GERMANY — “Operating in an industry that has a significant impact on counteracting climate change as well as on the delivery of hygienic drinking water GF Building Flow Solutions strives continuously to pioneer in sustainable water solutions for buildings The manufacturing of our products and solutions is based on sound environmental management practices embracing renewable energy sources across our global operations to reduce their environmental footprint We are committed to taking an active approach in limiting our operational impacts and assuring efficient use of resources,” said Thomas Fuhr Chief Technology Officer at GF Building Flow Solutions and the Apple Valley manufacturing facility we have reached yet another milestone in GF’s journey towards carbon neutral operations.” GF Building Flow Solutions’ manufacturing in Cerkezkoy (Turkey) is specialized in high-quality wastewater solutions Key actions for emission reductions at the plant focus on energy management and efficiency reducing the site’s emissions by about 95% compared to the baseline 2019 Waste management and circular economy approaches have cut production and facility waste by 36% The Ecoflex production in Hassfurt (Germany) began its transitioning toward carbon-neutral manufacturing over a decade ago by switching entirely to 100%-certified green electricity Key energy-efficiency improvement measures in the production and in the buildings included upgrading the heating system and modifications such as installing a solar energy plant the site’s emissions have been reduced by about 91% as compared to the baseline The Apple Valley manufacturing facility at GF’s North American headquarters has implemented significant measures to achieve carbon-neutral status These include the use of 100% green electricity converting three natural gas boilers to electric nearly 100 windows were replaced to increase efficiency and the RTU (remote terminal unit) was replaced with electric heat instead of natural gas significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions.  according to GF Building Flow Solutions’ Carbon Neutral Factory concept the rest of the emissions at all three sites will be offset through a combination of tree-based carbon removal verified and retired using the Verra registry and biochar-based carbon removal using the Puro.earth or Carbon Standards International registry.  “Together with our teams and all GF Building Flow Solutions colleagues who have been involved in these processes I am proud of our track record of cutting emissions at additional sites,” said Thomas Fuhr “These accomplishments showcase our continued commitment to being an industry leader in sustainability.” For more information about GF’s Sustainability Framework: https://www.georgfischer.com/en/sustainability-at-gf/sustainability-framework-2025.html Brussels says the country’s foreign influence law goes against EU values despite the EU launching a similar package last year But the Federal Reserve can still make one happen A 64-year-old German retiree who mocked Economy Minister Robert Habeck online is now facing serious criminal charges—for sharing memes Stefan Niehoff was charged by the Bamberg public prosecutor with “incitement to hatred” and the “use of unconstitutional symbols” after sharing a meme on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in which he referred to German Economy Minister Robert Habeck as a “professional idiot.” Niehoff was initially under investigation for insulting a public official but the prosecutor later dropped the charge the new indictment no longer focuses directly on Niehoff’s criticism of Habeck but on other posts in which he shared historical images associated with the Nazi regime.  The Bamberg prosecutor accuses Niehoff of “disseminating symbols of former National Socialist organizations on five occasions by retweeting or forwarding to other users” and of publicly trivializing an act committed under the Nazi regime in a manner that could disturb public peace (Welt) he could face a fine equal to 90 days’ worth of his income The case has sparked additional controversy due to the involvement of Ursula Redler the current director of the Haßfurt district court who approved the indictment against Niehoff Redler previously served as chief prosecutor in Bamberg overseeing the initial investigation into the retiree Shortly after the prosecutor filed the charges This prompted her to declare a “possible conflict of interest,” though she initially did not make this situation public Niehoff’s defense lawyer, Marcus Pretzell, announced they would contest the charges in court A formal trial will be held if Niehoff refuses to pay the proposed fine A six-day search for a missing Fairfield Township woman has come to a tragic end was found dead in a wooded area behind the 3800 block of Niemoeller Drive - just two blocks from her residence on Hassfurt Drive Police are still investigating the cause and circumstances of the death described as a secluded person by her family 1 and had not been seen since Thanksgiving Family members said it was not unusual for her to leave "just because," but on this occasion she left behind more personal items than previous occasions Officials from the Fairfield Township police and fire departments worked with five cadaver dog teams from Buckeye Search and Rescue to find Fangman Officials said all next