally allowed to ban pupils’ mobile phone usage the Ministry of Education has ruled that the organization or association in charge of the schools – usually the local municipality – is not able to directly rule on the matter or implement it A school in the Czech city of Vsetín announced last month it would ban children from using their phones during the day from September opting to make students either leave their phones at home or hand them over to teachers when they arrive at school Local city councilors in Vsetín mandated this requirement which also applies to six other elementary schools in the area the decision on banning mobile phones isn’t made by the association running the school but rather by the school principal or director after approval by the school board One-third of the members of the board are appointed by the association and the rest are elected according to the law by teaching staff and legal guardians of pupils The government says that only when a school board repeatedly fails to approve the director's school rules or any change can the association in charge make the final decision The school law in the Czech Republic allows for schools to limit or prohibit the use of mobile phones such as via storing them in a secure place The Education Ministry clarified that if schools choose to have students keep their phones in a designated area only the student and their legal representative should have access to it (for example during lunch breaks) The phone should not be accessed by anyone else current regulation “allows such extensive strict measures to be implemented,” said central school inspector of the Czech School Inspectorate Tomáš Zatlouka in July argues that the ministry should take more decisive action following the lead of other countries that have implemented a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools "We can have a discussion about legal opinions for months, but children's education and their mental health will not wait," he wrote on social media The ban on mobile phones in schools has been implemented in other countries such as France while in the Netherlands it was recently extended to include secondary schools more and more regions are also restricting the use of mobile phones in primary schools Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. 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News from Czechia, curated insights, and inspiring stories in English. and Jaromir Jagr celebrate their first goal during the hockey game between Rytíři Kladno and VHK Robe Vsetín in Kladno Jaromir Jagr returned to action on Thursday for the first time since turning 52 and immediately scored as he beat legend Gordie Howe to become the oldest player in a professional competition Czech Republic (AP) — Jaromir Jagr returned to action Thursday for the first time since turning 52 and immediately scored as he surpassed legend Gordie Howe to become the oldest player taking regular shifts in professional ice hockey 10 — five days before he turned 52 — and rejoined his Kladno Knights a top-division team from his Czech Republic hometown in the second game of a playoff relegation series against Vsetin The former NHL great in his first shift was unmarked when he collected the puck in front of goal and scored to give Kladno a 1-0 lead 1:59 into the game It was Jagr’s 16th game in his 36th professional season Kladno won the game 7-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series Jagr traveled to Pittsburgh where the Penguins retired his iconic No winning the Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992 Jagr made his debut for Kladno as a teenager and returned to the club — which he now owns — in 2018 after the Calgary Flames released the NHL’s second all-time leading point-scorer The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has signed goaltender Jakub Malek entry-level contract starting in the 2024-25 season The announcement was made by President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald completed his second season in the Liiga (Finland) with Ilves and recorded a 16-4-5 record goaltender recorded a 2.32 goals-against average (GAA) .915 save percentage and earned two shutouts last season Malek was one of eight Liiga netminders who recorded 16 and his .915 save% ranked sixth in the league He also helped Ilves earn a postseason berth and posted a 1.87 GAA and .910 save% in three playoff games Malek posted a 9-7-4 record in 22 appearances Malek later appeared in three playoff games (1-2) He also played on loan with KOOVEE in Mestis (Fin.) appearing in six games (2-2-2 Malek played for VHK Vsetín in the Czechia2 league for parts of four seasons between 2018 and 2021 He earned a career-high 22 wins during the 2021-22 season playing with Vsetín His win total and goals-against average ranked third for all goaltenders in Czechia2 Malek posted a 1.75 GAA and .933 save% with two shutouts and a 7-4 record Malek earned multiple Czechia2 honors in 2021-22 He was named to Team Czechia for the 2021 World Junior Championships which were subsequently cancelled Czechia native was the lone goaltender New Jersey selected in the 2021 NHL Draft and the seventh netminder chosen overall This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Jaromir Jagr returned to the ice for his club as they try to avoid being relegated from the Czech Extraliga liga side Vsetin in a best-of-seven series to see who will play in the top division in Czechia next season It is the third straight season Jagr’s club is having to play itself into staying alive Jagr was playing in his first game since February, as the 52-year-old had been in Pittsburgh for his jersey retirement, and for a very strange saga involving some missing bobbleheads Jagr tapped in a nice feed from former Oshawa General Jakub Strnad for the first goal of the contest Jagr became the oldest player to ever score a goal in a professional hockey game Jagr also added an assist in a 7-2 route of the second-tier club The former New York Ranger has been playing for Rytíři since he returned to Czechia after a stint with Calgary Flames during the 2017-18 season Jagr has haped Kladno get promoted from Czech 1 before the team was relegated the following season Kladno has been in the top division since 2021 though they have had to win a relegation series in order to stay in the Extraliga in the previous two seasons who sits second all-time in NHL scoring with 1,921 points has posted 301 points in 356 games in playing professionally in Kladno Jagr has scored 2,671 points (including playoffs) opened its Czech subsidiary’s new factory hall at Vsetín on September 8 the new production hall is about half as large again as the old building has been a member of the Mayer Group since 2011 it has made a decisive contribution to the Albstadt-based company’s success story the year in which MCZ became a part of the Mayer Group was a landmark year for our company,” said Mayer & Cie Managing Director Benjamin Mayer in his speech at the inauguration of the new building “We had just recovered from the setbacks of the economic crisis We then had to set the right course in order to remain competitive in view of the growing competitive pressure.” An opportunity that arose was to take over the insolvent Czech knitting machine manufacturer Amtek “That was a risk for our company,” Benjamin Mayer recalls “because at the time we ourselves had only just emerged from insolvency.” the 2011 decision has proved right without the slightest doubt only individual assembly groups were transferred to the new production site but they were joined in 2012 by the first knitting machines one Mayer machine in four was assembled at the Czech works MCZ was quality certified to DIN ISO standards The latest sign of this success is the modern company premises just outside the town of Vsetín MCZ’s 70-plus employees can assemble knitting machines in tried and tested Mayer quality in state-of-the-art conditions At present a little over one in three Mayer machines and various assembly groups come from the Czech Republic S and D line machines account for a large proportion of them serves the mid-range price segment most successfully are the long-established circular knitting machine showed why the Czech production site was the right decision “enable us to keep our competitors at bay in the price-sensitive segment to raise the barriers for new competitors and to offer new customers an easier entry into the Mayer product range.” Around 20 employees from the main factory in Albstadt and three Chinese colleagues from Mayer & Cie in Shanghai celebrated with their Czech colleagues and Vsetín Managing Director Stanislav Stastny the opening of the new works building Production at the main factory in Albstadt-Tailfingen is Benjamin Mayer described MCZ as “the most important supplier” of both Mayer & Cie And not only that: the Czech subsidiary provided the parent company with the leeway it required to serve its established premium segment successfully and develop one innovative new technology after another That indeed is how the market leader sees itself With our present strategic alignment we are well equipped to continue to do justice to our claim to be always one step ahead.” Jaromir Jagr continues to grab the hockey spotlight he became the oldest professional hockey player when he skated for his club according to Czechia hockey writer Zdenek Janda Jagr marked the historic occasion by collecting a goal — his first of the season — and an assist as Kladno defeated Vsetin 7-2 in an Extraliga relegation game. Jagr is the sole owner of Rytíři Kladno, his hometown team, and has played in 15 games this season. Kladno finished in last place out of the 14-team league and was playing a two-game series against Vsetin, which it won, to avoid dropping down. Jagr had his No. 68 retired this season by the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this season. Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe was 52 and 11 days when he last skated at the pro level (though there is a caveat to that statement) in 1980 with the Hartford Whalers. He had 15 goals and 26 assists in 80 games in that final season. Howe did suit up for one shift in 1997 at age 69 with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, though it was largely ceremonial, making him the first and only player to skate in six decades as a professional. Howe made his NHL debut in 1946 with the Detroit Red Wings. Penguins raise No. 68 to rafters, reuniting Jagr, Lemieux as franchise iconsPenguins retrieve missing Jaromir Jagr bobbleheadsCOMMENTS When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines Should you violate our submissions guidelines we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time Ex-Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings goaltender Roman Cechmanek has died at the age of 52 Cechmanek played three seasons with the Flyers and one with the Kings Philadelphia drafted him at age 29 in 2000 with the 171st overall pick going 35-15-6 with a .921 save percentage and 10 shutouts in his first NHL campaign Cechmanek finished fourth in Hart Trophy voting and second among Vezina Trophy ballots that season he was a member of the Czech Republic squad that won gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Cechmanek served as Dominik Hasek's backup but didn't play a game in the tournament Hasek won the Vezina in 2001 when Cechmanek finished as the runner-up Cechmanek made his mark in North America during his brief NHL tenure he equaled the save percentage he posted in his first campaign while going 24-13-6 He authored a 33-15-10 record and a .925 save percentage with Philadelphia in 2002-03 Jennings Trophy with teammate Robert Esche and New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur Cechmanek enjoyed further international success helping his home country claim gold at the World Championships in 1999 and 2000 He started and finished his career in what is now Czechia playing four seasons with Vsetin before heading to North America and spending his final four pro campaigns in his homeland selected by an expert architectural jury from a pool of 38 nominations Providing a much-needed connection between two Prague neighborhoods separated by the Vltava River, the Štvanická Footbridge was recognized by the jury for its structural resilience The family care pavilion in Pelhřimov earned acclaim for its dynamic facade, which responds to sunlight. Meanwhile, the Kapka sports hall in Vsetín stood out for its multifunctional design and adaptability. Additionally, the contemporary art center Epo1 in Trutnov captured the jury's admiration for its incorporation of the project's industrial origins all of which received accolades in the form of crystal bottles This year's awards also featured a public competition, with over 118,000 individuals casting their votes for their favorite constructions of the year. The Mýtka apartment complex in Stará Boleslav secured the top spot among new Czech buildings while the Saint Louis Airport in Senegal received the public's acclaim for foreign constructions special recognitions were presented by the Ministry for Regional Development for the construction of a new university campus in Ostrava and and the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the Křimická urban district in Karlovy Vary and the Kloboucká lesní administrative building in Zlín Architect Josef Pleskot and designer Vladimír Janata were also presented special awards comprised of esteemed industry professionals personally visited all 110 registered buildings across the Czech Republic eligible for the awards covering a total of 6,531 kilometers in 15 days <translation>Cut</translation> Schools worldwide are cracking down on cell phone use in the classroom amid growing concerns over the detrimental impacts of excessive smartphone access and other harmful effects linked to unfettered access to smartphones A school in the Czech city of Vsetín is the latest to join this growing trend having decided to ban phones throughout the school day in its local primary schools The city management of Vsetín has mandated the principals of six elementary schools to implement a drastic new policy regarding students’ use of mobile phones the schools will ban the use of cell phones not just during classes but throughout the school day The mayor hopes the ban will also reduce bullying in schools pointing to mobile phones as a tool for spreading it via social networks students will have to hand over their cell phones to teachers when they arrive at school and will only get them back when they leave The city is already looking for lockable lockers to store the phones “The clerks will pick up all the cell phones and lock them up in them If someone does not hand over the mobile phone and the principal will deal with it with the offending pupils,” Čunek said adding that the sanctions would range from a warning to a class or principal reprimand The mayor’s new policy has faced criticism from parents who argue it infringes on their rights as and hearkens back to the socialist era “I think you should be mainly concerned about the city’s safety It reminds me quite a bit of the scene from my school years when teachers sent boys to the barber because they decided for the parents how long their children’s hair could be,” one parent wrote on social media The mayor mentioned that many younger parents wish to stay connected with their children He stated that it’s not appropriate for mothers to call their children during school breaks or while they are having a snack Why should someone take away a child’s cell phone Parents should start defending themselves and making decisions about their children.” We are concerned with children’s education so that they can concentrate better and not think about when they will receive a message,” added Čunek who argued that these parents themselves attended schools even without constant contact with their parents The city management’s decision is in accordance with the amendment to the Education Act which “allows such extensive strict measures to be implemented,” said central school inspector of the Czech School Inspectorate “It is technically possible to hand in your mobile phone at the beginning of class and get it when you leave school The school takes full responsibility for the children It is not about restricting rights,” said Zatloukal The move by the Czech city mirrors similar policies being implemented in other countries. In the Netherlands, a nationwide ban on mobile phones and smartwatches in schools and interacting with each other more during breaks Some schools in the US have also banned mobile phones for students and the state of Virginia have all prohibited student phones in classrooms the UK government has issued nationwide guidance for schools in England to enforce comprehensive bans on mobile use during the school day These actions align with policies in European countries like France Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know SK Trhači Kadaň is withdrawing from the Chance liga € 18,000 to players on wages and it seems to be unable to even out its liabilities by September 5 which has been stated as the final deadline by CIHA which finished in the last spot of the 1.liga last year and was relegated to 2.liga (3rd-level competition) is now threatened even by losing of its 2.liga license and by total extinction Slovak defender Jozef Salajka passed away today in a motorcycle accident near Senica Big changes in Mladá Boleslav after its Extraliga relegation As a reaction on the team's Extraliga relegation by Chomutov in the best-of-7 series Both coaches Petr Novák and Vladimír Hiadlovský has been resigned Also all the players went through a personal interviews with the organization's top management Regarding the Head Director of Mladá Boleslav Jan Plachý players were penalized with fines "We need to get back to Extraliga and to reach it we need there people what would sliver themselves for the team," Plachý said to bkboleslav.cz Bottom side of Czech 1. liga, HC Most, has hired an experienced coach and motivator Vladimir Jerabek as their new head coach. The news comes after lengthy negotiations. Jerabek replaces Kamil Kastak but managed just two regular time wins in 16 games so far IHC Písek was the worst team in the last season of the Czech 1.liga with a 7-4-1-18 record. The club was relegated from 1.liga, but not for long. The owner of HC Vrchlabí Petr Dědek announced that his team's 1.liga license was for sale Písek bought it and will return to play in the 1.liga next season HC Vrchlabí will change their name to HC Stadion and play only in regional competition both semifinals completed in straight four games Brod and Chomutov - Jihlava begin on 5th March Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more» The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins will face off in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 14 and 16, 2025, as part of the NHL Global Series. These games at the renovated Avicii Arena mark the 47th and 48th NHL contests held in ... Read more» a newborn boy was dropped off at one of the 76 so-called “babyboxes” that are spread throughout the Czech Republic He is the 210th child to be left in one of the boxes since the first one opened in 2005 While the main idea behind the boxes is to save lives the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child has declared the boxes to be in violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has previously called for the Czech government to abolish the program The little boy has been named Zdenda Martinásek Zdenda was wrapped in a blue blanket and then placed in the box on Jilemnického in Prague 6 and the third in two weeks; on August 11th a girl was placed in Jičín and on August 18th another girl was placed in Liberec “so I hope there will be a bit of a break,” wrote Hess As is now tradition for the babies placed in the boxes and has since been moved to Vinohrady Hospital with the latest at Vsetín Hospital in Vsetín The babyboxes are all equipped with heating and air-conditioning for the wellbeing of the child in the few minutes after it is placed in the box triggering an alarm in the nearby medical facility to alert staff to what has happened If the parent doesn’t come back for the child of which the most were in Hloubětín (28) and Brno (19) with no other box receiving more than seven babies the boxes have received from 12 to 22 babies per year The boxes have been the subject of controversy and criticism since their opening Among the major opponents of the program is the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which oversees compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and urged the Czech Republic to abolish the boxes in 2011 The committee argued that the government should address the root causes of child abandonment including the provision of family planning appropriate counseling and social support for unplanned pregnancies and the prevention of high-risk pregnancies rather than “replacing the prevention of unplanned or risky pregnancies with a service for storing unwanted newborns,” which they described as “unthinkable” then a KDU-ČSL MEP and previously Minister of Health: “I fundamentally reject the recommendation of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child that the Czech Republic end the babybox program as a matter of urgency,” said Roithová “I have the support of a number of MEPs and I intend to use the political tools at our disposal in the European Parliament to oppose this nonsensical recommendation It is absurd that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child opposes a program that helps children survive.” She pointed out that the program had by then already helped 50 children most of whom were living safely in adoptive families the UN Committee expressed their concern for the increasing use of babyboxes throughout Europe Advertise with us Privacy Policy Brno Daily is a Czech media outlet for expats Our partners Sportovní manažeři prvoligových klubů zvolili nejlepším brankářem sezony vsetínského mladíčka Jakuba Málka Na děleném druhém místě skončili Pavel Jekel (Třebíč) s Maximem Žukovem (Jihlava) vysněná účast na mistrovství světa bohužel skončila organizačním fiaskem Kromě reprezentačních startů dokonce Málek párkrát nastoupil za vsetínskou juniorku kde si parádními výkony řekl o pozici jednoznačné jedničky V základní části se chlubil 93,21% úspěšností zákroků jenž toho ovšem odchytal výrazně méně než Málek V průměru inkasovaných branek na zápas (1,92 G/Z) skončil třetí stejně tak i v počtu výher (22) a na děleném druhém místě byl v počtu čistých kont (3) Do prvoligové historie se potom zapsal vstřeleným gólem přes celé hřiště proti Havířovu Málek letos udělal další výkonnostní progres ISSN 1214-5718 | dotazy na redakci: redakce@hokej.cz With sales up by more than 10 per cent in 2015 a record order level in the first half of 2016 and a market share of around 20 per cent there are no longer any signs of the difficulties that forced Mayer & Cie (MCT) to file for scheduled insolvency in 2009 This year the circular knitting machine manufacturer is likely to make 200 more machines than last year and to further increase its sales revenue Capacities are being increased at all production sites The new factory at Vsetín in the Czech Republic is almost ready and the Czech subsidiary is about to move into the 5,000 square metre production building Over the past 10 years the circular knitting machine market has reached a volume of about 300,000 machines Mayer & Cie.’s share of the global circular knitting machine market is 15-20 per cent in value terms That makes the Albstadt-based knitting machine manufacturer the market heavyweight has every intention of achieving this position in respect of the number of machines sold says: “We have good preconditions for increasing the number of machines sold with our Double Jersey and Jacquard machines and with the S and the D line.” the knitting machine manufacturer can look back on EUR 91 million in previous year’s sales at the main factory in Albstadt-Tailfingen alone Group sales in 2015 totalled around EUR 100 million In Tailfingen 330 people help make circular knitting machines and around 450 employees are on the group’s global payroll The Mayer sales network consists of about 80 representatives all over the world Capacities are more than fully booked at all production locations – in Albstadt The new factory in the Czech Republic with a production area of 5,000 square metres was opened in early summer 2016 China moved into larger and more representative premises in May 2015 a machine specially developed for the Chinese market as – since January 2015 – is the corresponding Double Jersey machine the demand situation is currently outstanding MCT Sales Director Wolfgang Müller says the trend to high-quality machines was apparent at last year’s ITMA industry fair such as Double Jersey or Jacquard machines has always been our strong point,” he says In addition to the tried and trusted MCT quality a variety of factors are increasingly leading customers back to the longstanding Albstadt-based company More goods are being produced locally to local standards and requirements In procurement the trend is toward closer to home which eliminates long shipping routes and gives buyers greater flexibility The fashion industry is enormously short-lived and requires short response times that are virtually impossible over long distances along with the increasing importance attached to quality more goods are being produced in the traditional textile markets where Mayer & Cie is very well established,” Müller explains When he refers to traditional nearby textile markets he mainly means Turkey where customers are ordering many high-quality Jacquard and Double Jersey machines More distant regions with a long textile industry tradition are also responsible for the increase in demand from Satisfied customers and successful collaboration over many years are an important basis for Mayer & Cie.’s success Worldwide the company has an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 customers who regularly buy MCT machines and whose machine park consists largely of such machines They include a fair number of customers who have stood by Mayer & Cie General Manager of the lingerie manufacturer Speidel in Bodelshausen has relied on the Mayer machines for years Speidel knits its own fabrics and last year took delivery of the 70,000th Mayer & Cie “We appreciate the constantly high quality the high level of machine know-how and the continuity of Mayer & Cie Special requirements that we have of our new machines for production reasons are reliably taken into account and implemented in the course of development,” says Speidel