of kin were notified of Fangman's death 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 We have an unfortunate accident to report which happened this weekend near Knetzgau A Gumpert Apollo saw its demise on the road St 2427 between Knetzgau and Haßfurt in Bavaria Germany The 49 year old driver walked away from the accident with minor injuries and whiplash the photos reveal that the car was less fortunate We believe that the car is the very same is currently maintained by our friends at German dealership VOS Cars. The pictures reveal that the weather was dry, the temperature was low with snow on the verge. German newspaper Hassfurter-Tagblatt reports that the accident occurred when the Gumpert driver went to overtake a slower car It appears to be as simple as the car loosing traction and sliding off the road The damage looks extensive and with Gumpert now in liquidation the owner faces an uphill struggle to get the car repaired there were hopes that the Gumpert brand could survive with fresh investment the liquidation has now take hold and the company looks to have taken its last breath The company was founded and owned by Roland Gumpert the company gained a reputation for its technical approach to hyper car building The Gumpert Apollo features rear wheel drive and a mid-mounted 4.2 litre Audi V8 engine It was rated at 650 hp or 700 hp depending on the specification with a top speed of 360 km/h and a 0-100 km/h time of 3.2 seconds and website in this browser for the next time I comment Movistar rider moves into the overall race lead The Hour Record holder rode the 26.1km course in a best time of 31:33 minutes His winning performance was enough to move into the overall race lead ahead of the finale stage 5 on Sunday “I’m happy to have won this one because I wasn’t sure I could even make it - it was my first real proper time trial since last year,” Dowsett said everything was about training for the Hour Record since the start of the season and the longest TT I did on the road was a 10km one in the Circuit de la Sarthe in April and that made it not the best TT I could - the saddle wasn’t on the ‘right’ place because it’s different to ride on a time trial on the road than on the track so I had to ride a clever TT: focusing on when to put the power down and to take some rest was the key I was really pedalling more with my head than my legs today.” Rounding out the podium in the day’s time trial were Tiago Machado (Team Katusha) who finished the distance only one second slower than Dowsett while Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18) was third 16 back Dowsett, who broke the Hour Record just two weeks ago is now leading the overall classification by two seconds head of Machado and 17 seconds ahead of Barta “After the Hour Record I had some rest didn’t do a lot of training up towards this and wasn’t sure how I’d feel - that’s why I’m so happy with this yellow jersey Bonus seconds might possibly become crucial tomorrow - we just need to make sure that the right breakaway goes and hopefully I can sprint a bit stronger than Machado As long as he doesn’t get many seconds and we can control the breaks The 2015 Bayern Rundfahrt will conclude with a 197.8km race from Habfurt to Nürenberg Solutions Credits0:01:4030Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:4031Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:4232Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:01:4233Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:01:4234Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:4935Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:5336Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:5437Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits0:03:0771Laurin Winter (Ger) Team Heizomat0:03:0972Marc De Maar (Ned) Team Roompot0:03:0973Carl Ramirez Botero (Col) Colombia0:03:1074Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 73 - Cell 2 75Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits0:03:1176Henning Bommel (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team0:03:1577Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot0:03:1578Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Team Stölting0:03:2379Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 180:03:2480Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:03:2581Carl Soballa (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg0:03:2782Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha0:03:2883Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits0:03:3084Andriato De Mattos (Bra) Southeast Pro Cycling0:03:3385Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka0:03:3786Phili Zwingenberger (Ger) Team Heizomat0:03:4087Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis Solutions CreditsRow 60 - Cell 2 62Johannes Weber (Ger) Team Stuttgart0:03:4463Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits0:14:52101Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:15:06102Domenic Weinstein (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team0:15:17103Franz Schiewer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg0:15:27104Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:16:00105Marc De Maar (Ned) Team Roompot0:16:05106Kai Kautz (Ger) Team Stuttgart0:16:21107Sascha Starker (Ger) Team Heizomat0:17:24108Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis